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I came closer on Being John Malkovich than Adaptation or Sunshine.

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In Reply to: Re: Disagree posted by rico on March 23, 2004 at 15:32:14:

The abstract quirkiness of Being John Malkovich is at least challenging in a surreal imaginative way. I've never seen Human Nature, so I have no opinion on it, but I'm of the opinion that a film HAS to have characters that I care about in order to hold my interest, regardless of whether they're heroic or villainous. You are correct that it isn't an either/or situation; that's not exactly what I meant by "an acquired taste which some folks will NEVER acquire." I do assess films on a case by case basis, but my negative appraisal of Charlie Kaufman's writing skill is indicative of the general direction he seems headed, if we are to assume that he, as an developing screenwriter, is gravitating toward a certain style. In essence, his style appearsd to be moving farther and farther away from my particular tastes.
Of course there are many filmgoers raving about Kaufman's writing. Lots of folks like what he's doing and I respect those differing opinions.
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Eternal Sunshine ..... I walked out after an hour. - Elmo 05:56:34 03/25/04 (0)
It fails on so many basic cinematic levels. The previously mentioned herky jerky camera, the tight cramped shots, the quick cuts, the lighting, the palette. But mostly the mundane characters.
By whatever means that were employed, it seemed to be too much of an attemt to capture some of the lightning of Being John M.. Where many of the same elements previously used, did work.
The script (yes, certainly nice when a film actually has one), creates a not too believable mousy male, and a not too believable contrary female. I did enjoy the first twenty minutes inspite of the weakly scripted characters. I liked that the credits didn't roll until then, and that the third character wasn't introduced til then. I'm a fan of Carrey, loved Truman. Thoroughly enjoyed Being John M.. Carrey seems to be in search of the same magic of Truman, or Man on the Moon. I say relax, have fun, don't sweat it, you're trying TOO hard. And Kaufman should get out to a nightclub and have a drink. Shoot some pool, loosen up as well. Yes, the premise for the film was intriguing. But, that's as far as it went.

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