“You’re skating the edge.” “I am the edge.”
- Æon Flux
Ed the Triceratops: Aside from the lousiness of the movie.. how’d you feel about Charlize as Æon?
Gin: No, no and no. She’s not skinny enough. Milla or Uma! They’re skinny enough and they’re more kick-ass. And look more inclined to torture men.
Ed: Such a shame. An incredibly underwhelming big-screen treatment. I did think the grass was cool. About the most evil thing in it was the freakin grass!!!
Gin: When you put it like that…that pretty much sums up the entire film. You know what really really annoyed me… Other than getting Æon & Trevor so completely wrong, of course… the MTV show delves into so many theories on existentialism, realism, dream worlds, humanity, love and loyalty, sacrifice, and the notion of beings greater than ourselves. None of that really came through in the film. It was like a kitten batting at ball of wool. Wool wrapped around a hand grenade. It was always there, the potential for something exciting and dangerous.. But nothing ever happened. The film left me feeling empty.
Ed: Yes!
Gin: And incredibly upset – because now all the people who had never heard of Æon Flux previously, had just been introduced to my favourite show and most loved animated character as this drippy, wimpy, pussy-assed sucker who seemed to fall in love with a just as sickeningly boring man.
Ed: Yes.. the guy was plaid
Gin: He should have been evil and manipulative and strong, and brooding, and cocky, and witty, and tyrannical. Listen to me – it’s a tirade!
Ed: There’s gotta be a scathing blog post in all of this! Look at you go!