Wholesomely Disturbing

[romeowood]

It's 4-star brilliant, and funny in that biting, cringing, satirical way that makes it more than the sum of its disparate parts. It deserves its own thread.

Taxi Driver was a social commentary on the immediately post-Vietnam American mind; this guy Bryan Boyce has subtly updated it to speak to the Disney-fication of the current era; the idea that THE MAN can cleanse and beautify our lives if only we let him control our behavior. Discuss!
http://vimeo.com/37154658

 

[lonestar]

You talkin to me ? You talkin to me ?

I dont see anybody else in this post, so you must be talking to me....

 

[scotrob]

errr....what can i say?
on my first viewing of this i am afraid i just got totally lost in looking at Robert de Niro and Cybil Shepherd and marvelling at how young they looked...it wasnt until the last 40 seconds that I started to appreciate the "tweak" (although as Taxi Driver is one of my all time fave movies it is sacrilege to do this to it)
but yes- i suppose it does speak to the modern day, celebrity and trivia-obsessed masses with their Hello Kitty/Walt Disney/"Dr. Everything'll be alright" mind set
or did i read too much into it?

 

[pstlpkr]

Hmmmmm.... :clap:

 

[romeowood]

I don't think you read too much into it at all. On the surface it's a clever and bizarre juxtaposition, but when you look at it from a meter back it takes on such dark overtones as to be brilliant. Especially the end monologue about the big rain, with all the characters fluttering through the background--genius. I've watched this 40 times already and it still cracks me up--and makes me shudder!

And yeah, Cybil is just smokin' then.

 

[photoman13]

Great movie

 

[scotrob]

@ romeowood
inspired by your original post i searched youtube for more Bryan Boyce stuff....not THIS really chills/freaks me out!
Bryan Boyce News Anchors

 

[brian64]

Both videos are very good...MUCH could be said in regard to their message. I think I'll let Howard speak:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HFvT_qEZJf8

 

[romeowood]

Yeah, it truly is an absurd time we're living in. Lots of folks mad as hell, and the ice is starting to crack. 8O