Synecdoche, New York

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Alejandro E @Alex970 Apr 25 Charlie Kaufman’s experiment as a screenwriter and director was a resounding success. Life itself, portrayed as a play, has a certain quality that keeps the viewer spellbound, despite the slow pace – not to mention P. Seymour Hoffman in the lead role. Not seeing it would be almost a sin. See more F P @Effeppi Apr 15 One of the saddest and existentialist yet entertaining movies I've ever seen, is certainly confusing, but I don't see it as a negative feature See more Joe N. @JoeNahme Jan 17 Great but the first two acts are dramatically slow. The plot is depressing and the characters are not much to root for , or have empathy, nothing to latch onto psychologically. The latter 2nd act picks up, and the 3rd act is amazing. Plot, metaphor, social commentary, monologues, scenes full of dramatic irony. I love Charlie Kaufman’s work. I was not looking or expecting a feel good story. I think 4 stars would confuse complexity for intentional. I just felt like the dramatic tension in the first act was weak. Too much time with setup. I would watch this again in like 15 years. It’s a lot, emotionally. It’s rather bleak, and cynical but without the redemption of humor. 3/5 See more Faiz D @RT95588871 May 13 Phenomenal. The film is about the fact that life is confusing. And it's also meaningless in the sense that we have no intrinsic purpose. We have to create our own. How do we know? that we're making the right choice? Also, we don't really know anyone in our lives. When we think we're interacting with someone else, we're really interacting with our idea of who that person is (like an actor playing a character, hence the whole 'play' metaphor in the film). There are no answers. We're just here. See more thiago s @Thiagostone 03/14/2025 Filme fraco, o roteiro é fraco, as cenas são fracas, o elenco é mais ou menos e ninguém ajuda a melhorar o filme, phillip seymour Hoffman fez uma atuação boa, mas isso não melhorou o filme e nem alavancou para deixar o filme bom, o filme também não tem cenas relevantes que possam fazer o filme ser bom, com tudo isso, eu não recomendo esse filme, mas o phillip seymour fez o filme não ser ruim, mas o filme é fraco. See more Fer S @RT07531533 02/23/2025 It is of course a well achieved movie, but it is depressing, confusing, tedious and boring. I think the idea is interesting, but it could only appeal to someone who has not figured out a few things about life and consciousness yet. I believe it tries to represent the mystery of life and finding one's purpose, but it is just the life of anyone who is under the imaginary laws of modern society. See more Read all reviews

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