Frequently cynical screenwriter Charlie Kaufman has just taken on a new assignment. That is, to adapt writer Susan Orlean's "The Orchid Thief" into a screenplay, all of it based on the life of the eccentric John Laroche, an exotic plant collector based out of Florida. While his easygoing twin brother Donald, is writing scripts with ease, Charlie finds himself on a perpetual struggle that never seems to end.
Adaptation. The talent behind Being John Malkovich create another comic meta-movie, this time about writer's block. Nicolas Cage plays twin brothers, Charlie and Donald Kaufman, who have very different approaches to screenwriting
Faced with the arduous task of adapting Susan Orlean's book on flowers, 'The Orchid Thief', screenwriter Charlie Kaufman struggles to fashion a truthful treatment of the material until he hits upon the age-old writer's reaction to writer's block: I know, I'll put myself into the story, and make the story about my difficulty to tell the story! This is essentially a summary of what happens in Adaptation, as well as what happened in reality.
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Phillip Kaufman - the new Woody Allen?
A rich, charmingly self-aware, always amusing, often hilarious, and sometimes frustrating movie - about a screenplay embedded within a screenplay, and reality and fiction layered within each other. Fantastic performances from Cage (in both his roles), Streep and especially that toothless guy whose name I don't remember.
Faced with the arduous task of adapting Susan Orlean's book on flowers, 'The Orchid Thief', screenwriter Charlie Kaufman struggles to fashion a truthful treatment of the material until he hits upon the age-old writer's reaction to writer's block: I know, I'll put myself into the story, and make the story about my difficulty to tell the story! This is essentially a summary of what happens in Adaptation, as well as what happened in reality.
In Being John Malkovich director Jonze and writer Kaufman turned the conceit of spending 15 minutes inside the head of a famous thespian into a funhouse comedy of celebrity, using Malkovich's fame to collapse together Hollywoo...
Adaptation.
Witty, inventive, playful movie about a blocked writer trying out various approaches to intractable material before relying on Hollywood clich?s to get him through to the end; it's much funnier than it sounds, aided by some stylish direction and expertly
Adaptation.
"...Few scripts toss more challenging balls in the air, and Jonze juggles them all with artful, light-stepping ease. It's magic..."
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a brilliant movie, but the end I didn't think was.. fitting I guess. it took such a sharp left turn waay out in left feild that it's almost unbelievable that they went that way. I really don't know what to think about it after that ending, but I guess that makes it even more brilliant. still I would have been more satisfied with something less extreem. the very end was good, the last 4 minuetes, but all that nonsence before that was just to much. it turned a drama into an action thriller. still I give it a 4/5, I would have givin it a 5/5 if it weren't for the end.
i appreciate the concept of this movie... its smart and complex. i found it interesting and thought provoking.. but overall, i really didnt like it... i especially didnt like the climax ending.. its so lame and generic. still, 3/5
i just like how the movie devours itself like the snake that eats itself from it's own end, which is referenced in the movie. it's just brilliant. the movie is just so original and clever. just great.
Really incredible film, at least most of it! For the first 3/4 of the film, I would easily say it's one of the best films I've ever seen, with such detailed observation of human behaviour. Then the last quarter loses it completely! [SPOILER]
It's like the last part was written by Charlie's twin brother Donald, using well established 'principles of good writing'. In fact, it all starts to change when Charlie goes to the seminar about script writing and then gets his brother involved. Charlie asks his brother how he would end the film - it's like the actual ending is his reply.
Barring the ending, this is really a powerful film, exploring creativity, life, change, passion, action and human communication. Definitely worth the watch. I'm adding this one to my Crazy Films playlist..
I loved it so much! . Oh my, I can't think of a perfect word to describe the screenplay other than real. Just beautiful & awesome. I admit, I liked Cage in this film, b/c I strongly don't consider him my favorable actor. But I think he did great, Meryl, as always, Cooper was great, Tilda, just everyone.
The first half of this film is the observation of life, the second half is how life plays out. The real screenwriter of this film Charlie Kaufman wrote a fictional version of himself into the movie along with a twin brother, Donald Kaufman (doesn't exist in real life and that's not a spoiler). These two characters reflect the real screenwriter, the conflict within that can feel as if it were splitting you into. So the first half of this film [SPOILER]
will feel as if it were written by Charlie Kaufman and the second half will feel as if it were written by Donald, it is intensional to resolve the true struggle.
5/5 stars, Charlie Kaufman still stands as my favorite screenwriter. Check out other movies he's written "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind" and "Being John Malkovich". Both on my Eerily Beautiful playlist for thought provoking, darkly beautiful, and deeply meaningful films.
The plot is so-so, but the convolutions (see Reviews) add an intriguing aspect. This movie is definitely best for the philosophically inclined. I give it 6/10, good for one watch.
the concept of the movie is wonderful and the acting by nic cage is as usual, superb..but there are parts of this movie that just seem ridiculous..and the ending wasn't that great..3/5
that I was really looking forward to the movie. ..Well, it turned out to be.. well, not aweful, but it lacked something. I liked Cage's characters and there were some brilliant moments, worth a watch.
i dont think this was kaufmans best screenplay but i do think it turned out to be a very good film. thanks to the director and actors. i likes how he worked the book into the movie and back out again. i wonder if his "brother" is how he wishes to be. kinda interesting. 4.5/5 stars.
Kaufman at his best! Love this movie, wish he would make more because Sycnecatededtedde, or whoever it's spelled was a huge disapointment! One of the only Cage film's I actually enjoyed alot, besides "bringing out the dead"
