RV Movie Review
RV is an above average comedy with lots of humor and heart. The story revolves around Robin Williams's character who is an aging corporate salesman/dealer who is losing his status at work to younger, cheaper co-workers, and losing his family relationships due to neglect and the disconnectiveness of pop/internet culture.
He bemoans the fact that each member of his family (including his wife, daughter and son) will watch TV separately and IM each other when it is time for dinner. His daughter is into Vegetarianism. His son is into the Rap/Hip Hop culture and weight-lifting.
The plot gets going when he is informed that to save his job he will need to cancel his Hawaii vacation and make a sales presentation (merger/buyout offer) in Colorado, to save his job.
Robin William's character fails to be honest with his family, and instead choses to rent an RV and convince his family they need the bonding time together as they go visit a Lake near the meeting.
The rest of the story is about him trying to get his family, and rented RV from California to Colorado without the killing each other, destroying the RV, or finding out about the meeting. Along the way, they meet a family that is the polar opposite of themselves, the Garnickes, and they seemed tied together by destiny.
Some interesting themes that emerge from RV include:
1) Importance of family relationships. It is an important message for this modern culture of disconnectiveness. It is so easy to remain superficially connected through phones, email, and IM but nothing can replace face to face communication and deep relationsips that emerge from common experiences and non-distracted time together.
2) Home schooling Jesus believing weirdos might be good people. This might be a stretch but the Garnicke family they encounter are genuine/honest people that at first seem over-the-top/weird but who emerge as good people who know something the rest of society may not. The mom is portrayed as industrious (earning money through various home businesses) and apparently an able teacher as her kids are ahead in school/intelligent. The father (Jeff Daniel) is a warm helpful character who picks up Robin William at his lowest and delivers him where he needs to be. Their Christian beliefs is only lightly implied by the mom relaying a story where Jesus had physically saved one of their kids.
A disappointment is the Garnicke mom is shown wearing a low-cut dress. However regretable that is, it is a reality of our culture, where modesty is no longer considered a virtue.
3) Bearing the unbearable with a positive outlook. Although Robin Williams character has an alterior motive, he displays a tremendous amount of patience in dealing with his family's negative attitude toward being together and going on the trip. He bears it all admirably and eventually wins over his family. If I was in a similar situation I doubt I would be able to handle as gracefully. I pray that God would stretch me in that way, to be able to endure the negative comments of others while displaying the kind of patience that Jesus himself demonstrated with us.
All in all, it is an interesting and fun movie with some worthwhile lessons.
He bemoans the fact that each member of his family (including his wife, daughter and son) will watch TV separately and IM each other when it is time for dinner. His daughter is into Vegetarianism. His son is into the Rap/Hip Hop culture and weight-lifting.
The plot gets going when he is informed that to save his job he will need to cancel his Hawaii vacation and make a sales presentation (merger/buyout offer) in Colorado, to save his job.
Robin William's character fails to be honest with his family, and instead choses to rent an RV and convince his family they need the bonding time together as they go visit a Lake near the meeting.
The rest of the story is about him trying to get his family, and rented RV from California to Colorado without the killing each other, destroying the RV, or finding out about the meeting. Along the way, they meet a family that is the polar opposite of themselves, the Garnickes, and they seemed tied together by destiny.
Some interesting themes that emerge from RV include:
1) Importance of family relationships. It is an important message for this modern culture of disconnectiveness. It is so easy to remain superficially connected through phones, email, and IM but nothing can replace face to face communication and deep relationsips that emerge from common experiences and non-distracted time together.
2) Home schooling Jesus believing weirdos might be good people. This might be a stretch but the Garnicke family they encounter are genuine/honest people that at first seem over-the-top/weird but who emerge as good people who know something the rest of society may not. The mom is portrayed as industrious (earning money through various home businesses) and apparently an able teacher as her kids are ahead in school/intelligent. The father (Jeff Daniel) is a warm helpful character who picks up Robin William at his lowest and delivers him where he needs to be. Their Christian beliefs is only lightly implied by the mom relaying a story where Jesus had physically saved one of their kids.
A disappointment is the Garnicke mom is shown wearing a low-cut dress. However regretable that is, it is a reality of our culture, where modesty is no longer considered a virtue.
3) Bearing the unbearable with a positive outlook. Although Robin Williams character has an alterior motive, he displays a tremendous amount of patience in dealing with his family's negative attitude toward being together and going on the trip. He bears it all admirably and eventually wins over his family. If I was in a similar situation I doubt I would be able to handle as gracefully. I pray that God would stretch me in that way, to be able to endure the negative comments of others while displaying the kind of patience that Jesus himself demonstrated with us.
All in all, it is an interesting and fun movie with some worthwhile lessons.
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