Ridiculous because of loneliness

Grady 2022-03-26 09:01:09

"A lonely man engaged in an extramarital affair, and later disliked her" such a simple introduction to the story, to be able to shoot a somewhat crazy clay puppet animation like "Anomalisa", it should only have been filmed "Painless Lost Love" Charlie Kaufman from Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind and Why Play with Me (Adaptation)?

At first, I felt uncomfortable when I saw the actor Michael (voiced by David Thewlis) recalling his wife. Why is it so "boy-girl"? Take a look at it slowly, why do everyone look so alike? Is it the clay doll problem? As a result, when I almost fell asleep, I was suddenly awakened by the voice of Lisa (voiced by Jennifer Jason Leigh): I finally have a normal female voice!

Later I understood: It turned out that in order to create the "loneliness" of the male protagonist, everyone except Lisa, regardless of gender, age, or identity, all have the same appearance and voice! ! ! (played by Tom Noonan as the N character) Thousands of people are on the same side, and immediately think of "Playing Xie McGovern", but the essence is always different. Is this Michael's psychological disorder? He treated everyone including his wife, children, ex-lover...with the same voice, so no matter what they said, he didn't respond; then after his enthusiasm for Lisa faded, Lisa's voice in his eyes slowly changed. Gotta be like everyone else.

Imagine what it would be like if it was made into a live-action version... There may not be the roughness of the clay doll, and the "shock feeling" will increase, but the clay doll brings out another sense of absurdity, especially the scene where the hero and the heroine have sex, with mud The plastic dolls are very interesting when they are presented, and they don't feel so "nuclear"...

The semen in the mouth of the Japanese doll at the end is a fantasy that suggests that Lisa is just the hero? But there's another picture of Lisa and her friend (in the form of another normal woman), but they're really just what they need? Michael has a successful career but is lonely and empty. When he sees the inner demon of thousands of people, he seems to be wearing a mask [XD]. At first, he thought the scene was scary and weird, but gradually he felt it was normal: if they lose interest in everything around them, they will It doesn't matter if there is a change in the appearance of the crosstalk. This point is actually very real, and it really is Charlie Kaufman who understands the simple things.

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Extended Reading
  • Lourdes 2022-04-24 07:01:16

    A little oily, but ok

  • Wilfrid 2022-03-29 09:01:04

    In Charlie Kaufman's [Disorder], the saddest part is so funny, and the most hilarious part is so bitter. This isn't a midlife crisis story, it's a pessimistic allegory about love, depicting the explosion and death of a love. It is eye-catching when it is most magical, and it is unbearable when it is most real. But when the fire of love died out, the magic of the movie disappeared, and it ended in a hurry.

Anomalisa quotes

  • [From Trailer]

    Michael Stone: Our time is limited, we forget that.

  • [From trailer]

    Michael Stone: [to Lisa] I think you're extraordinary.

    Lisa: Why?

    Michael Stone: I don't know yet. It's just obvious to me that you are.