2001 Directed by Terry Zwigoff
Two quirky, cynical teenaged girls try to figure out what to do with their lives after high school graduation. After they play a prank on an eccentric, middle aged record collector, one of them befriends him, which causes a rift in the girls' friendship.
Thora Birch Scarlett Johansson Steve Buscemi Brad Renfro Illeana Douglas Bob Balaban Stacey Travis Charles C. Stevenson Jr. Dave Sheridan Tom McGowan Debra Azar Brian George Pat Healy Rini Bell T. J. Thyne Ezra Buzzington Lindsey Girardot Joy Bisco Venus DeMilo Ashley Peldon Chachi Pittman Janece Jordan Kaileigh Brielle Martin Alexander Fors Marc Vann James Sie Paul Keith David Cross J.J. 'Bad Boy' Jones Show All…
판타스틱 소녀백서, 黐孖妹, 青春迷魂阵, Ghost World - Aprendendo a Viver
You can take your Juno, your Scott Pilgrim, even your Heathers, and chuck them in a skip, because Ghost World just does it all so much better. Well, all of it that's worth doing. I'm beginning to think this melancholy, bitingly hilarious crystallisation of teen ennui might be the only film I'll ever really need.
"Dear Josh, we came by to fuck you, but you were not home. Therefore you are gay. Signed, Tiffany and Amber."
87/100
Ghost world, indeed—hadn't seen this since 2001 (when I watched it three times in quick succession), and the sight of Enid and Becky browsing the aisles of "Masterpiece Video" abruptly made me realize how much the world has changed in what seems to me like the blink of an eye. That aside, I still believe every word of my contemporaneous review for Time Out New York, so here that is:
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Terry Zwigoff wastes no time in distinguishing Ghost World, his superlative adaptation of Daniel Clowes's acclaimed graphic novel, from your average sex-obsessed, corporate-friendly Hollywood teen comedy. While the movie opens with an exuberant burst of rock & roll energy—symbolizing a joy and freedom that mostly eludes its characters—the tune…
"I can't relate to 99% of humanity."
If you've never felt this way, then this probably isn't the movie for you. Thora Birch's Enid is spiteful of everyone she encounters except her small group of close friends. Scarlett Johansson's Rebecca at first seems just as cynical towards the world, but really she just seems to go with the flow and in the beginning she is only around Enid. As Rebecca gets a job and apartment, Enid moves on to Steve Buscemi's Seymour to seemingly leech off of and the two friends grow apart. Writing this out, it makes it seem like the movie is a big downer, and it is, but just not in that way.
What I really like…
This was so great and it couldn't belong more to that bizarre and difficult to categorise pre 9/11 genre, this fully belongs in the same space as 'American Beauty', 'The Ice Storm' and so many others in that strange period from 1997 to the day the WTC came down.
The writing, performances, direction and characterisations are so well done, I was deeply invested in all of these weird fucked up people and I have a strong suspicion that this has the potential to become a real favourite on multiple viewings. In fact, I already want to see it again.
Oh, and 'Lady Bird' owes so much to this film.
Damn good.
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Amusing and interesting adaptation of the Clowes graphic novel, with Zwigoff giving the film its own visual stamp. It's off-beat humour and indie film sensibility give this romcom/coming of age flick a fresh feel. Birch, Johansson and Buscemi are in fine form.
this movie is really great but i spent half the movie thinking about how insufferable i was in high school
I watched this film last night and I still feel strange...
This is seemingly simple but the true is that this is very deep and it's impossible to be indifferent to this movie (like it or do not like it).
Enid, Rebecca and Seymour are very strong characters, nothing linear at all and we can love and hate them depending on their reactions or even depending on the phase of the film.
A film that leave us with a bitter taste in our mouth like the phase that Enid and Rebecca was living - the transition from adolescence to adulthood.
Note: It was just me that thought that "Juno" was a failed attempt to copy the vibe of this movie ?!
Dear Josh,
we came by to fuck you but you were not home. Therefore you are gay.
Signed,
Tiffany and Amber
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