Saturday, November 7, 2009
Review of Being John Malkovich. Uh, er, um...
Being John Malkovich is a confusing film. Starring John Cusack as a puppeteer in need of money so when he gets a job at a company called Lestercorp, he stumbles across a portal into John Malkovich's mind. It really is fascinating how Spike Jonze and his crew created something that made almost no sense at all. If you can interpret it correctly, you'll find a deeper meaning behind the film. I'd tell you what it was, but that would ruin it for you. So eventually John starts selling trips into this portal for two hundred dollars a pop but when his wife, played by Cameron Diaz, gets in, she falls in love with a girl, Cathrine Keener, who falls in love with either Cameron or John Cusack, depending on who is in John Malkovich at the time. The rest of the movie is great. It's funny, deep, and raises a few philosophical questions that you can answer to yourself. My favorite part though was when the two girls were having a fight through John Malkovich's memories and sub-conscience mind. It was really cool.The Verdict:Being John Malkovich is a great movie that is definitely worth seeing if you're willing to put the time and thinking effort into it. I give it five crazy wives who have several exotic pets including a chimpanzee and iguana out of five. 5/5.
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My Top Ten Favorite Films (as of 8/10/10)
- #1- Fight Club
- #2- Apocalypse Now
- #3- Young Frankenstein
- #4- The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
- #5- Unforgiven
- #6-The Deer Hunter
- #7- Taxi Driver
- #8- The Lord of the Rings Trilogy
- #9- Kill Bill Vol. 1 and Vol. 2
- #10- The Big Lebowski
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