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Synecdoche NY, specifically this scene: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z9PzSNy3xj0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z9PzSNy3xj0 But there is also a scene (whic

by blhack 2y ago

Synecdoche NY, specifically this scene: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z9PzSNy3xj0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z9PzSNy3xj0 But there is also a scene (which I cannot find online) where the main character (a playwright) is explaining that the only way to make his play work is to make everybody a main character. He realizes that everybody, everywhere, is living out a rich life and that they're the main character of that life. It is a fantastic movie and i highly recommend it.

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tootie 2y ago
I knew a guy who worked on that film and still didn't know what it was about. I personally enjoy the scene where she's touring a house with a broker while it's on fire.
- js2 2y ago
  Probably the most memorable scene and not a spoiler: https://youtu.be/WFwS_Dqd-IU?si=A4h7BSXx90CxqvhV https://youtu.be/WFwS_Dqd-IU?si=A4h7BSXx90CxqvhV
quesera 2y ago
Oh my. I love Philip Seymour Hoffman (RIP), but I found Synecdoche, New York to be sooo incredibly anti-interesting in its multiple layers of ironically unironic self-indulgence that I really truly hated the film. I have never had such a strongly negative reaction to any other movie. I'm having trouble thinking of a somehwat-close second. Maybe Blue Velvet? If I heard someone else say that, I'd imagine that they had missed something, or just didn't "get it", but I don't think that's the case! :)
- kimchidude 2y ago
  Wow I love both Synecdoche and Blue Velvet! What didn’t you like about Blue Velvet?
  - quesera 2y ago
    The first revulsion that leaps to mind is Dennis Hopper and the gas mask rape scene. There are others, but it's been a while, and my memories of it are mercifully fading. I prefer to not interfere with that process! If the goal of art is to induce thought and make an impression, these are both successful projects. :)
anotherhue 2y ago
I watch a lot of films, mostly older ones these days, I don't want to estimate how many. This film has haunted me with its beauty. Not as airy as Mallick's work, a little softer than Aronofsky (The fountain, black Swan are masterpieces). I think Mr. Nobody attempts a weaker version of this film, cloud atlas also. Gattaca, inception, 2001, kpax maybe.
- blhack 2y ago
  Yes! I love Aronofsky's work. The Fountain is a hauntingly beautiful film. The poster from this film hangs in my children's bedroom and I can't wait to watch it with them when they're ready for that type of story.

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tootie 2y ago

I knew a guy who worked on that film and still didn't know what it was about. I personally enjoy the scene where she's touring a house with a broker while it's on fire.

js2 2y ago
Probably the most memorable scene and not a spoiler: https://youtu.be/WFwS_Dqd-IU?si=A4h7BSXx90CxqvhV https://youtu.be/WFwS_Dqd-IU?si=A4h7BSXx90CxqvhV

quesera 2y ago

Oh my. I love Philip Seymour Hoffman (RIP), but I found Synecdoche, New York to be sooo incredibly anti-interesting in its multiple layers of ironically unironic self-indulgence that I really truly hated the film. I have never had such a strongly negative reaction to any other movie. I'm having trouble thinking of a somehwat-close second. Maybe Blue Velvet? If I heard someone else say that, I'd imagine that they had missed something, or just didn't "get it", but I don't think that's the case! :)

kimchidude 2y ago
Wow I love both Synecdoche and Blue Velvet! What didn’t you like about Blue Velvet?
- quesera 2y ago
  The first revulsion that leaps to mind is Dennis Hopper and the gas mask rape scene. There are others, but it's been a while, and my memories of it are mercifully fading. I prefer to not interfere with that process! If the goal of art is to induce thought and make an impression, these are both successful projects. :)

anotherhue 2y ago

I watch a lot of films, mostly older ones these days, I don't want to estimate how many. This film has haunted me with its beauty. Not as airy as Mallick's work, a little softer than Aronofsky (The fountain, black Swan are masterpieces). I think Mr. Nobody attempts a weaker version of this film, cloud atlas also. Gattaca, inception, 2001, kpax maybe.

blhack 2y ago
Yes! I love Aronofsky's work. The Fountain is a hauntingly beautiful film. The poster from this film hangs in my children's bedroom and I can't wait to watch it with them when they're ready for that type of story.