Thursday, August 27, 2020
'Bill & Ted Face the Music' Costume Breakdown
Variety: Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter are back for another excellent adventure in “Bill & Ted Face the Music,” hitting theaters and digital platforms on Aug. 28. This time, the time-traveling, middle-aged best friends journey out in search of one song that will unite the world.
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Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure has been my favorite movie for the majority of my life. Because both B&T movies 1 and 2 had come out before I was even born, I was incredibly excited for this newest movie. Trying to embody energy from movies that came out over twenty years ago is no easy task, and from the sounds of this article I was glad that the costume designer, Jennifer Starzyk came in optimistic and very willing to collaborate. I thought it was interesting (although not surprising) about how much input Keanu and Alex got into the costumes of their character. It is true - that no one knows these characters better than them, and it was probably more productive to have their fittings together because of their incredibly close bond and necessary chemistry. The places that this movie goes are far between, so after watching the movie I was impressed with Starzyk’s ability to create costumes that presented themselves so cohesively and convincingly through all time and place.
I had 3 thoughts while reading this article:
1) I had no idea it was Keanu reeves was who played ted!!
2) I really like the idea of costume designers asking the actors what they think their character would wear. What we wear is an expression of our personality and no one knows the character better than the actor who brings them To life. When working with costumes in the future, I definitely want to counsel with the actor and get their input on what they see themselves wearing.
3) I’ve always been fascinated with how costume designers make “futuristic” clothes. What will we be wearing in 100 years? 1,000? I want to know their thought process behind their designs. I’ve noticed in most movies, “future” clothes are normally pretty simple, structured and asymmetrical. Usually there is a lot of black, grey or silver with some pops of vibrant colors here or there. Everything looks very new.
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