: Ghost World
Nothing like what I was expecting. The key flaw: promoting this as a film made from a comic book. That sets up a certain kind of expectation. If I’d known the comic, of course, that wouldn’t have mattered, but I didn’t, and I wasn’t sure what to expect throughout the movie. Basically, this is an existential angst teen flick. It reminds me a lot of black comedies like Heathers, though this isn’t dark. It’s more like a serious comedy. The story is about two unique high school girls who graduate and prepare to take on the world. They have a weird sense of humor and opinions about everything. Slowly the girls drift apart, as one becomes more normal and tries to fit in with society (gets a job, an apartment, etc.), while the other continues to rebel against normalacy. She falls for a strange guy, a record collector who claims he can’t relate to 99% of humanity. It’s basically about her trying to figure out who she is and what she’s doing on this planet. Ultimately, the film asks more questions than it answers, and the humor tends to dilute the message instead of expanding upon it. Still, it’s a good view. It’s the kind of film that gets better with each viewing. The first time you may not completely like or understand it, but with each subsequent viewing you’ll like it more and more.
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