The Charlie Kaufman Dictionary: A Video Essay | The Ringer
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- Опубліковано 7 вер 2024
- Charlie Kaufman is one of American cinema’s singular voices, and with this weekend’s release of his new Netflix movie, ‘I’m Thinking of Ending Things,’ Ringer contributor Adam Nayman wanted to take a look at the writer-director. To narrow down a definition of Kaufman, an artist whose works frequently veer into the abstract and surreal, Adam has selected eight words that, when combined, might approximate a definition of “Kaufmanesque.”
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Synechdoche, NY is my vote for most rewatchable movie of all time. Though I'd suggest only watching it twice per decade
I usually watch it every other year. Infinitely rewatchable.
@@matthewcastillo45 ellen ?
Why isn't anyone talking about synechdoche? It's his greatest work. In my opinion.
nah i gotta go with Adaptation, the intertextual layering of text on to reality and reality on to text was just a thing of beauty to witness. And Adaptation actually has great comedic moments too unlike Synecdoche which is just existential blandness
@@mojc83 not worst , but I think adaptation was witty. Even that had the Kaufman things. But synechdoche, newyork is best
@@cavy369 you didnt find that scene with his daughter lying on her death bed funny?
@@alexandermetres6014it was both funny AND was so fucking sad that it brought me to tears, that’s whats so amazing about filmmakers like Charlie Kaufman. Being so talented that you can make a scene almost hilarious but make you cry like a man is something truly awe-inspiring.
Bill Simmons: “Kaufman reminds me of the 92 Celtics.”
I would like to hear this. But what about the '98 celtics? or the 2012 celtics?
Which reminds me of the Sandra Bullock movie The Net, in a way.
A Charlie Kaufman ringer video. I’m in heaven
Eternal sunshine is the most agonizingly beautiful piece of art ever made
Hittin the nail on the head.
It's up there for sure
@@Spineburger what else would you put up there?
@@evansmithskates hmm. Out of like all movies ever? Or Jim Carrey films? Whats the criteria
@@Spineburger of all time
You have to do more of these. This was incredible. Come up with a dictionary for the rest of the acclaimed screenwriters or even director's like Wes Anderson or The Coen Bros.
I really love how Kaufman tries to explore old themes from new perspectives for artistry sake, not just novelty. The premise form which he started writing 'Being John Malkovich' was "Man falls in love with woman who isn't his wife", but he turns it into a complete analysis about identity, fame, etc. Great video, thanx!!!!
Would love to see more content like this from The Big Picture Cinematic Universe. Mash ups, countdowns, essays, whatever. GIMME ALL YOU GOT.
Confessions of a Dangerous Mind is seriously underrated, incredible Sam Rockwell performance.
Adaptation is one of the best films ever and so is Eternal Sunshine, both absolutely stunning works of writing and directing creativit(y)
I know Rockwell won an academy award not too long ago, but I still think he's underrated.
@@MickySarge i was 14 when Moon came out and i think it was the first film i'd seen that was carried by one actor. ever since then i've been a huge fan of his.
Beautiful essay about one of my favourite filmmakers.
Adam Nayman is a gem for TheRinger, these video essays are stopping me from ending things.
Great video essay. Though kind of obvious that he needed to tape over his pronunciation of "Synechdote NY" each time. You can tell because it's much quieter than the rest of the narration. lol
Good job, Adam. This is a great and clever video about Kaufman and I wish more people would watch it.
More of this please.
I would say Kaufman is post-postmodern/ post-irony as all his works are quite sincere
I'm Thinking Of Ending Things is my 2nd favorite all-time movie in 46 years.
*spoiler alert*
On the contrary, I think the theme of puppetry is very present in “I’m thinking of ending things”. It feels as though Jesse Plemon’s character is controlling his parents’ thoughts, and that of his girlfriend’s. The possibility of “mind-control” and “puppetry” seems rampant throughout the dinner scene.
the whole thing is inside the janitors head, he's making it up. Plemmon's character is a younger version of him and he's making up scenarios because he regrets not asking Buckley's character for her number during the quiz thing. so the whole parents scene shows how much he was embarrased and ridiculed by them.
That Segway though! Remarkable 🤟
Great analysis of themes across Kaufman's body of work.
Way too many ads, great analysis by Adam
I’m thinking of ending thinks absoloutley has themes of puppetry
Great essay. I’d say ITAET is also about puppetry too.
I love Charlie Kaufman but honestly thought this was going to be an analysis of meta-comedy involving elvis impressions and wrestling women.
Good old Andy, another excentric kaufman, but that one is much less cerebral that's for sure.
you should all check out holy moters and the science of sleep. both movies have similar feels to charlie kaufmans work
This was a great watch however I don't agree with many of Nayman's conclusions. But I'll take any essay on great filmmakers.
This is great
The fact that the ringer has this as well as bill simmons’ jock bullshit reviews is wild
Well i searched for eminems song ringer but this video popped up so i watched it 😅😅😃
Wonderful analysis, encouraged me to get the novel. Waaaaay too many commercials...
I wonder what you kept calling Synecdoche New York seeing as how you had to overdub the real title so many times
Great video essay! Although I have to say, at times you sounded like ross from friends and it was a little off putting
This is a bitchy comment.
As a work of nonfiction, THE ORCHID THIEF is _not_ a novel. As a college professor, I have to put up with my students, year after year, mislabelling book-length works of non-fiction "novels." I always wonder where they get that usage from. Please don't encourage them.
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