Being John Malkovich is one of those middle of the road movies where i can't really say its a great movie, but i can recommend people to watch it. its not good, or bad, but its another pretty good unconventional SF movie. ive only seen it once, but ive recently read that it was heavily influenced by the Phillip K. Dick Book "The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch"
Being John Malkovich is a movie about an artsy-fartsy puppeteer who is looking for work. he lands a job at a filing company located on the 7 and a half floor of a building. there, he finds a portal into actor John Malkovich's brain. he then begins selling tickets into his brain for $200 a pop. its a good laugh, and an interesting concept, but towards the end, it gets too dramatic, sad, and dark for me to say i really liked it. Like Donnie Darko, its a movie that doesnt know its genre, But unlike Donnie Darko, its not really a good thing. still, its an ok movie that i dont really regret watching.
oh, and ignore the first few seconds of the youtube video. its just some weird thing that was on the thing...
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I loved this movie! I had no idea that it was related to PKD. I learn so much from my students! BJM was written by Charlie Kaufman who is a great screenwriter. He wrote Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind and Adaptation. Both wonderfully strange. The first has to do with memory erasure-- something that scientists are now actually experimenting with for patients with PTSD. OMG!
Donnie Darko is also a great film. Clearly, you have good taste Malcolm.
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