{"id":3914,"date":"2016-05-30T20:12:08","date_gmt":"2016-05-31T04:12:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wou.edu\/westernjournal\/?p=3914"},"modified":"2016-05-30T20:12:08","modified_gmt":"2016-05-31T04:12:08","slug":"denny-dont-plan-much","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/denny-dont-plan-much\/","title":{"rendered":"Denny, don\u2019t plan too much"},"content":{"rendered":"
By: Darien Campo\r\nStaff Writer<\/pre>\n
Since the day it was released, critics have called Tommy Wiseau\u2019s \u201cThe Room\u201d the worst film ever made. <\/p>\n
In a nutshell: when Johnny begins to suspect his best friend is sleeping with his future wife, friendships begin to slowly unravel, and the true nature of humanity is revealed in this black comedy cult classic.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Citizen Kane of bad movies\u201d is a phrase coined by film professor Ross Morin that gets tossed around frequently. \u201cThe Room\u201d has been mocked, parodied, remixed, memed, and outright torn apart by viewers all across the globe. But no matter how much derision it has attracted, on May 27 \u201cThe Room\u201d turned 13 years old \u2013 and it is still going as strong as ever.<\/p>\n
A year and a half ago I had the pleasure to meet Tommy Wiseau himself at a showing of \u201cThe Room.\u201d Theatres all across the country still have late-night showings of the film, and crowds pack each and every one of those houses to share the unique \u201cRocky Horror\u201d-esque experience. Even after all these years Wiseau still tours the world to meet his fans, and there seems to be no signs of slowing down for him.<\/p>\n
Though a bit of a showboat, Wiseau is an incredibly pleasant man, and is happy to give attention to each and every fan he meets. His unique accent, peculiar looks, and mysterious background all make the perfect ingredients for a cult celebrity hero. Fans speculate about his movie, they impersonate him, and they even dress like him (I am guilty of this myself) all in an enormous rally around one of the oddest films ever to see the big screen.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Room\u201d is, without a doubt, not a well-made movie. The writing is sloppy and inconsistent, the direction is laughable, and the acting is horrifying. For all intents and purposes, \u201cThe Room\u201d is a perfect example of how not to make a film.<\/p>\n
But there are thousands of bad movies filling dollar bins around the world, so what makes \u201cThe Room\u201d different? How can a film considered so widely to be so bad experience so much success? <\/p>\n
I think it goes beyond good and bad. \u201cThe Room\u201d showed me that a bad movie is more than just lazy writing and sub-par acting. A bad movie is instead a lack of passion \u2013 something \u201cThe Room\u201d has in spades. Behind the scenes stories, like the ones in Greg Sestero\u2019s tell-all \u201cThe Disaster Artist,\u201d reveal just how dedicated Wiseau was to his project. Tommy Wiseau dreamed for nothing more than to direct the greatest film ever made, and he let nothing \u2013 not his lack of funding, not his lack of proper crew, not his lack of support, not even his lack of fundamental skill as a filmmaker \u2013 stop him from realizing that dream.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Room\u201d may not be the best movie ever made, but I would argue that it is the bravest movie ever made. It displays passion, power, and absolute love for the art of filmmaking. Everybody can find some part of themselves inside \u201cThe Room.\u201d<\/p>\n
Just like Tommy Wiseau himself famously said: \u201cYou can laugh, you can cry, you can express yourself, but please don\u2019t hurt each other!\u201d<\/p>\n
Contact the author at dcampo13@wou.edu<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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