If Terrence Malick Directed Zoolander

September 7, 2020 9:33 PM

"Moisture is the essence of wetness. And wetness is the essence of beauty." (Terrence Malick loves Zoolander ... he quotes from it all the time)
posted by geoff. (6 comments total)

I feel like I'm taking crazy pills!
posted by fairmettle at 10:47 PM on September 7, 2020

We need a remix of WAP that has this line playing right at the beginning
posted by Kitchen Witch at 2:46 AM on September 8, 2020 [2 favorites]

This did not quite land for me, and I think it's because Ben Stiller makes THAT FACE throughout.
posted by rednikki at 2:51 AM on September 8, 2020 [1 favorite]

Needs a 48-second shot of nothing but the wind moving through Owen Wilson’s hair
posted by newmoistness at 9:24 AM on September 8, 2020

This was a breathtaking work of pure Malickian beauty, and I'm saying this as someone who unironically adores both Malick's stuff and Zoolander.
I had no idea he loved Zoolander - it's almost too perfect.
posted by Baby_Balrog at 10:52 AM on September 8, 2020 [1 favorite]

Needs a 48-second shot of nothing but the wind moving through Owen Wilson’s hair

But in closeup, so it could be wheat, or it could be hair....
posted by EmpressCallipygos at 11:40 AM on September 8, 2020 [1 favorite]