05-07-2013, 10:08 PM
Been meaning to weigh in on this.
I like Badass Bunny.
I like "Badass" because it reminds me of the surprisingly good 2003 movie Baadasssss! starring Mario Van Peebles, who plays his own father Melvin Van Peebles trying to make the movie Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song (which I haven't seen, but suspect I'd admire). There's all kinds of recursion going on in Baadassss! because Mario himself appears in the movie as a teenage boy (played by a boy actor). Anyway, it showed the incredible difficulties and sacrifice that go into making a movie. So Badass conjures up a sense of stubborn determination to pursue one's dream no matter the obstacles.
I like "Bunny" because it reminds me of The Brown Bunny, a movie that brought out the worst, and best, in Roger Ebert. Ebert hated the movie. He loathed it with his every pore. Vincent Gallo, who directed and starred in the movie, took offense. You've probably all read of their exchanges elsewhere, and how Gallo eventually re-edited and shortened the film and Ebert watched it and said it was now a better movie. Anyway, Bunny conjures up a sense of stubborn determination to pursue one's dreams no matter what people might think of the result. Dare to be different! Dare to be bad!
By the way, I saw the re-edited version of the The Brown Bunny -- and absolutely loathed it. But I respect Vincent Gallo for being true to his fucked-up self.
Anyway, hopefully this provides some insight into why I think Badass Bunny is a good name.
Just so you know.
I like Badass Bunny.
I like "Badass" because it reminds me of the surprisingly good 2003 movie Baadasssss! starring Mario Van Peebles, who plays his own father Melvin Van Peebles trying to make the movie Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song (which I haven't seen, but suspect I'd admire). There's all kinds of recursion going on in Baadassss! because Mario himself appears in the movie as a teenage boy (played by a boy actor). Anyway, it showed the incredible difficulties and sacrifice that go into making a movie. So Badass conjures up a sense of stubborn determination to pursue one's dream no matter the obstacles.
I like "Bunny" because it reminds me of The Brown Bunny, a movie that brought out the worst, and best, in Roger Ebert. Ebert hated the movie. He loathed it with his every pore. Vincent Gallo, who directed and starred in the movie, took offense. You've probably all read of their exchanges elsewhere, and how Gallo eventually re-edited and shortened the film and Ebert watched it and said it was now a better movie. Anyway, Bunny conjures up a sense of stubborn determination to pursue one's dreams no matter what people might think of the result. Dare to be different! Dare to be bad!
By the way, I saw the re-edited version of the The Brown Bunny -- and absolutely loathed it. But I respect Vincent Gallo for being true to his fucked-up self.
Anyway, hopefully this provides some insight into why I think Badass Bunny is a good name.
Just so you know.