Those wacky Swedes…

So Michel Gondry’s latest film, “Be Kind Rewind” was (thankfully) playing in Fresno, for a couple weeks at least. Mediocre reviews might have pulled it before you were able to check it out, which in my opinion at least, was a bummer. I think it was a fun little flick to sit and watch. this isn’t a review, however, but a little rumination, and maybe a challenge to some of our readers.

The legacy of the movie isn’t going to be the film itself, but the widespread idea of “Swedeing”. A Swede is an ultra-low budget/effort replica of a film (or a scene from a film). You could go on to Wikipedia and learn more about what a Swede is, but what would you rather have done in school: read a book or watch a movie? Yeah, movie…

Isn’t that guys TIE fighter sound effect awesome? Anyways, I know there are a couple filmmakers who read this blog (and one who writes for it), and who knows how many lurking or aspiring filmmakers otherwise, so why not a little friendly competition? At best, maybe Fresno natives can generate a Swede or two and we can feature them on this site. If not, well…scour YouTube a bit, or go here and see what you come up with. Maybe someone has already Sweded your favorite flick!