Wes
Anderson’s, The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou, is an
offbeat and humane comedy loosely referencing the famous French
oceanographer Jacques Cousteau. Anderson, whose previous works
include Rushmore (1999) and The Royal Tenenbaums (2001), has
created a fable-like aquatic realm, in which themes close
to his heart rise above the fanciful.
How
did they animate all that amaizing marine life... read about
the making of the "Jaguar Shark"
SYNOPSIS
A
group of oceanic explorers who call themselves Team Zissou
embark on a journey to hunt down the "jaguar shark"
that ate one of their crew members (Seymour Cassel). Determined
to avenge the death of his dear friend, team leader Steve
Zissou (Bill Murray) is melancholic about the journey he's
about to make. Meanwhile, financial troubles and nostalgia
for his past make Zissou behave like a reckless playboy, an
aging softie, and a past-his-prime tyrant. Surrounding Zissou
are a hodgepodge of eccentrics--a pregnant journalist doing
a magazine feature (Cate Blanchett), an airline pilot from
Kentucky who claims he is Zissou's son (Owen Wilson), an emotionally
needy European (Willem Dafoe), an acoustic guitarist who sings
David Bowie songs in Brazilian Portuguese (Seu Jorge), Zissou's
brilliant wife (Anjelica Houston), and her ex-husband who
is Zissou's seafaring nemesis (Jeff Goldblum). Clad in baby-blue
polyester uniforms, Addidas sneakers, and red stocking caps,
Team Zissou is a sight to see. And as their deep-sea adventure
takes them into dangerous waters where they are attacked by
pirates and dazzled by CGI fish, the group finds magic both
in their bonds to each other and in the colorful world around
them.
In
keeping with Anderson's unique brand of escapist humor, these
caricatured characters are nothing short of fascinating. While
their lives are extraordinary, they act bored, dwelling on
banalities like hurt feelings, jealousy, and loneliness. The
more absurd their stories are, the more believable their quirky
personalities become. With plenty of hilarious moments offsetting
the film's tongue-in-cheek sentimentalism, THE LIFE AQUATIC
is sure to please seasoned Anderson fans and make new ones
of the uninitiated.
This
is a fan site with a difference, we celebrate the film but
we also help you let the adventure continue.
The
Life Aquatic provides a source of information and
inspiration for the future of adventure, exploration and conservation
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