It is! That place factors into the story in a big way.
The movie is full of great visually striking scenes and I tried to pick one that was obviously from this film but without spoilers. It was super awesome to see this when it was new in theaters in the 70s.
The one album where you can see the title is Bill Chinnock's "Badlands" (never heard of him or it), in the other one I recognize the image, it's Frank Zappa and Captain Beefheart's "Bongo Fury".
It's my favourite Coen. The production design and editing are second to none, it's Stuhlbarg's best role to date, and has one of film's greatest minor characters.
You're welcome! And yes, Hardware is exactly that.
Considering the budget was less than a million GBP they did a great job. It's not an Orson Welles flick, but it's fun and often visually interesting – it looks sort of like I'd expect the world of Brazil to look some years in the future and after a nuclear war.
Definitely been one of my favorites ever since I saw it as a teen, and it doesn't seem to be too well known so I'm happy to spread the message
I did a cut of this movie with only the "Asteroid City" movie and none of the actors, writers, directors, backstories, production cards, or narration. It came out to an exact 80 minutes of a tight (if not sorta bland) movie.
For me, the film is very bland itself. Aside from the nice backgrounds and aesthetics, the story is very poor. It didn't keep me engaged. I think its a problem with Mr. Anderson itself, his style got the main character of his films, the story is secondary. I noticed it in his last films, especially in 'The French Dispatch'. For me, he created the recipe and the recipe became the problem: the films become bland, the style is there but is almost tiring to watch a film from him, seeing the same techniques and formulas over and over again.
I read one reviewer's take AC was an internal critique of his style and sort of a deconstruction of his authorship. It seems many directors today are looking inwards.
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