The Royal Tenenbaums

The Royal Tenenbaums was released back in 2001 and is directed by Wes Anderson. Since the films release it has become The film stars an ensemble cast with Gene Hackman, Anjelica Huston, Gwyneth Paltrow, Ben Stiller, and Owen Wilson (who also served as co-writer). With a film that has so many characters none of them really feel underdeveloped. Thanks to the great editing in the film, nothing is left unknown to the audience. The film uses cutaways and flashbacks much to its advantage. From all of the Wes Anderson films that I have seen I think this one has to be my favorite. I don’t think that statement means all that much though because I find all his films quite similar. The only thing that I could think of that the audience would need to know

All of our main characters backstories are fleshed out and explained clearly to the audience within just six minutes. This film explains more in six than some films do in their whole runtime. Wes Anderson wasn’t as much of a household name as he is now back in 2001. When Anderson releases a film now audiences usually now what to expect since he has a very distinct style. Anderson had only one feature film before The Royal Tenenbaums was released, and that film had not been as marketed as much as TRT. Even though the only marketing TRT had really had was posters, television advertisements and a few lesser known talk show

Good thing Hackman did take the role, because he ended up winning a Golden Globe for his performance. The film having as much star power as it did probably swayed more average moviegoers into seeing it. A typical movie going audience reacts differently to a film depending on a number of different factors. These factors can include the type of film, the nature of the viewer, level of identification, ideological perspective and aesthetic considerations. One of the most important ones in relation to TRT would probably be the type of film. What does TRT sell itself as? At face value a typical movie-goer would probably say that TRT is a comedy because it’s funny, they wouldn't be wrong but their missing the point. TRT is a blend of comedy with a dash of drama. Because the audience is aware of the fact that Royal is not actually dying the dynamic between him in the family is played off as drama since the audience knows he is not telling the truth. The drama in the film mostly derives from one scene, that scene being Richie’s (Luke Wilson) suicide attempt. This scene kinda comes so out of left field so I can understand why a typical movie going audience would be shocked by that scene. “--Richie becomes more difficult to view as Richie given the dramatic change” (Gooch, Joshua. “Making a Go of It: Paternity and Prohibition in