Looking for Deep Thinkers to Interpret Being John Malkovich
 

I want a whole analysis. Calling all with wisdom and knowledge.

Re: Looking for Deep Thinkers to Interpret Being John Malkovich
 

Why? Have you watched it?

Re: Looking for Deep Thinkers to Interpret Being John Malkovich
 

Yeah, fair warning, we get inundated with a lot of requests that essentially are just "do my homework for me." No idea if that's what this is or not, but people tend to shrug off anything that feels like it could be, which is anything where people ask for analysis without being specific and/or jump starting the conversation themselves.

Re: Looking for Deep Thinkers to Interpret Being John Malkovich
 

Sorry I wasn't trying to be rude and lazy, having other people do my homework. I've done the homework and research but I just thought I'd be interesting to see what other people have thought about the films.

It says under Movie Reviews: Just seen a movie? Tell us what you thought, or read other users' reviews.

So that's all this is really.... I just want to read others reviews.


Anyways, I realize that many people are very diverse and not everyone has seen the same movies as I have to respond right away leading to these threads being left unanswered and forgotten about but thought I'd try anyways.

Why don't you tell us what you think the movie is all about, then I'm sure someone will chime in. In other words, you first:p

Re: Looking for Deep Thinkers to Interpret Being John Malkovich
 

But but.... I already know what I think of it! haha... I'll wait for more replies. Right now I'm hungry and am going to get something to eat. Maybe after....

Re: Looking for Deep Thinkers to Interpret Being John Malkovich
 

I would suggest using the search function (the little magnifying glass at the top) or look in the tagged reviews. You're not likely to get much of a response this way.

Also, I nominated it for the 7th Hall of Fame and there's some discussion about it in that thread.

Re: Looking for Deep Thinkers to Interpret Being John Malkovich
 

The people get to go inside John's head for 15 minutes.

They literally get their '15 minutes of fame'.

Re: Looking for Deep Thinkers to Interpret Being John Malkovich
 

I wish I cared about that movie or Malkovich..but I don't.

Good luck on the book report, though!

Re: Looking for Deep Thinkers to Interpret Being John Malkovich
 

Why don't you like that movie Joel?

I want to know:

Re: Looking for Deep Thinkers to Interpret Being John Malkovich
 

You can probably dispense with spoilers, since the title implies them. Anyway:

1. Might just be funny/surreal. It's a pun about "overhead" that establishes the film's slanted reality via the fact that people pretty much accept it and walk around the office like it's a perfectly ordinary thing.

2. I don't know that it really "means" anything. But obviously, if you start with the premise that the door leads inside his mind, and he himself goes through it, he's literally turning inward, so it's intuitive that he'd end up living out some weird quasi-narcissistic fantasy. (And it's also just funny.)

3. I don't remember the specifics, but I believe it's established throughout the film that when you're inside someone else's mind, you have a degree of influence, so I would imagine he was able simply because there's a power struggle going on, and sometimes someone in his position can get a word or a phrase out.

All of that in your spoiler is a biblical reference.

John 7:5 and 'going through a door' which is a gateway, and love which is understanding, and belief...Just Google, John 7:5 and you'll have your answer.

Re: Looking for Deep Thinkers to Interpret Being John Malkovich
 

Hm nice I love reading your thoughts. Almost as if I had opened a door to your own minds ;).