Comments on: The problem with 'Synecdoche, New York' http://www.patrickcooper.com/2009/04/the-problem-with-synecdoche-new-york.html Randomess from Patrick Cooper Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:22:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Patrick http://www.patrickcooper.com/2009/04/the-problem-with-synecdoche-new-york.html/comment-page-1#comment-8293 Patrick Wed, 29 Apr 2009 01:39:57 +0000 http://www.patrickcooper.com/?p=10969#comment-8293 You're ahead of me on this one, I've never seen anything by Lynch. On the moments of clarity, I mean Jonze and Gondry holding their focus on an emotion instead of a scene. Kaufman, maybe not having a director's distant from the writing, never let go of the full scene in his shots, and I think the lack of pause hurt not only the average viewer but also the deep viewer's sense of purpose (even if the purpose was mixed). Agree on the hearing aid. We never got any feeling of technological advancement until that point ... and to have him drift away from the set, like the woman in his place took things to an entirely new level, I didn't buy it. I felt like the script was taking me where it wanted to take me, and the story lost out. Not going to see it again anytime soon here. Not a big seeing movies again person ... except maybe the Three Amigos and its ilk ... You're ahead of me on this one, I've never seen anything by Lynch. On the moments of clarity, I mean Jonze and Gondry holding their focus on an emotion instead of a scene. Kaufman, maybe not having a director's distant from the writing, never let go of the full scene in his shots, and I think the lack of pause hurt not only the average viewer but also the deep viewer's sense of purpose (even if the purpose was mixed).

Agree on the hearing aid. We never got any feeling of technological advancement until that point … and to have him drift away from the set, like the woman in his place took things to an entirely new level, I didn't buy it. I felt like the script was taking me where it wanted to take me, and the story lost out.

Not going to see it again anytime soon here. Not a big seeing movies again person … except maybe the Three Amigos and its ilk …

]]> By: Kristin Deasy http://www.patrickcooper.com/2009/04/the-problem-with-synecdoche-new-york.html/comment-page-1#comment-8261 Kristin Deasy Tue, 28 Apr 2009 06:46:42 +0000 http://www.patrickcooper.com/?p=10969#comment-8261 What do you mean by "shot-plain-through moments"? The friend I went thought Kaufman borrowed a lot - a lot a lot - from Lynch. Since you are more educated in the cinematic world than I am, thought I'd throw it out there. I've only seen Mulholland Dr., and (doy) found it much darker than Synecdoche. I thought that the hearing-aid implant worked a bit too much like a deux ex machina for my comfort. Kaufman seemed willing to egage that raw alienation most often attributed to this "postmodern" world of ours and proceeds with a dramatic solution utterly removed from our ordinary lives. This, to me, was the chief frustration of an otherwise fascinating film. For what it's worth. But I need to see it again. What do you mean by "shot-plain-through moments"? The friend I went thought Kaufman borrowed a lot – a lot a lot – from Lynch. Since you are more educated in the cinematic world than I am, thought I'd throw it out there. I've only seen Mulholland Dr., and (doy) found it much darker than Synecdoche.

I thought that the hearing-aid implant worked a bit too much like a deux ex machina for my comfort. Kaufman seemed willing to egage that raw alienation most often attributed to this "postmodern" world of ours and proceeds with a dramatic solution utterly removed from our ordinary lives. This, to me, was the chief frustration of an otherwise fascinating film. For what it's worth. But I need to see it again.

]]> By: Ellen http://www.patrickcooper.com/2009/04/the-problem-with-synecdoche-new-york.html/comment-page-1#comment-8197 Ellen Mon, 27 Apr 2009 00:43:42 +0000 http://www.patrickcooper.com/?p=10969#comment-8197 This is a much more complicated and interesting reaction to this movie than I had. My reaction was, in essence: "My head hurts." This is a much more complicated and interesting reaction to this movie than I had. My reaction was, in essence: "My head hurts."

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