tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5114353219480265259.post1045593667547905024..comments2024-01-07T14:25:51.724-08:00Comments on Sgt. Tanuki's Lonely Hearts Club Blog: Burn After ReadingTanukihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00010917992146986329noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5114353219480265259.post-92157860238536119302008-09-22T05:35:00.000-07:002008-09-22T05:35:00.000-07:00I loved this movie too! And I loved that even as ...I loved this movie too! And I loved that even as he expresses some sentiments of disgust that this snobby formerly-blue-state-inhabiting Northeasterner sometimes shares, Malkovich's character also demonstrates some of the limitations and dangers associated with elitism. In the Princeton alumni scene, they sing the version of the alma mater from before coeducation. (There was a big row when the lyrics were changed from "our sons we'll give" to "our hearts we'll give"). Plus, drinking yourself to death not really alleviated by the sign of cultural attainment that is mixing the cocktails in the right proportions. <BR/><BR/>Another grim element of the movie to me is that one of the most likeable characters, J. K. Simmons' wearily bewildered CIA boss, is perhaps the most ruthless. And that's saying a lot given the bar of ruthlessness set by positive-thinking, self-hating Linda!Cathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02826838358315364238noreply@blogger.com