DIY VIRAL
The author Robert Scucci
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When in South Park The “Casa Bonita” series was released in 2003. We witnessed Eric Cartman's unhealthy obsession with what he calls the “Mexican Restaurant at Disneyland” as he desperately tries to kidnap Butters and hide the bomb in an asylum for a week so he can attend Kyle's birthday party at the titular restaurant instead. After watching the movie directed by Arthur Bradford Beautiful house My love! documentary about Trey Parker and Matt Stone actually buying a Denver restaurant out of bankruptcy and sinking $40 million into a monolithic renovation and restoration that required a biblical amount of work, now I know that Eric Cartman's behavior in “Casa Bonita” was so just exaggerated. at all.
Filmed in the same way as 6 days to the air (also directed by Bradford), Beautiful house My love! shows how committed Parker and Stone are to their creative projects, as they apply the same monastic obsession with what most sane people would consider a highly ill-advised investment.
Beautiful house My love!
Between runs from South ParkParker and Stone decided to embark on their scariest project yet (sorry, Book of Mormon) inside Beautiful house My love! The 52,000-foot Mexican restaurant was in a complete state of structural collapse and financial turmoil in recent years before closing after decades of operation, and Parker and Stone worked with investors to see what they could do to save Parker's favorite childhood restaurant. not become a dilapidated relic of the past.
Wanting to recapture the magic he experienced as a child and pass it on to future generations, Parker initially thought the project could be completed on a $6.5 million budget, but it didn't take long to realize that new carpets and a fresh coat of paint weren't enough to get the project done as soon as possible. restore the institution to its former glory.
Working with the same level of persistence required when creating an episode South ParkParker and Stone know right away that they've made a very stupid decision, but decide to see the project through, even if it means throwing away $30 million of their own money to make it happen. As the costs continue to mount, you see the light slowly drain from their eyes, but they continue to move forward in good spirits, knowing that the legacy they will leave if Casa Bonita remains standing for another 50 years will be worth it. dedication.
The best kind of unconscious comedy
It goes without saying that Parker and Stone are naturally funny creative partners, and if Beautiful house My love! tells me anything I didn't already know about this duo, which is that they know how to make the audience laugh when things get serious—even when they have HVAC replacements and fountain repairs to deal with while searching for a chef. , and figure out how to open Casa Bonita so they can start getting a return on their investment. I'm not a big fan of renovation shows because they're so incredibly boring, but Beautiful house My love! never lose their sense of humor because it's not in Parker and Stone's DNA to not be funny.
While it's not particularly funny, I found myself laughing the most when Parker was agonizing over what kind of props he should buy for the puppet shows, right before he was told that a newly discovered structural problem would be required. to be addressed at a cost of millions of dollars. The only thing missing from this documentary that would confirm Trey Parker is basically Eric Cartman in human form is South Park the creator rings the bell in unbridled enthusiasm and shouts, “More sopapillas, please!” trying to avoid the police before hiding in Blackbeard's cave until everything crashes.
It's all for the kids
Beautiful house My love! is an incredibly disarming documentary about what happens when a passion project—an incredibly misguided one at that—comes from the right place. After Parker and Stone's first look at the restaurant they bought 'as is', it's clear as day that they'll spare no expense because the kids (and their parents) deserve to experience such a wonderfully absurd restaurant concept that shaped them. was when they themselves were just children. There are several moments in the documentary where they just want to throw up their hands and count their losses, but they keep moving forward despite the obstacles they face.
Once again, Trey Parker and Matt Stone prove unequivocally that if you're creative, ambitious, sincere, and have $40 million, anything is possible.
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