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Adaptation.
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I thought this movie was really complex and
difficult to understand, but if you put forth the
effort to try and understand it completely, it's a
brilliant movie (I, as a film student, kind of had
to put forth that effort).
On the
surface, it appears to be just a movie adapted
from a book, but the movie ends up making very
little sense. It jumps abruptly from the story of
Charlie Kaufman and his difficulties in writing
his screenplay, he and his twin brother arguing
about what should happen next, to them in the
swamp, a chase scene, and a Hollywood ending. My
initial reaction was something along the lines of
"What the hell?" but after thinking about it, I
realized what the film really did. The closest I
can come to explaining it without spoiling the
movie is to say watch it again if you didn't get
it the first time. It's a brilliant movie, with a
lot going on, both plot-wise and editing-wise. The
premise of the movie is incredibly intelligent and
unique -- if you can understand it.
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