say it best be left for last. That is why in this review Smithian started at the end, to end today with the beginning of this story. To conclude this monograph we have saved in the manga the ace of hearts in the films of Kevin Smit h. His debut film, Clerks , which is the work that gathers in the most cool their constant film. Clerks is the patron, pillar pop master of his universe. Although here it was stated that Chasing Amy was the best movie of Smith's films, this is surely the most rounded of all, the most successful. For the writer, no doubt, his favorite.
In the land of opportunity and the movies of 1000 million dollar budget, Smith shot a hilarious comedy in elegant black and white with the modest sum of $ 27,000 (some of which came from the sale of part of its collection of comics). During the 21 days of filming the director worked in the morning, afternoon and evening sleeping filming. And everything was on the same site, Quick Stop Groceries , the shop where he clerk was discouraged. In a commendable exercise of economy of means, using the ease and freshness of non-professional actors (most buddies or family members) and a fantastic script, tightly woven and full of conversations filled with references to his personal world of pop culture, Smith concocted one of the highest peaks of the 90 independent film.
Clerks is a day in the life of Dante and Randall , they are the title clerks, clerks, the first in a junk shop and the second annex to the video store. And a day of their lives is like any other, is routine clerk. Customers excruciating, bizarre, challenging, charlatans or directly stupid. Hours of work based on boredom, boredom and demotivation. Reset, label, address, make change and monitor the sausages. Although, of course, that day in Quick Stop Groceries will not be like the rest.
Dante, perhaps the most charismatic character in any movie smith, he wakes up that day with a call from his boss. That's his day off and have to go to work. The life of this loser, who hates his job but does nothing to remedy, shall pass before your eyes that bloody day of unexpected work. First, his girlfriend Veronica reveals the exact number of guys who have practiced oral sex, that damn thing devil frowning not much grace. Later, they find out that his ex-girlfriend Caitlin , which broke her heart and put more horns that vein bitch summer song, is getting married. If the first news was angry, the second destroys it.
Then there's Randall, casual and caustic, a complete bastard with clients from the video, which he hates. Played by Jeff Anderson , a colleague of the institute Mr. Smith, Randall is the perfect prototype of the funny side of the protagonist's best friend for booking Smith the best lines of his films. Unlike his colleague, Randall hates his job but he accepts his condition clerk. It shows no respect or professionalism in their work, but neither is complaining. Without further limited to drift in the routine day to day watching porn, hotfixes and the original trilogy the Star Wars and spending putadas video store customers. It is also the best friend of Dante, who listens, advises, rebuke, contradict and despair.
From doors to inside are as Dante, Randall and their customers hated, always ready to write off the pain in the ass and get every penny dollar. Out of doors, and the same time, live whole bunch of bums and drug dealers in the city of New Jersey, including the most primitive Jay and Silent Bob. And that is the universe clerk. The store and its surroundings. A world in which there is vague idea of \u200b\u200bthe afterlife. Where the days are repeated and the talks are the only support for the players morale. Because as in any good movie Aske View is talk, talk and talk.
Because we said a few lines above the script is a small sample of know-how. The lack of money and color are replaced, filled with conversations Clerks ease. The film is a set of situations and dialogues that weave this tiny, beautiful and sardonic story about what it means to be dependent on a grocery store at age 23 without much hope of life or future. Smith, through their crazed dialogue takes the pulse of narrative time and takes the viewer to where you want. In this world so full of young people own and Delengua destalentados. That world to which he belonged and belongs. Because, after all, no one should be surprised that the director has become the type of linear character and lacking in ambition that takes more than a decade in his film portraying. He always has been. Unfortunately the time, they say that puts everyone in your Instead, he has been removing the spark that had his twenties. And while this particular film resist weather ailments and is kept almost as tasty and fresh as the first day, his ideas have been becoming obsolete.
Moreover, Clerks, you know, you and talk all . And beware of those who have not seen if this paragraph were sleepless surprise. It has a bit of reflection, talking about life and death, or may not be, love, jealousy, sex, infidelity and girlfriends that take you lasagna at work. Also a lot of film review, with theories about sex among hermaphrodites or self-employed the Death Star in Return of the Jedi. And above all, a film where the viewer to rejoice to the extent putea his protagonist, guilty in his own way of its miserable existence. And poor Dante, you know, or even should have gone to work.
As if there was any doubt after that passionate review, Clerks is classified as essential for inter shitty 2073. That is why in these recent days has papers to the figure of Kevin Smith. Its sequel, and takes several weeks in theaters, and many of you have seen. A server yet, but after this overdose I'm ready. So literally, I'm going to see this night. Which we consider as a masterpiece of this jewelry will be difficult to accept the idea that, as colored, Randall and Dante have done more without having grown an inch mentally. Anyway, I'll buy my ticket, I'll sit in the chair and try to enjoy and laugh out loud release of their new adventures waiting to see amended that I want and I can not which race has become the director of which, early 90's, as expected.
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