For those of you who have had the absolute joy of seeing 1989's Road House starring none other than Patrick Swayze, you already know the answer. I decided to look up the plot summary to this in-depth film, but was surprised to see just a simple sentence: A tough bouncer is hired to tame a dirty bar. How on earth could THAT be the plot? I mean, what about the deep character development? What about the layers of profound meaning? I mean, Patrick Swayze does not do bad movies, only classics, so there has GOT to be more to this film than just a bar bouncer and the trouble that ensues...could there?
Turns out the entire film is actually a metaphor for life in general and the characters are semi-based on Greek Mythology with some Biblical references as well. Check out just a taste of the films dialogue and see if you can immediately see the connection to Shakespeare....
Wade Garrett: "This place has a sign hangin' over the urinal that says, "Don't eat the big white mint".
The film also offers some amazing, deep, profound insights to life as well...
Dalton: "All you have to do is follow three simple rules. One, never underestimate your opponent. Expect the unexpected. Two, take it outside. Never start anything inside the bar unless it's absolutely necessary. And three, be nice. "
Lines like this it's tragic that the film couldn't have been released at a time when Laurence Olivier could have read those lines of potent prose. Although Swayze shines through in his astounding performance as he acts tough through the entire film, occasionally tells his face to be tough as well, and shoots out snappy dialogue like a fully automatic BB gun.
The film is also very psychological bringing about the inner being of a man and offers opportunities throughout for any man to let out his Tim Taylor-inspired grunts, which can of course act as a mediator of social interaction with females. This movie can also single-handedly serve the male ego in significant ways as this movie offers the quintessential qualities of any macho-laded adventure. If that's not enough, they did make a sequel!!
2 comments:
i mean how can you go wrong with 2 of the best auxiliary characters from the Big Lebowski... jackie Treehorn and the cowboy....
i actually just watched this on demand like monday.... very strange.
i loved it in all its plot hole awesomeness.
from wanton lawless murder from every imaginable group of people in the town.
to Swayze ripping some ones wind pipe in a near mortal combat finishing moves.
Yes, all of which are classic.
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