Day #13 of the 30 day film meme...

[shadowkat]

It is Day #13 of the 30 Day Film Challenge.

The prompt is - A Film that puts you in deep thoughts.

Yeah, I know. WTF? Right?

I had to think about it...I already used Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind in another category, so it doesn't work.

Going with...

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Had a discussion with my brother once - who felt that the casting should have been flipped.

Comments

[cjlasky7]

If you can't do "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind," do the next best thing:

Being John Malkovich, dir. by Spike Jonze (1999)

The scene where Malkovich enters the portal to his own brain still blows my mind:

Malkovich?

Malkovich, Malkovich, Malkovich.

Mmmmmmm....Malkovich.

https://youtu.be/2UuRFr0GnHM

[shadowkat]

The movie that is notable for John Cusack's turn from leading romantic lead to character actor.

It is mind-blowing...and very disturbing, a kind of weird-ass reflection on narcissism and the nature of ego and manipulating others egos.

Good choice.

[cjlasky7]

Even more mind blowing? Apparently, this was Charlie Kaufman restraining himself. The original ending was supposed to be a puppet battle between Craig-as-Malkovich and Fleener (as in the guy who built the Fleener Building), operating a giant Harry Truman puppet...

And then it gets weird.