There’s something about the ululating crowds who line the action in color-coordinated rows; the desperate skirting of ordinary feelings in favor of the trumped-up variety; the confidence in technology as a spectacle in itself; and, above all, the sense of master manipulators posing as champions of the little people. What does that remind you of? You could call it entertainment, and use it to wow your children for a couple of hours. To me, it felt like Pop fascism, and I would keep them well away.
—Anthony Lane, The New Yorker (via Jog)
Narrowing your eyes against the strobe effect, you make out three
movie stars: John Goodman, Susan Sarandon, and Christina Ricci,
cheering Speed on from the impossibly vast stands that rise up from
the racetrack (so vast they recall footage of Nazi rallies, but no
time to think about that now).
—Dana Stevens, Slate (hat tip: Matt Wiegle)
Spot any other critical comparisons of Speed Racer to the architects of the Holocaust? Post ’em in the comments!
What the fuck is wrong with these people? Oh wait, they’re New York movie critics, never mind.
To quote Anthony Lane, “Break me a fucking give.”
Exhibit A, Mach 5 as designed for Speed Racer film: http://www.newsday.com/entertainment/movies/la-speedracer_mach5-pg,0,1840118.photogallery
Exhibit B, Mercedes T80 as sanctioned by Hitler (who WAS a race car fan):
http://greyfalcon.us/Mercedes%20T80.htm
CASE CLOSED
So are you saying the nazi comparison is ludacris or valid?
So far, my favorite review was from Dave Edelstein, “No Speed Racer, No!”
(just saying it’s funny, not agreeing without seeing the movie ((though the preview makes me pray for blindness))
Obligatory Iron Man and Speed Racer review post
As my passive-aggressively brief review of Iron Man the other day may have indicated, I’ve about had my fill of talking about superhero movies, because I increasingly find discussion of these films (if not the films themselves) to be nothing…