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by Matt Goldberg Posted:July 13th, 2010 at 3:08 pm
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The Wachowski Siblings now have a title for their mystery Hard-R homosexual love story set against the backdrop of the Iraq War but told from the future: CN9. It’s an acronym for “9th Cranial Nerve” and according to Wikipedia* “is mostly sensory.” Of course, it could mean something completely different within the context of the film. Production Weekly also tweets that casting has begun on the film. That’s interesting because we may know two of the “actors” who have already shot scenes for the film. Hit the jump for what we think we know about this movie.
In December 2009, we reported that Arianna Huffington, founder and Editor-in-Chief of the progressive news and opinion site The Huffington Post, tweeted photos of herself in funky hair and make-up shooting what she believed to be a movie about the Iraq War told from 90 minutes in the future. It was speculated that Huffington was just shooting test footage for RED cameras to be used on the film.
The picture became a bit clearer in March when former Independent Minnesota governor Jesse Ventura talked about participating the film:
[The Wachowskis] put multicolored dreadlocks on me all the way to here. They gave me this crazy beard that was hanging down pointed, looked like Travolta, right? And they put a third eye in the middle of my forehead. Because what this is, is this is a hundred years in the future, and they wanted me to talk about the current war in Iraq and how I felt about it. And so I got to vent, looking like this maniac in this whole outfit.
So it looks like Huffington and Ventura were asked to speak openly about their views of the Iraq War, but made-up to look like interview subjects for a documentary being shot in the 22nd century.
And as for the Hard-R homosexual love story? That’s what Deadline said it was when the Andy and Lana Wachowski were shopping “a cinema verite-style treatment that centers on the romantic relationship between U.S. soldier and an Iraqi citizen. The story begins in the near future and then spans back over years that include the current war in Iraq.”
Sounds insane, but the Wachowskis are known for defying expectations. Even The Matrix Revolutions, which I hated, didn’t turn out how I expected it would. I expected it to turn out good.
*Yeah, I had to consult Wikipedia about medical knowledge. My online degree in brain science didn’t cover that topic. Or much else really. But I got the diploma. It’s even got a little picture of a brain wearing a top hat. That’s how you know it’s for reals.
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Matt. Can't you just call them 'The Wachowskis'? I know you're a smart guy, but isn't the Siblings bit kinda derisive even if it's not meant to be? Love you tho.
I was okay with how the Matrix turned out. It went for it in a major way. I found parts of the conclusion unsatisfying and especially the point at which things were at in Reloaded when it started — upgrades? really? — frustrating. But man, they just went for it! No holding back. Maybe they tried a little too hard to make it ambiguous and underestimated our need to see the characters we love come to a more satisfying end. I've got to respect how ambitious it was.
Also, I don't care what anyone says, Speed Racer is awesome for our family. One of our favorites.
So, I'll give these two a chance again.
The primary bad thing about Speed Racer is the fact that they kept the cartoon backgrounds, that ruined the film (IMO)… beyond that, slightly more realistic acting and a less campy flick it could've been awesome. I mean they had a wonderful cast. I feel sorry I saw it in theaters, but just saying.
This movie sounds ridiculous. I'm not counting it out or anything, it just sounds like it is trying way to hard to be flamboyantly gay. Pink dreads and a 3rd eye'd man talking about the Iraq War? Can it get any more ridiculous.
I understand gripes against Speed Racer. It's not for everyone and I'd never hold it against anyone for not liking it, but it hits me just right. Commercially, it could have been fixed up to make it more palatable. Basically shortening the section where he is being wooed would go a long way. I love it all, though.
Are the Wachowski's the next M. Night? In other words, are they doing another project that is leading them down the road to oblivion?
They've made 3 or 4 bad movies in a row depending upon how you look at it: The 2 Matrix sequels (saw one of them for sale for $3 at Walgreens last night), V for Vendetta, and Speed Racer.
This Iraq film, name an anti-Iraq film that's made money, is simply going to be another nail in their coffin.
It's a shame that the creative team that brought us Bound and The Matrix can't do something that is both creatively interesting and profitable.
Someone needs to take them aside and remind them about current events: The Iraq war has been won! More people are shot and killed each weekend in their hometown of Chicago, Illinois than are killed in Iraq these days. They ruined V for Vendetta by turning it into an anti-George Bush movie.
Come on Wachowski's! I KNOW you can do it…. make a movie people will WANT to see. Don't make another train wreck.
Because thats what i think of when i think of flamboyantly gay…..pink dreads and a third eye. Use better words my friend or YOU just sound ridiculous.
V for Vendetta a bad movie? You're an idiot.
No, you know what he meant Isaiah 79. You are the one who sounds ridiculous!
V for Vendetta was not that good, not bad but not good. They haven't done anything good since The Matrix, which is AWESOME! The sequels sucked!
Speed Racer is great, have it on Blu and looks spectacular on my 120Hz flat screen.
Ya, it's campy and follows the cartoon almost to perfection… wait isn't that what every fanboy wants for any “insert comic/manga/book/video game” that was made??!!
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People don't walk around in armor or drive in blast-proof vehicles in Chicago. Iraq isn't exactly a cakewalk, plus I don't really consider a war won when you still have such a troop commitment. I call it “still being fought”.
I've seen V for Vendetta a bunch of times and never saw it as an anti-Bush movie specifically. But maybe that's because I'm familiar with the source material. Then again, you sort of insinuate that you are, too. *shrugs* I dunno, I liked the movie. It could have been a little better, yes, especially in the acting department, but I loved it… the look of it, the claustrophobic and dark sets, the pacing, the treatment of the characters, and Evy's imprisonment was spot-on. It's actually one of my favorite movies, and struck more of a chord with me than Matrix did (1984 is one of my favorite novels, so that's probably why).
You must not have read the comic. They took a breathtakingly brilliant book and turned it into their own bitch-fest about George Bush. I can't stand Bush either, but I was still put off. The comic could be applied to modern times easily, they didn't have to shove the parallels down our throats.
And then there the part in the movie where V declares love for Evie. That misses the mark so far I'm not even sure what to say about it.
To be fair, the original V book was written as a bitch-fest about Margaret Thatcher, so even if it was done poorly, it's not like the modern day parallel was unprecedented.
Also, that Chicago statistic you pulled it bullshit. It looks like it's used on a lot of neo-con blogs and it's an interesting figure that was put out by CBS 2 Chicago, but you misstated it. It refers only to the US troops killed and not the overall death toll in Iraq. So I guess if you completely ignore the attacks on the Iraqi army that we set up as well as the civilian deaths and casualties of other foreign troops, then maybe you have a point…So I guess that is to say that you have no point at all. Nice try though.