After the death of their father, three brothers (Owen Wilson, Adiren Brody, Jason Schwartzman) take a train trip through India in hopes of forcing some sort of spiritual awakening. They end up bickering - a lot.
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Wes Anderson's characters are always struggling to project glorified images of themselves. They are impeccably groomed and armor themselves in tailored garments to mask the aching in their souls. The sets and camera angles come to serve as a perfect extension of this immaculate veneer. Yet no facade is perfect. Gradually over the course of the film, we watch that mask get slowly chipped away. Bruises are exposed, clothes get torn and cameras start to wobble. No matter how hard you try to keep something bottled up inside, it's going to get out...and will probably be accompanied by a Kinks song.
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