The Expectation: Phillip Seymour Hoffman is an amazing actor and Charlie Kaufman (Adaptation) is strange. Thus, I was expecting genius and totally prepared for the odd and the unusual, but done in the right way. Otherwise, I don't even think I had seen the preview.
The result: Genius and strange. The film is one of those glorious abstract stories where the plot itself is secondary to the messages. Who cares what really happens in a logical world; the longing that the film creates is unprecedented. Kaufman moves between time and space, through reality into metaphor and does not stop to ask you if it is ok. But the pace of the film constructs an atmosphere that reflects real loneliness, and that can only happen when real time is thrown aside and the character is rich, believable, and endearing. We do not pity him but we get close; and it is in this moment that one can really understand what Kaufman is trying to invoke- for you to relate to Caden grappling with this life. How can we really make sense of it; how can we relate to others who "are all disappointing" eventually. You will like this one but only if you don't focus on the plot too much- like viewing a magic eye poster- make your vision blurry and you will see the hidden image.
Things to pay attention to:
Samantha Morton- I underestimated her until this very moment.
Adele's art- Charlie Kaufman, you are a genius.
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
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