Mar 23, 2010

CLERKS 2

THIS IS ONE OF THOSE MOVIES THAT WILL ONLY BE SEEN BY PEOPLE WHO SAW
THE PREVIOUS FILMS IN THIS SERIES. THIS IS REALLY NUMBER SIX OR SEVEN IN THE
WRITER / DIRECTOR, KEVIN SMITH, FAMILY OF JAY AND SILENT BOB FILMS. I HAVE NOT WATCHED ALL OF THESE MYSELF.

I DOUBT IF MANY PEOPLE COULD GO SEE THIS FILM AND ENJOY IT, WITHOUT HAVING PUT IN THE STUDY TIME WITH THE EARLIER ADVENTURES OF THESE CHARACTERS. I UNFAIRLY AND INACCURATELY, CALL THEM THE JAY AND SILENT BOB
FILMS - THEY ARE BUT TWO OF THE CHARACTERS, BUT I LIKE THEM THE MOST, SO I MENTION THEM AS REPRESENTATIVES OF THE GROUP.

JUST AS I WAS WRITING THE SENTENCE ABOVE, I REALIZED THAT THESE FILMS ARE A TAKE OFF ON THE OUR GANG FILMS OF THE PRE WORLD WAR II ERA. THESE CHARACTERS MATCH UP IN A STRANGE WAY, WITH SPANKY AND ALFALFA, IF SPANKY AND ALFALFA STOOD AROUND ON THE BLOCK ALL DAY, CURSING AND BREAKING THE LAW IN VERY MINOR WAYS.

ANYWAY, FOR THE SMALL GROUP OF CULT FANS WHO WILL SEE THIS FILM, I THINK IT DID A GREAT JOB OF TAKING DANTE AND RANDAL, INTO THEIR EARLY 30s.
NO ONE CAN AGE JAY AND SILENT BOB - THEY ARE ETERNALLY CHILDREN.

THE CAMERA SHOWS THEM CLEARLY OLDER, FACING ADULT PROBLEMS AND DEALING WITH SERIOUS ISSUES, IN THEIR OWN UNIQUE WAY.

OF COURSE, THE JAY AND SILENT BOB FOLKS WILL NOT NEED MY OKAY TO SEE THIS FILM AND THE NEXT FILM -- THE ENDING IS A SET UP FOR THE NEXT CHAPTER IN THEIR STORY

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