Chuck Klosterman: ‘What is a Road Movie, Really?’
Travel Blog • Michael Yessis • 03.05.08 | 12:01 PM ET
More specifically, he asks, as the subhead of his rambling story in The Believer says, “What’s the difference between a road movie and a movie that just happens to have roads in it?” Klosterman’s attempt to get to the bottom of the question involves references to “non-dead author John Leland,” “The Wizard of Oz” and “The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test.” It also includes equations, such as this:
(MAN + MACHINE) - (GOD < SOCIETY) + NATURE/HIMSELFIf you’re a fan of Chuck Klosterman’s rambles, you’ll probably like this piece. If you’re not, you might say to yourself, “Huh?” And if you’re reading foremost as a fan of road movies, as I did, I’m not sure what you’ll think of the story. I’m still trying to make sense of it. Related on World Hum: * World Hum Travel Movie Club: ‘Into The Wild’ * How to Make a Great Road Movie * Man Drives From New York City to Los Angeles in 31 Hours Photo by absolutwade via Flickr, (Creative Commons).
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Michael Yessis is the cofounder and coeditor-in-chief of World Hum.
TambourineMan 03.05.08 | 4:58 PM ET
Rambling? Yes. But I give Chuck props for analyzing Smokey and The Bandit, Duel and Vanishing Point. Nice.
And for the record, the Jerry Reed tune is “Eastbound and Down”—not westbound.