Nurture theories of our behavior: Do we start this way, or do we learn it? Jonze's "Adaptation" (2002) contrasts the physical evolution of orchids (which assume fantastic forms to earn a living) with identical twins, one who writes from his nature and the other from his nurture. Michel Gondry's "Human Nature" (2001) is concerned about the Nature vs. His screenplay for Spike Jonze's " Being John Malkovich" (1999) involved a way to spend 15 minutes inside the mind of another person. Kaufman, the most gifted screenwriter of the 2000s, is concerned above all about the processes of thought and memory. Consider how much information about evolution he embeds in his screenplay for " Adaptation." Kaufman has that knack of painlessly explaining his subject right there on the screen. She quotes as she's trying to impress a boss she loves. ![]() The audience needn't know that many may know no more than she does when she calls the author Pope Alexander. This passage comes well into a very long poem which I doubt the character Mary would have memorized. The world forgetting, by the world forgot.Įach pray'r accepted, and each wish resigned… But yeah, let us know what you decide on! And best of luck with the break-up.In his screenplay for the film, Charlie Kaufman has a character quote some lines by Alexander Pope: It made me remember all the bad times, be happy we're apart, and excited to find someone who is actually right for me. But this did not make me miss my ex at all. It is a good movie, it will make you feel something, and it is very self-aware, in a good way. I don't know why I didn't find it to be as gut-wrenching as others have found it. But at the same time, it gives you the kind of wake-up call that despite the good shit, sometimes people are just not meant to be together. Will it make you miss the good times with your ex? Yes. Will it make you revisit uncomfortable feelings about your break-up? Yes. I want to go into more detail but I won't - all I'll say is, I don't think watching this movie will necessarily make you want to call your ex. There are a LOT of scenes in this movie where you realise that, hang on, fuck no, these two people have a damn unhealthy relationship. It's unhealthy because the memories we have of that person almost never reflects reality (this explains the logic behind how exes getting back together almost always results in them splitting again. ![]() Thinking of the bad, however - why you broke up in the first place - is something we often conveniently sweep under the rug. Thinking of the good memories will make you want to remember that person and hold onto them. Not to go into specifics just in case you want to watch it, but there's several moments where they hint at this: when we think of our exes, we think of the rosey parts. By the time we've thought of a specific memory 20 times, it's completely changed from the reality of what actually happened. Our memories aren't actually concrete - they change each time we visit that memory. But overall, it really comforted me.Īfter going through a break-up, one of the things we tend to do is idealise our memories about that person. I've gone through a bad break-up myself - and yes, I admit - in more than one scene in the film I felt so heartbroken I nearly stopped watching. I've been reading a few threads on this movie, and I have to say I didn't find it all that depressing overall. ![]() Just goes to show you how one movie can leave people feeling different ways and leaving with their own interpretations. It's fascinating seeing everybody's different opinion on this film.
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