Greatest pic ever courtesy of Threadbombing.
With the Fourth of July just about upon us, Rotten Tomatoes is running a 50 Movies for 50 States feature where they select the movie that best represents each state. Some are obvious. Some states got hosed. Jersey got Clerks, and rightfully so. But the most inspiring selection belongs to my current state, California:
There’s no shortage of movies we could’ve used to represent California. Chinatown and The Maltese Falcon as the classic noirs. Vertigo or Zodiac to show off the darker side of the Bay Area. Crash to show off racial diversity. Maybe Monterey Pop Festival to pay tribute to the Golden State’s rich musical history. But for a movie to represent the typical outsider’s idea of California, it’s gotta be Point Break. The movie’s a big Hollywood action flick that’s all about extreme California livin’: beach settings, house parties, skydiving, and a whole lot of surfing. There are girls with weird hair, guys with ridiculous names, and a beach bum as your gun toting government hero. Only in California!
