![]() In fact, she’s so uninterested in the depths of the human soul that she keeps company almost exclusively with animals. This artistic idealism, though, doesn’t impress Lotte. Disdainful of all commercialism, however, Craig takes pride in his unpopularity: when his wife, Lotte (Cameron Diaz), sees his battered face, he explains, defiantly: “I’m a puppeteer.” For instance, on the city sidewalk he puts on a lewd puppet show that offends passersby and leads one father to bloody him up. Craig typifies the “starving artist.” He stays true to his artistic visions despite being met with indifference at best and hostility at worst. Kaufman’s protagonist is Craig Schwartz (John Cusack), an unemployed puppeteer. How on Earth did I get all that from this weird film? Read on to find out. Sadly, the old guard wins the conflict, because the main challenger to the status quo gets sidetracked by the perks of moviemaking glory. More specifically, the main conflict in the film represents an ideological battle between outdated, conventional cinematic aesthetics and newer, more personal screenwriting techniques. I’ll go on to show that Being John Malkovich comments on various psychological aspects of making movies. ![]() ![]() What to make of this strange tale about a puppeteer, a portal, a B-list actor, and a lesbian romance? It’s the first major film written by screenwriter Charlie Kaufman, and it explores themes that would come to dominate his oeuvre in the years to come.īut if you’ve arrived here, you’re probably wondering first and foremost about this film’s convoluted plot. Being John Malkovich is science fiction, romance, and arthouse drama all wrapped into one.
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