Monday, July 6, 2009

This is Beautiful

I post this video from the film The Royal Tenenbaums for quite a few reasons:

--This is an exquisite scene about a quiet and mundane emotional breakdown that is still so bittersweet. Emotional breakdowns can be tinged with drabness, rather than electricity. They can happen alone and are, often, not a movie-of-the week affair.

--The movie illustrates that tenuous relationships can become beautiful.

--Luke Wilson, the actor in this scene, is a hottie.

--I like to watch guys shave their faces and watch women put on makeup. Haircuts are fun to watch too.

--I love this film.

--I love this song.

--Bill Murray is in the film. He's the shaggy, sad one on the couch.

Don't worry, in this scene you don't see anything happen, only the result.

postscript: The man who wrote this song, Elliott Smith, did commit suicide in his 30s. But he has left an amazing legacy.

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