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Old 07-12-2022, 04:26 AM   #4745
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Finally got around to watching Everything Everywhere All At Once.

That movie was utterly ridiculous and also somehow true. Amazing piece of work. I'm not sure if it needed to go THAT far toward the "self-consciously stupid" to do its thing... obviously some absurdity was necessary, but buttplug kung fu and mustard puke kind of worked at cross purposes with the central point. But it's still right, ultimately, and the end was very beautifully acted.

If anyone has any other heartwarmingly nihilistic films to suggest, lay 'em on me.
That's a very unique subgenre, haha... American Beauty comes to mind, but too bad it's tarnished by Kevin Spacey.

I started to put a list together and realized that it might be Charlie Kaufman's specific niche. It's been a while since I saw most of these, but I believe they could all fit:
Being John Malkovich
Adaptation.
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Synecdoche, New York
Anomalisa
I'm Thinking of Ending Things

Paul Thomas Anderson maybe too with Magnolia and Punch-Drunk Love.
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