Watched this morning and have since been going back, rewatching scenes, figuring out how to write this review, and reading up on some other people's takes. This film is much bigger and more personal than...anything I've seen in my life. To summarize everything I have to say about this and everything it meant to me in one review would be absolutely silly. Will probably be making a video on it soon, but even that won't do it justice. Something (many things) about this film is too powerful, too personal, and too honest for me to put into words. Sometimes you just know when you've seen the best movie you've ever seen, that's what happened with Synecdoche, New York. Why am I so sad?

This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.

someone, eventually: why do u like this movie so much
me: i have depression

This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.

i need to think about this film for at least 3 years before understanding it enough to be able to write any cohesive thoughts on it

Me with Esther Perel

Damn, I wasn’t expecting to not like this as much as I did.
I got bored, I didn’t actually finish it (which is very unlike me) and I didn’t like the dark colouring or the quick paced editing.
I’m too tired to try to understand ALL the meanings behind it rn, and so watching it was really really really confusing.

a beautiful movie however too deep and probably too many hidden metaphors for my small brain to understand. and it felt very long but it is a good looking movie and the dark humor is actually good it's not just peepee poopoo racist jokes it's more subtle

I really wish my tiny brain could Understand the beauty in how this fragile story is told. I feel like I know this movie so well and yet I understand nothing. This movie is one of the most beautiful pieces of cinema I’ve ever seen in my entire life. The direction,acting,camera work and score worked so well to together to show me something so graceful yet so hurtful.

This movie is so REAL.

"No one wants to hear about my misery... because they have their own"

Sheesh.
I think I only picked up on maybe 40-60% of this movie, but I'm still giving it 5 stars because I just can't imagine giving it anything lower. But damn, I've never felt so much sheer dread watching a movie. Worth a watch if you want to feel like shit about yourself.

depressed? baby I’m it

This was such a hard film to watch especially coming back form a brutal day at work. 
Such a honest film that needs to be watched by everyone.
Also I have no idea why it says on the front of my DVD “The Smash hit comedy of the year” I’m rly confused like it’s the opposite to a comedy.