child of light and darkness

as we all know, there's no shortage of movie review sites out there on the web. but who among us hasn't longed for movie reviews in the form of really crappily done japanese poetry? i know i sure have!

so once a week, i'll be dedicating a journal entry to a movie review in the form of a really crappy haiku. 

what you probably don't know about this week's movie is that director wes anderson originally envisioned it as a superhero/sci-fi/action/comedy/drama, and was going to call it the royal xaviers. anderson and co-writer owen wilson's first draft screenplay was about a trio of gifted young mutants who grow up to become disillusioned adults after their professor abandons them as teenagers: there's wolverine, who must learn to love again after a bad breakup and having adamantium fused to his skeleton; storm, who slowly realizes that lightning isn't always the best way to settle disagreements (though it's usually the quickest); and rogue, who suffers a devastating identity crisis after absorbing too many people's powers and personalities. sadly the project was shelved when anderson was unable to convince gene hackman that dressing up as a troubled southern teenage girl with a white stripe in her hair would be total oscar bait. oh, what could've been, hackman...what could've been.  - it's the royal tenenbaums!

the royal tenenbaums

margot's adopted

chas wears a tracksuit always

richie's on a boat

the end

p.s. feel free to hit me up with any suggestions, and you might just get to see one of your favorite movies summed up in a really crappy haiku...