Amazing

Rating: 8/10 (27 April 2011)

The move Being John Malkovich is now instantly one of my top favorites. The thoughts behind this film are so large, powerful, and thought provoking, as well as being a film that can evoke just as complex thoughts for the viewer. The cast is equally as phenomenal as the film, especially John Malkovich. Next is the awe inspiring and beautifully done cinematography and editing. The whole setting of being realistic and ordinary and making something extraordinary come out of it, is fantastic. Being John Malkovich is a brilliant and instant classic. The first subject I would like to talk about is the concepts behind the movie. The major concepts are actually quite close to that of another recent movie title Inception. The idea that we can enter someone else body/mind, and that we can be in control and live in another persons reality is what this movie is about. Yes they use a portal to get to that and that's where we know that this film is fiction and not real, But the idea of experiencing life through another person is reality. The incredible plot twists are what i love about this movie. It gets you to think outside of the box put keep you close enough to reality to make you think that this is, or could be, believable. It never loses the theme of human nature and the drive for love, That's why we get dragged into any movie, it's our ability as a viewer to relate, and empathize, to the situation and the characters in the film . Empathy is the act of feeling what another is feeling, being able to share that experience, that's what this movies about, being someone else, and feeling what they are feeling. That thought I think creates love, or an admiration about having something you can't have, and being someone you've only dreamed of. Being John Malkovich is a phenomenal film, It left me satisfied in the end, and the last 3 to 5 minutes of the film are very climatic. It really starts for me when every one leaves John Malkovich and all the old people go in, it then cuts to Craig where he's telling Maxine he still loves her while she and Lotte drive off. they then fade away almost making Craig seem like the bad guy. Then it cuts to the ending pool scene (which I will not ruin). I believe it is the key to the movie, and one of the best endings I've seen. It made me want to cry but at the same time I couldn't because I understood the meaning of the movie. Go watch Being John Malkovich, it's amazing!