Hipster’s Head Explodes During Away We Go Trailer
By Dan | March 17th, 2009 | Category: Ham, The Films |
Williamsburg-based Hipster Dan Rice died last night after viewing the trailer for the upcoming film Away We Go, directed by Sam Mendes and co-written by Dave Eggers. Upon watching it, his mind was literally blown, causing his skull to explode in his bedroom.
Rice’s roommate, and fellow hipster, Matt, found him moments later.
“I was reading my Believer magazine when I heard what I thought was Dan remixing the new Deerhoof album,” said Matt, who later realized that the explosion was not part of a noise-rock exploration. “I ran in with my washtub bass to join the action and found him on the floor, with the Away We Go trailer playing on his computer.”
The film considered by many to be a “hipster’s dream” stars such hipster darlings as Maggie Gyllenhaal and Allison Janney. While its male lead, John Krasinski, operates outside the indie world, his mainstream appeal is masked by a thick beard and thicker glasses, making him the ultimate hipster.
While these factors all contributed to Rice’s unfortunately hip death, it was the reveal that the screenplay was penned by none other than hipster icon, Dave Eggers, that was the final straw.
“Dan loved Dave Eggers,” recalled Matt. “But not in the ironic way that he loved Judy Blume. In the ‘downloading his NPR podcasts and listening to them on the subway even though he had no reason to leave the house’ sort of way.”
A forensic unit was able to uncover more causes to the head explosion.
“We watched the trailer afterward for clues,” said the Chief Investigator, who claimed not to know what a Dave Eggers was. “We think the title cards were written in same font as Juno’s titles. That combined with the soft song by an under-the-radar singer songwriter certainly did not help.”
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Aww, and you tried so hard to make this blog good! I’m sorry you failed
Poor hipsters can’t take a joke. This was hilarious.
Hipsters = Hippies - The values + The Drugs
so, just because it features actors who tend to shy away from taking roles in blockbuster crap, music that doesnt come from artists who got started on American idol, and was written by a man who helped establish a respectable literary magazine that gives new writers a place to be published, people are supposed to be against it without seeing it?
The hipster version of an onion article bashes hipsters.
I get it! It’s Irony!
halfinch’s 1 line response trumped this whole post.
Fantastic.
The agro over this post is unfounded, and hints that it really hit a nerve. Almost every single indie cliche of the last ten years was accounted for in this trailer… it’s basically BEGGING to be mocked. Hand drawn font? Check. Accoustic lullaby? Check. Soft murky lighting and color scheme? Check. Quirky character homor (how i cringed at the stapled itinerary line)? Check. Trite, judgemental observations about suburbia? Check. …Even the wardrobe was trying too hard.
It’s got nothing to do with snobberry or self satisfaction or anything else. It’s merely about not wanting to have to watch the same self conscious, twee movie we’ve already seen a million times. Movies can be great - and this stuff is infecting the marketplace! It looks like its been dreamed up by a corporate think tank. Indie my ass. The fact that it’s a hack like Mendes behind the camera doesn’t help either…
…and yet I’m sure many a fifteen year old girl will think it profound. Far be it from me to deny them their artistic awakening.
This film looks twelve times better than say Adventureland. You want to battle cliche and inauthenticity, that’s your real enemy. Swore that was Michael Cera, even twenty minutes into the thing. But this is the new Hollywood regime. Credit/blame Apatow maybe. Some of these films (I Love You Man, L Miss Sunshine) will be better than others (uh, Adventureland), but Away We Go clearly looks like a winner. Eggers + Mendes + Rudolph equals nowhere to go but up. They could stumble on this but I doubt it. Obvs too good and heartfelt a script. Watch the trailer again and try to ignore the fonts. Its a hit.
This film looks twelve times better than say Adventureland. You want to battle cliche and inauthenticity, that’s your real enemy. Swore that was Michael Cera, even twenty minutes into the thing. But this is the new Hollywood regime. Credit/blame Apatow maybe. Some of these films (I Love You Man, L Miss Sunshine) will be better than others (uh, Adventureland), but Away We Go clearly looks like a winner. Eggers + Mendes + Rudolph equals nowhere to go but up. They could stumble on this but I doubt it. Obvs too good and heartfelt a script. Watch the trailer again and try to ignore the copycat fonts. This is obvs a hit.
go see obsessed and leave the intelligence to the grown ups kiddies!
BEN — you killed it!
“it’s basically BEGGING to be mocked. Hand drawn font? Check. Accoustic lullaby? Check. Soft murky lighting and color scheme? Check. Quirky character homor (how i cringed at the stapled itinerary line)? Check. Trite, judgemental observations about suburbia? Check. …Even the wardrobe was trying too hard.”
Don’t forget the worn out look of straight-laced 50’s glasses over unkempt beard and messy hair.
Even the static shot of the two leads standing on the moving walkway at the airport with blank looks on their faces seems contrived. Winning over those who are new to “quirky” or just can’t get enough.
I’m left asking myself at what point does quirky become conventional?
Answer — this film.
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