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ENTERTAINMENTpage 15 Technique • Friday, November 2, 2007 • 15 BEYOND THE SCORE HUMAN TRAFFICKING In order to improve the quality of the One Voice, a human rights event, ENTERTAINMENT college game, teams should not run up presents the serious and real issue of Page 29 Page 11 Technique • Friday, November 2, 2007 the score in football. human traffi cking. Saw fades Anderson’s new from view Lars scores on talent fi lm impresses OUR TAKE: OUR TAKE: By Daniel Spiller Contributing Writer I remember fi rst seeing the trailer for Th e Darjeeling Limited a couple of months ago while I was sitting in the theater waiting for some other movie to start. Before the trailer was even halfway through, I was certain I knew the director. Th e wide shots, the whip pans and the story of family relations—it all pointed to Wes Anderson. And as far as I’m concerned, Wes Anderson typically points to fi lms that I will be sure to enjoy. Th e Darjeeling Limited is no exception. Image Courtesy of Lions Gate Films Th e story seems simple enough; three brothers By Ryan Hautau Contributing Writer Over the past decade a trend in horror movies has lead to the emergence of a “torture-porn” subgenre, which entails exactly what its name suggests. Th ese movies strive to engage their audi- ence via shock tactics that more Image Courtesy of Sidney Kimmel Entertainment often than not include extremely graphic imagery and cheap OUR TAKE: people who care for him most. part of Lars’s life. thrills. Critics have dismissed Gus Lindstrom, who is Lars’s Although at the start of these fi lms as distasteful and un- By Jennifer Aldoretta brother and is played by Paul Sch- the fi lm, the idea of Lars intelligent. And while I partially Contributing Writer neider, and his wife Karin (Emily and his “girlfriend” is not Image Courtesy of American Empirical Pictures agree with what these people have Mortimer) are excited when Lars acceptable to the residents Brothers Jack, Francis and Peter travel to say, I still fi nd myself a huge We all have a need to feel informs them of his new Brazil- of his town, in the end his through India by train in this new fi lm. fan of these movies. wanted and loved. We all need ian girlfriend, Bianca. However, situation gives them a sense Possibly the most infl uential something or someone to things are not quite as they seem of family and community like fi lm in leading this trend has ride a train through India in an attempt to achieve share ourselves with, whether as we soon fi nd out when Lars they have never experienced. spiritual enlightenment. Complexity comes from been the low-budget, box-offi ce it be a friend, a lover, a pet or shows up at his brother’s house Lars and the Real Girl Saw the characters; their reactions to one another, hit , directed by James Wan. a life-size doll. In Lars and with a large, plastic doll (Bianca) will leave you with a better Th ree years and two sequels later, their dialogue, their back stories and their body the Real Girl, Lars Lindstrom and claims she is his girlfriend. sense of what love should language all come together to build people that we are presented with the fourth (played by Ryan Gosling) is a Nobody is quite sure why Lars is be. It will leave you wonder- installment of what is expected to are worth caring for. troubled, lonely man in search convinced that this doll is a real ing about the true meaning Owen Wilson, a veteran member of the Wes be at least a six-installment fran- of a friend. Lars lives in the girl. Th e fi lm explores the psyche of relationships and will chise, Saw IV, directed this time Anderson gang, plays Francis, the oldest of the garage of his brother and of Lars Lindstrom to uncover provide you with a greater brothers who devises the entire spiritual scheme. by Darren Lynn Bousman. sister-in-law; he exhibits very his past secrets and pain to fi nd appreciation for your own. Renowned murderer Jigsaw Wilson, as always, is a treat to watch and consistently strange behavior in social situ- out exactly why Bianca has sud- manages to be funny without even trying. (Tobin Bell) is dead. Th e movie ations and begins to worry the denly become such an important kicks off with his autopsy, during See Lars, page 21 which one of his characteristic See Limited, page 19 tapes is found inside his stomach. Th is tape is what ultimately ends up pulling the plot of this movie Rendition delves into morality and politics full-circle. Without giving too much away, this movie is neither OUR TAKE: plot twists, but the fi lm has a Egypt does. importance of information a sequel nor a prequel, but what it spectular cast that portrays the Next enters Douglas Freeman, played by Jake against the evils of torture. is, for the most part, works. By Richard Harper fi lm in an appealing manner. Gyllenhaal of Brokeback In addition, there is a con- Bousman has commented Contributing Writer As advertised, the movie Mountain fame. He is current plot about the torturer, numerous times that this in- is about a woman named a CIA operative that Igal Naor (played by actor Abasi stallment’s purpose is to give a Ever since 9/11, any politically Isabella (played by Reese observes the torture so Fawal). His brutal techniques better understanding of how John tinged movie from Hollywood Witherspoon) who fi ghts to as to get critical intel may get results, but they also Kramer (Jigsaw) came to be ob- tends to be regarded as hostile to fi nd out what happened concerning a terrorist creates estrangement in his family sessed with testing the human na- the current administration and to her husband, a legal attack. and provoke extremist groups. ture to survive, and furthermore its foreign policy. However, the U.S. resident named El- W hile ever yone Constant shifting between set on teaching deadly life lessons important question is how enter- Ibrahimi (played by actor else seems so resolute in both plots in Egypt and the U.S. through such experiments. Th e taining the movie is regardless of Omar Metwally). their resolve, takes the audience through a focus on characterization in this its political message. Isabella’s search leads Freeman step-by-step process of how to movie defi nitely helps maintain Director Gavin Hood cre- her to legislator Cor- is con- make a terrorist. competence in a franchise on the ates a heart-wrenching drama rine Whitman (Meryl flicted Th e overall fi lm is entertain- edge of wearing its formula thin. about the tragedies of terrorism Streep), who denies about ing with a few stale moments, Aiding in this characterization is and torture with the underlying any knowledge of the t h e and the cinematography is easy Jigsaw’s wife, Jill (Betsy Russell), message that “violence begets husband. Actually, on the eyes and ears, especially who we also get to learn more violence.” Whitman herself ap- during a suicide bomb scene. about in this movie. Th is vicious cycle makes the proved the rendition of Th e acting was also good with Driving this movie’s plot is fi lm roll back and forth between El-Ibrahimi to Egypt special attention to Meryl Streep. diff ering points of view of mul- because, while the U.S. Image Courtesy of New Line Cinemas See Saw, page 17 tiple characters and confusing does not allow torture, See Rend, page 19 16 • Friday, November 2, 2007 • Technique ENTERTAINMENT GH3 introduces new tracklist By Vivas Kaul this version include punk favorites Tom Morello, lead guitarist for Rage Staff Writer like “Story of My Life” by Social Against the Machine and Audioslave, Distortion and a re-recorded version and Slash, lead guitarist for Velvet Retailers like Gamestop and of “Anarchy in the UK” by Th e Sex Revolver and Guns N’ Roses. Th e last Wal-Mart have begun to get ready Pistols. 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