Returning to the family means sacrificing oneself

Kole 2021-10-20 17:39:56

Foreshadowing: The protagonist Royal abandoned the children when they were very young and separated from his wife. His wife worked hard to raise three children into geniuses.
Catalyst: When royal went bankrupt and was kicked out of the hotel, and his wife was about to remarry, royal tried to return to the family with fake cancer.
Argument: But when he returned, every child was facing problems, and everyone was not comfortable with his father who had been absent for many years and suddenly came. Can he return to the family?
Story B: The development of the three children in the family; the main thing is the father-son relationship between royal and Chase.
Game: Royal plays with two grandchildren to find the father’s responsibilities that he once missed; grandpa takes his grandson in an electric car, steals store stuff, and goes for a drive with a passing truck.
Midpoint: Royal was kicked out of the house by his love rival.
Night of the Soul: He can only work as an elevator waiter without money; the son of a tennis genius commits suicide.
The third act convergence point: The royal who wants to understand signs a divorce agreement with his ex-wife, giving his wife real freedom and liberating herself.
Ending: At the wedding, Eli drove up the car after being knocked out. Royal saved his grandson and was forgiven by Chas. But soon after he died of a heart attack, only Chas was by his side when he died.

This play is a typical "family institutionalized type", a system: family; a choice: return; a sacrifice: sacrifice of self-needs and give up entanglement with his wife. (But no doubt tantamount to suicide)

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Extended Reading
  • Alex 2022-04-21 09:01:20

    The cast is very powerful but the script is weak. When I saw Huston, I felt that the film was imitating Adams, which was a pity. Paltrow was so bad that he had to cuckold Murray and Stiller was in charge of the show Wilson and the Wilsons were a bit of a jerk. Self-proclaimed royal is not a genius at all.

  • Jayne 2022-03-24 09:01:19

    The story of the upper-middle class family is considered a non-mainstream style in the United States. The actors are wonderful, and the lazy accent is exactly like that of Anderson himself. The neurotic, slightly nervous and absurd sense of humor is also quite directorial. The director's mother was an archaeologist. Angelica Houston plays an archaeologist in the film, wearing glasses from Anderson's mother. When discussing the layout and movement of the indoor lens with the photographer, Anderson said that we would look at how Bunuel did it again...

The Royal Tenenbaums quotes

  • [Henry has gathered the family into Royal's room]

    Henry Sherman: Pagoda has something to say.

    Pagoda: [points at Royal] He has a cancer.

    Henry Sherman: No, he doesn't. I know what stomach cancer looks like. I've seen it. And you don't eat three cheeseburgers a day with french fries if you got it. The pain is excruciating.

    Royal: How would you know?

    Henry Sherman: My wife had it. Not only is there no Dr. McClure at Colby General, there is no Colby General. It closed in 1974.

    Royal: [getting out of bed] Aw, shit, man.

    Pagoda: Oh, shit, man.

  • Royal: Hell of a damn grave. Wish it were mine.