Comments on: Is Wes Anderson The New Weezer? Also, New ‘Fantastic Fox’ Poster

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 03:22:40 +0000

"i do admit to liking a handful of songs, but am in no way shocked just what a joke Billy Corgan has turned into."

I think a lot of people would say that about Rivers Cuomo.

By: rodrigoperez

rodrigoperez — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 02:35:50 +0000

the Weezer as bridge band posit is cute, but only for people of a certain age, they in no way taught me about the bands you speak. They were in fact met with a lot of grunge-wannabe mistrust at first from people my age (slightly older to just older than you), but in the end they sort of won us over.

Bullshit was easy to smell on all the bands back then. Everybody loved the Smashing Pumpkins back then, and i do admit to liking a handful of songs, but am in now way shocked just what a joke Billy Corgan has turned into. He was always rather vile from minute one.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 02:22:56 +0000

Owen Wilson:Matt Sharp analogies also possible…

By: Jimmy

Jimmy — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 00:48:35 +0000

Wes was never great on his own. Without Owen Wilson co-writing the scripts he has lost his way somewhat.

By: Ben

Ben — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 00:32:56 +0000

I'll readily admit that Zissou is not so hott... and while I like Darjeeling, I get it, it's not Rushmore. But really. Show me the Andersonian equivalent of "Pork and Beans," "Beverly Hills," or Maladroit.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 22:06:55 +0000

Haha, that was me. I'd be more than happy if this became a minor meme.

Another important parallel is that Weezer and Wes Anderson are both what I call "bridge" artists. They're accessible and conventional enough that a young, mainstream-fed fan can love it immediately, but they have enough skill and personality that they make you hungry for other talented, more challenging artists (who may have influenced those guys).

For example, after I got into Weezer, I soon became curious about the Pixies, Pavement, and the Beach Boys. After I got into Wes's films, I wanted to check out Truffaut, Fellini, Hal Ashby (and Hartley). After that, it's just a hop, skip, and a jump to the *really* great, challenging works of art out there.

By: Craig Kennedy

Craig Kennedy — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 22:05:56 +0000

I guess I'm an apostle or a disciple or whatever of Anderson because I continue to think he's great and the lo-fi, handmade quality of the Fox trailer made me even more interested than I already was.

I don't lack critical faculties and I don't have fan boy-ish tendencies, but I'm clearly in the tank for the guy as I am with a tiny handful of other filmmakers. Therefore, I'm unqualified to answer your question.