india through the eyes of 3 rich white boys
as far as india goes, this movie is pure fantasy fiction from start to finish. this is how i envision the screenplay was conceived:
Wes Anderson: hey guys, i wanna make a movie in india cause then i can get a tax write-off for my vacation there.
Roman Coppola: yeah, ok, but india is just so dirty and poor.
Jason Schwartzman: yeah, i'm only going if we can stay in 5-star hotels the whole time and hire some bodyguards to keep the beggars off of me.
Wes Anderson: totally, our movie won't be about REAL india, it'll be just about how we imagine it while we get stoned at the Taj hotel - only $5,000/night per room!
Roman Coppola: i get it! we'll make the trains really nice and the women really slutty, because, i mean, face it, nobody in america wants to see a movie about how crappy the railway system in india really is, and nobody wants to admit that indian girls are totally asexual and would never kick down with a white boy - unless she's working Faulkland Road or somehing.
Jason Schwartzman: not to mention that having sex in a real indian toilet splattered with diarrhea and stale urine would be just gross.
Wes Anderson: but the film needs something else, something that makes people actually want to go see it, like...
Roman Coppola: like natalie portman's naked fat arse!!!
Jason Schwartzman: i go to temple with her; i'm sure i can pursuade her to make a cameo.
Wes Anderson: cool, but say its for artistic purposes, not marketing.
Roman Coppola: ha ha, so many geek boys are gonna wet themselves for this movie!
Jason Schwartzman: maybe i'll grow a mustache too. then people will start taking me seriously.
Wes Anderson: what should we call it?
Roman Coppola: Jodhpur Limited?
Jason Schwartzman: americans won't know how to pronounce jodhpur; the name will scare them. how about Darjeeling Limited? sounds much nicer.
Wes Anderson: yeah, and it's not like anyone will be smart enough to know that the movie doesn't even take place in darjeeling.