Absolutely Dreadful... Theater Patron
In all of my movie theater experiences, I have never encountered as distracting and difficult a situation that I was faced with last night. This review is not only going to address the movie, but also provide an open letter to awful theater patrons, the subject of which I will distastefully refer to as “Helga.” The Grand Budapest Hotel is another Wes Anderson masterpiece. It is witty, clever, imaginative, and so much more. I just wish that I could have enjoyed the movie more. Thanks to Helga, my impressions of this film may be permanently stained.
It’s difficult to say whether or not anything will come of Tony Revolori’s performance, but it was more than adequate for the role of “Zero,” one of two protagonists highlighted within this movie. The other was Ralph Fiennes. If I wasn’t a fan of before, I certainly am now. Other gold stars deservedly go to Jeff Goldblum, Edward Norton, and Adrien Brody, who donate their own humorousness at essential points throughout the movie. I want to address the Moonrise Kingdom naysayers — Anderson’s previous film. Many were made uncomfortable by the coming-of-age story Anderson delivered a couple years ago, but this movie dispels any discomfort by delivering a truly authentic comedic experience. I was particularly impressed with the parallels drawn to the occupation of the Nazi army throughout the movie and the role it played in the development of the story. Believe it or not, Norton convinces the audience to sympathize with the pseudo-SS soldiers. The only weaknesses I can see within the film would be the lack of emotional commitment to the film, but then again, this may be due to my personal movie-going experience.
Speaking of, here is my open letter:
Dear Helga,
I am utterly appalled and completely enraged by your theater behavior yesterday, March 16, 2014 at the Edwards Theater located near UC Irvine. Let me make myself crystal clear: there is no place for your repetitive guffaw in any theater house. If it weren’t for the fact that we were in a cheap theater, I can assure you that I would have had you promptly removed with the support of the entire theater audience.
Is outrageous laughter in itself a bad thing? Of course not. We all laugh in our own unique, clever ways. You, however, are a violator of a much more heinous crime. Clearly, you have never seen a Wes Anderson film, whose work does not merit your boisterous chuckling and snorting. Not only that, you felt the need to loudly clap and applaud at every comedic twist and turn of the film.
Simply put, it was disgraceful. At this point I can only assume that the bubble you live in on a daily basis is too thick for any social norms or customs to penetrate and you have my pity.
Sincerely,
A very frustrated Hunter Simmons
Written March 17, 2014
It’s difficult to say whether or not anything will come of Tony Revolori’s performance, but it was more than adequate for the role of “Zero,” one of two protagonists highlighted within this movie. The other was Ralph Fiennes. If I wasn’t a fan of before, I certainly am now. Other gold stars deservedly go to Jeff Goldblum, Edward Norton, and Adrien Brody, who donate their own humorousness at essential points throughout the movie. I want to address the Moonrise Kingdom naysayers — Anderson’s previous film. Many were made uncomfortable by the coming-of-age story Anderson delivered a couple years ago, but this movie dispels any discomfort by delivering a truly authentic comedic experience. I was particularly impressed with the parallels drawn to the occupation of the Nazi army throughout the movie and the role it played in the development of the story. Believe it or not, Norton convinces the audience to sympathize with the pseudo-SS soldiers. The only weaknesses I can see within the film would be the lack of emotional commitment to the film, but then again, this may be due to my personal movie-going experience.
Speaking of, here is my open letter:
Dear Helga,
I am utterly appalled and completely enraged by your theater behavior yesterday, March 16, 2014 at the Edwards Theater located near UC Irvine. Let me make myself crystal clear: there is no place for your repetitive guffaw in any theater house. If it weren’t for the fact that we were in a cheap theater, I can assure you that I would have had you promptly removed with the support of the entire theater audience.
Is outrageous laughter in itself a bad thing? Of course not. We all laugh in our own unique, clever ways. You, however, are a violator of a much more heinous crime. Clearly, you have never seen a Wes Anderson film, whose work does not merit your boisterous chuckling and snorting. Not only that, you felt the need to loudly clap and applaud at every comedic twist and turn of the film.
Simply put, it was disgraceful. At this point I can only assume that the bubble you live in on a daily basis is too thick for any social norms or customs to penetrate and you have my pity.
Sincerely,
A very frustrated Hunter Simmons
Written March 17, 2014