Being John Malkovich
The initial goal of many films is to establish a believable world that mirrors our own society. This is to give a legitimacy to the film, to allow the viewer to think about how similar the people on the screen’s lives are to their own. Some fantasy films, in contrast, tug at the viewers’ imaginations in order to transport them to a fairytale world a long ways away where a magical story takes place. Rarely is a picture set in a world comparable and mistakable to our own, yet strange and quirky. One such film that challenges viewers’ glimpses into reality is Being John Malkovich, directed by Spike Jonze. The awkward world of the film is vital because it sets the stage for future peculiar events that must be accepted for the film to make its thematic statement. The film opens in what appears to be a normal city setting. The main character, Craig Schwartz (played by John Cusack) is a down-and-out puppeteer waiting for his big break. His wife, Lotte (Cameron Diaz), works in a pet store and likes to take her work home with her in the form of numerous animal companions populating the Schwartz household. Other than the fact that Cameron Diaz looks strange with her brown frilly hair, a rational world is established. They are a ty
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Approximate Pages = 4 (250 words per page double spaced)
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