I'm Thinking of Ending Things (Charlie Kaufman, 2020) Movie • Page 4

no it's not but I had no idea what the release date was and with all the talk I saw on twitter I thought it was like, tomorrow lol

 

ah gotcha. I thought we wouldn't get it until like October at the earliest

so I was pleasantly surprised

 

I wish they’d do more surprise releases on Netflix.

 

The part where she goes into the basement(?) is one of the creepiest things I've ever read and I hope it's in the movie.

 

I only watched the trailer on my phone this morning. Just watched it on my giant ass tv and good god this looks amazing. Cannot wait. Long live Kaufman.

 

Reviews of this are starting to leak out

 

Fuck yes

 

Sounds great

 

Hype through the roof

 

wow, magnolia, that rules

 

I’m sure it’ll be better than Magnolia.

 

Magnolia is my least favorite PTA but it’s still pretty good.

 

I like it less and less each time I watch it. At this point, there are scenes that I absolutely love but as a whole, I’m not a fan.

 

It’s bizarre with a capital B. I don’t know if I was ready for the level of moroseness Kaufman dishes out with this (I wasn’t as big of a fan of “Anamolisa,” though I admire it and I didn’t read the book).

The cast is amazing. The directing is likely the most ambitious thing we’ll see this year. I really don’t know how to put all of the parts of this together to make for a cohesive movie (the Youtube breakdowns will be plentiful). But it’s worth watching if you’re a Kaufman or Jessie Buckley fan.

 

I think Anomalisa is basically perfect so you have my attention lol

 

For sure. I have friends that consider it his masterpiece. It just didn't hit me the way it did for them. I think that likely may be the case for this as well. I liked it, but didn't love it. I absolutely admire Kaufman's direction and him interpreting what sounds like a book that's difficult to translate to the screen. Same for the cast. I can't imagine what directions they were given for navigating their characters through this, but they're all great (Buckley for the Oscar, I say.)

So I guess what I'm saying is it's a fascinating kind of mess that will connect with others harder than it did me. But I did enjoy it, in as much as someone can enjoy a movie like this.

 

I wanna read this book before seeing the film!

 

Anomalisa is one of those films that just came along at the right time in my life and absolutely destroyed me. I still think its simplicity and openness are astonishingly affecting, and I have trouble watching it sometimes, but it's one of my favourite films

 

dumb question but how would i like this if if i haven't seen his other two

 

You don't need any primer, I don't think. They're not connected in any way other than small things unexpectedly change in the first act and just ramp up from there.

 

thanks man