Comments on Making the Movie: Synecdoche, New York Explained

I loved this movie without being able to verbalise...

2009-07-09T07:30:36.837-07:00

I loved this movie without being able to verbalise why. I felt as tho i was watching my own dream and was unable to breathe for the entire last scene. I think speaks to those of us that go through our lives somewhat confused and overwhelmed by reality and the complexities of everyday life.

Nice job, I appreciate your essay it was pretty in...

2009-05-12T21:24:00.000-07:00

Nice job, I appreciate your essay it was pretty insightful.

I wonder how much you actually enjoyed the movie?? if it's one of your favorites or just average in your mind.

Thanks, after reading your review it helped me und...

2009-05-06T19:51:00.000-07:00

Thanks, after reading your review it helped me understand the movie better. And I agree with you that the "Squishy Dog" scene would have been good if it had been in the original version of the film.

great explanation. i understood most of this (save...

2009-04-05T11:40:00.000-07:00

great explanation. i understood most of this (save for the burning house), but just couldn't put it into words. thanks.

The point of the movie is as follows: We spend our...

2009-03-19T11:00:00.000-07:00

The point of the movie is as follows: We spend our lives in both cognizance and fear of our own mortality. True death, however, happens very quickly and only at the absolute end. What we have mistakenly come think of as the condition of “dying”-– whether it manifests in Cotard’s lifelong battery of illnesses or his father’s “longest deathbed speech in history”-- is actually the condition of “

the house was about hazel buying a dream house and...

2009-01-30T23:11:00.000-08:00

the house was about hazel buying a dream house and being suffocated by hernew life with her husband and kids

I took the burning house as a symbol of the inevit...

2009-01-05T16:29:00.000-08:00

I took the burning house as a symbol of the inevitability of our deaths. Not that we will die but that our exact deaths are waiting for us. When she is buying the house she says she's afraid a fire will kill her and in the end it does.
That house was on fire and waiting to kill her of smoke inhalation before she even bought it, figuratively speaking of course.

Thanks, that is pretty insightful. It allowed me t...

2008-12-02T13:47:00.000-08:00

Thanks, that is pretty insightful. It allowed me to view this film on my own personal levels as well. Cheers