Comments on: Synecdoche, New York (2008) http://www.criticnic.com/2010/01/synecdoche-new-york-2008/ Film reviews, entertainment news, and insight. Fri, 06 Jan 2012 00:35:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Nic http://www.criticnic.com/2010/01/synecdoche-new-york-2008/comment-page-1/#comment-33 Nic Wed, 20 Jan 2010 15:04:10 +0000 http://www.criticnic.com/?p=960#comment-33 I don't believe there's a right or wrong analysis for this piece. I think you're absolutely right as far as most of the meanings behind things. I don't believe the main idea of this film was to distinguish between what was 'real' or not, but just to study human behavior and the mind. Obviously once the woman was touring the burning house, we know this is certainly a more imaginative diorama. Thanks for the input. I don’t believe there’s a right or wrong analysis for this piece. I think you’re absolutely right as far as most of the meanings behind things. I don’t believe the main idea of this film was to distinguish between what was ‘real’ or not, but just to study human behavior and the mind. Obviously once the woman was touring the burning house, we know this is certainly a more imaginative diorama. Thanks for the input.

]]> By: aurapreneur http://www.criticnic.com/2010/01/synecdoche-new-york-2008/comment-page-1/#comment-32 aurapreneur Wed, 20 Jan 2010 07:32:36 +0000 http://www.criticnic.com/?p=960#comment-32 Great film, just watched it but I was under the impression the entire time that the whole piece was a metaphor. The broken down old warehouse is his mind which hosts an endless cast of characters. One has to wonder if the "Play" is only a stream of paranoid thoughts of what could happen while his wife and daughter are in Berlin. Any husband would dream twisted fantasies if his wife and daughter went to a foreign country without him. Most parents would be sick to the stomach if their daughter tattooed their whole body. I think this is just one of the endless amount of paranoid thoughts the "Director" had if his wife never came back to him. Another example is the dialogue of adelle seemingly talking to someone and mentions "Thanks for the fuck." I believe this is also him being paranoid of her finding another lover. The ear piece giving the feedback at the end is in my humble opinion his intuition. His death is the destruction of his fears. When he wakes up he will realize that he is not dying but only about to embark on a fascinating adventure and will greet his wife and olive with open arms. Just my two cents. I could be wrong. Either way it was still a great flick. May have to watch it again. Great film, just watched it but I was under the impression the entire time that the whole piece was a metaphor. The broken down old warehouse is his mind which hosts an endless cast of characters. One has to wonder if the “Play” is only a stream of paranoid thoughts of what could happen while his wife and daughter are in Berlin. Any husband would dream twisted fantasies if his wife and daughter went to a foreign country without him. Most parents would be sick to the stomach if their daughter tattooed their whole body. I think this is just one of the endless amount of paranoid thoughts the “Director” had if his wife never came back to him. Another example is the dialogue of adelle seemingly talking to someone and mentions “Thanks for the fuck.” I believe this is also him being paranoid of her finding another lover. The ear piece giving the feedback at the end is in my humble opinion his intuition. His death is the destruction of his fears. When he wakes up he will realize that he is not dying but only about to embark on a fascinating adventure and will greet his wife and olive with open arms.

Just my two cents. I could be wrong. Either way it was still a great flick. May have to watch it again.

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