Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius, directed by cinematic mastermind John A. Davis, is a poignant tour de force of the middle class American zeitgeist in the post-9/11 Bush Jr. era. Rivaling the likes of Paul Thomas Anderson, Davis not only tells the story of a precocious genius-savant, but compels the audience to draw their own conclusions about the morally ambiguous plot.
Jimmy is an unreliable narrator. At times, he forwards a scathing commentary against the military state that exists in his home town. Other times, he displays great nationalistic pride, proclaiming his undying love for the state, and the warm security it provides. This dichotomy can confuse a more feeble-minded viewer (yes, probably you), but for those who have studied such narration schemes for years, this film is deeply stimulating.
Of course, the "state" I speak of is in fact an allegorical one, at least within the confines of the film's universe. The adults who vanish in the beginning of the film fill the role of the state quite nicely.
The 30 or so minutes that follow the adults' disappearance provide the viewer with an impartial vantage from which they may witness the decline of an otherwise civil society into primitive savagery. The citizens, without the guidance of the once reprehensible state, rapidly decline into hedonism and base immorality.
Realizing that they have gone astray, the citizens soon lament the loss of the supreme authority and unambiguous rule of the state.
This is all well and good, but for the fact that these messages are directly contradicted in the subarc of the plot that directly follows. The citizens band together to vanquish their woes, seeking out their "parents" (the allegorical state).
This is a textbook portrayal of classical Marxism, which rejects the higher authority of the state, hoping to eventually succeed in becoming a stateless society.
A great portion of the next hour of the film does service to the fans who require action to even consider watching such a cerebral film. I won't go into this portion of the movie too much, to avoid spoilers. However, although I detest excessive "action" in films, the cinematography was masterful, exceeding the work of his contemporaries; Tarantino, Richardson, and Nolan.
In the end, a desirable compromise was formed between the bourgeoisie and the proletarian children.
Don't go off of my rather skeletonized review. You must see the film to know what I'm talking about. It has a certain je ne seis quoi to it.
>>78913203
man this aged like shit.
How have I never seen the deeper meanings of this piece of cinematic perfection before you enlightened me?
this is pretty clever actually
>Reviewed by Armond White
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>>78914217
Huh.
You know you just fucked up, right?
>>78913216
>Tarantino
>>78914885
This movie was truly ahead of its time.
>>78913776
The movie is not a good movie it is a message. The show is fantastic. Have you ever had a show change your life I was once astray but once I saw the subtext in Jimmy Neutron Boy Genius it reworked the fragile interworkings of my concepts of trust faith and of course a unbridled thirst for knowledge at one point I even ate a lug nut. But James neutrons variety of inventions from the occlus rift to him becoming a female in a males body were actually foretelling of issues of times we now face. I got a Jimmy haircut once but I would always dress like Hugh. If anyone ever talks bad about jimbo I get physically Ill as in my stomach eats its self until I vomit on my shoes again. Luckily a lot of people like Jimmy neutron so heh no worries but the there is always a guy who feels like making a tree stump outta himself. Man I wish they made ultra lord toys I have a room full of toys but they are made in China dollar store toys so I look at my Jimmy neutron poster instead.
Freaking neat. Jimmy Neutron was pretty deep.
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>That Hugh
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>>78914990
Holy shit 10/10 thread m8
the show was pretty funny tbqh
>>78913216
That FF spirits awaken parody
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What the fuck did I just read?
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ruby madness
>>78916171CHEESE RAY
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That's from the tv show, which had a bunch of Tarantino references including the walk from Reservoir Dogs with the clones
ruby madness
bump
more people need to read this
>>78916162
this
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>>78913216
I always thought the movie was based on "Lord of the Flies" but with less child-on-child-murder.
>>78914885
Tarantino told Jimmy to not go to the science school, but go to the science.
Was I the only one who liked the Jimmy Neutron Attack of the Twonkies game? I thought it was fun and interesting, with enjoyable collectibles.Besides that bit where you have to play a bunch of old games in the arcade to get tokens into the next part of the level.
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I owned the GBA version, was pretty boring tbqh
I rented the Gamecube version and only played through part of it, I think I made it to the zoo level. I distinctly remember fighting a boss on a frozen lake where you needed to put bubblegum or something on your shoes so you wouldn't slide around everywhere.
Why is this a meme?
