The absurd and bizarre characters at the beginning are full of bone-breaking romance, whether it is a puppet show played by Craig or the love between Lotte and Maxine. It is very impressive that soon after the movie starts, when Craig is performing a puppet show on the street, a pair of sad lovers who are imprisoned in a cell hug each other across the wall and against the air. The meticulous details of the puppets tell a romantic love story, which made me feel completely different about puppet shows.
Back to the main text, what happens when the brain becomes like a computer system, with an interface that can be retrieved and manipulated by others? The analysis of ethical speculation, contradiction and conflict that follows this setting is wonderful. In the movie, when Malkovich peeks into his own life through his own interface, the screenwriter's imagination is simply amazing. Such a situation is an infinite loop in the computer world. But in the movie, it's a world full of John Malkovich, all people have a Markovic face, and all language and writing have only the word Markovich. Seeing there, I wanted to high five with excitement. In the second half, Malkovich can be called an explosion of acting skills. Each character has a variety of occupations and personalities, and when they are manipulated by different people, they show different character characteristics, and they all act vividly.
After watching it, I miss the 1990s when great films came out. I haven't seen such a hearty absurd comedy for a long time.
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