The Royal Tenenbaums (2002) by Angiela Mae H. Conte
Cast: Danny Glover, Gene Hackman, Gwyneth Paltrow, Ben Stiller, Bill Murray, Anjelica Huston, Luke Wilson, Owen Wilson, Seymour Cassel
Directed by: Wes Anderson
Royal Tenenbaum, along with his wife, Etheline and their three children -- Chas, Richie and Margot were a family of geniuses but as time went by their family slowly fell apart and they were separated. Years later a lie made by Royal Tenenbaum and a series of unfortunate events brought their entire family under one roof.
The movie had a book-like feel to it. Especially since it began with someone "borrowing" a book from some library and then going through the pages and in each chapter you understood the characters more and more. In the beginning you were introduced to the characters one by one and what they were able to achieve even at such a young age and how their father treated them pretty much shaped their adulthood.
Representation was seen in the movie multiple times. Take for example, Margot Tenenbaum. She was the only adopted child in the Tenenbaum's household and she was absolutely brilliant but no matter what she able to achieve her adopted father, Royal Tenenbaum, never really showed her that she was appreciated and that all of her efforts were worth noticing. This portrays a typical child who was never really appreciated when they were young so when he or she grows up chances are that child is going to end up marrying early, going through relationships like they're socks or pretty much having a commitment phobia and having this constant fear of not being good enough which from my observation described Margot.
Royal Tenenbaum represented the neglectful and selfish father. He was constantly thinking of himself that he was probably unaware of what how much his actions affected the lives of not only his three children but also his wife. Etheline Tenenbaum depicted the untrusting single mother. We saw in the movie that she had several suitors but she never really got into a relationship after Royal and before Henry Sherman which she was even reluctant to be with because of her history. She was also a loving woman who despite her past with Royal, when she was told that he was dying she still granted him his last wish to have his entire family under one roof before he "passed away".
The Tenenbaum family as a whole represented what a dysfunctional family was in almost every aspect. You could see in the movie how much the actions of Royal affected the lives of everyone around him. From Margot who, despite the fact that it was never really addressed in the movie but was so obviously there, was constantly seeking for love and took whatever she could from every man and woman she was with. You could also see how Chas Tenenbaum represented a man who as a boy was never really supported by his father so he learned resented his father and brought that resentment into adulthood that it came to a point where in he never even wanted to introduce his children to their grandfather. Richie Tenenbaum represented a man who set aside all of his happiness and put everyone else's first. He was so focused on others and never really found happiness for himself and it came to a point when he realized that he wasn't happy and almost killed himself because he was secretly in love with his adopted sister but had been keeping that to himself and couldn't bear constantly seeing Margot in another man's arms, knowing that he will never be the one in the position to be with Margot so he decided that maybe it would be so much better if he ended it all.
In the movie men and women were portrayed in such different ways. Such as how they reacted to every situation and how they were affected by the circumstances.
Cast: Danny Glover, Gene Hackman, Gwyneth Paltrow, Ben Stiller, Bill Murray, Anjelica Huston, Luke Wilson, Owen Wilson, Seymour Cassel
Directed by: Wes Anderson
Royal Tenenbaum, along with his wife, Etheline and their three children -- Chas, Richie and Margot were a family of geniuses but as time went by their family slowly fell apart and they were separated. Years later a lie made by Royal Tenenbaum and a series of unfortunate events brought their entire family under one roof.
The movie had a book-like feel to it. Especially since it began with someone "borrowing" a book from some library and then going through the pages and in each chapter you understood the characters more and more. In the beginning you were introduced to the characters one by one and what they were able to achieve even at such a young age and how their father treated them pretty much shaped their adulthood.
Representation was seen in the movie multiple times. Take for example, Margot Tenenbaum. She was the only adopted child in the Tenenbaum's household and she was absolutely brilliant but no matter what she able to achieve her adopted father, Royal Tenenbaum, never really showed her that she was appreciated and that all of her efforts were worth noticing. This portrays a typical child who was never really appreciated when they were young so when he or she grows up chances are that child is going to end up marrying early, going through relationships like they're socks or pretty much having a commitment phobia and having this constant fear of not being good enough which from my observation described Margot.
Royal Tenenbaum represented the neglectful and selfish father. He was constantly thinking of himself that he was probably unaware of what how much his actions affected the lives of not only his three children but also his wife. Etheline Tenenbaum depicted the untrusting single mother. We saw in the movie that she had several suitors but she never really got into a relationship after Royal and before Henry Sherman which she was even reluctant to be with because of her history. She was also a loving woman who despite her past with Royal, when she was told that he was dying she still granted him his last wish to have his entire family under one roof before he "passed away".
The Tenenbaum family as a whole represented what a dysfunctional family was in almost every aspect. You could see in the movie how much the actions of Royal affected the lives of everyone around him. From Margot who, despite the fact that it was never really addressed in the movie but was so obviously there, was constantly seeking for love and took whatever she could from every man and woman she was with. You could also see how Chas Tenenbaum represented a man who as a boy was never really supported by his father so he learned resented his father and brought that resentment into adulthood that it came to a point where in he never even wanted to introduce his children to their grandfather. Richie Tenenbaum represented a man who set aside all of his happiness and put everyone else's first. He was so focused on others and never really found happiness for himself and it came to a point when he realized that he wasn't happy and almost killed himself because he was secretly in love with his adopted sister but had been keeping that to himself and couldn't bear constantly seeing Margot in another man's arms, knowing that he will never be the one in the position to be with Margot so he decided that maybe it would be so much better if he ended it all.
In the movie men and women were portrayed in such different ways. Such as how they reacted to every situation and how they were affected by the circumstances.
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