Screenwriters' Lecture: Charlie Kaufman (2011)

Post by uoaei » Thu, Dec 14, 2023, 7:24 PM UTC

detourdog wrote: post #30

uoaei wrote: post #29

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I can echo the others. It's also my favorite movie, period. It is a movie that psychically assaults either vicariously through the characters and/or (likely and) through identifying with the themes of struggling with the idea of artistic experience, destiny, legacy, etc. Even if you don't "actually" believe in all of those things it's probably because you contended with these ideas before and came to some psychologic…

Sounds great unfortunately I seem to be living the circumstances you currently describe.

Best of luck with all that. It's good you're taking care of yourself.

Post by detourdog » Fri, Dec 15, 2023, 1:21 PM UTC

uoaei wrote: post #31

detourdog wrote: post #30

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Sounds great unfortunately I seem to be living the circumstances you currently describe.

Best of luck with all that. It's good you're taking care of yourself.

Thanks for reaching out. I'm in a good place where I think I'm doing great. The description of the main character's negative attributes sounds identical to what my partner accuses me of. These perceptions are impossible to shake no matter the contrary evidence. In fact the person would rather ignore me than learn the truth.

So I identify with what I believe the character is struggling with in the film. I have no question about what I'm doing. My partner on the other hand has completely lost/never had faith after 30 years.

It's a tough spot to be in. Currently I'm discovering Jack Benny and there is a lot to learn.

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