To anyone who hasn't seen Synecdoche that is a fan of Kaufman, it is definitely worth checking out. You will be amazed by the movie but [possibly] slightly dissapointed in the end. It is terribly confusing at times but if you pay
CLOSE attention, you may figure some of it out. But you'll probably have to watch it again, and again.
Clue: Pay attention to the clocks.
Uno, Dos.
and while I thought Synecdoche, New York was very well acted and beautifully shot there was something missing from it that made me not care for it much at all the first and only time I've seen it. I do want to watch it again before passing my final judgement on it though.
I've never seen Human Nature. Is it worth checking out?
Synecdoche, New York had only one serious flaw in my eyes, that is Kaufman making the movie in such a manner that it is unresolved. It had all the potential to be GREAT (more so than it already is) if only people could piece together a single underlying theme. For example, Eternal Sunshine tells us to love wholely and cherish the things you have, take nothing for granted (to the tenth power). Synecdoche leaves you scratching your head; not because you can't figure it out, rather, there is nothing to really figure out in the end. There are however, several small keys and points that have some meaning behind them, such as the burning house and the concept of time throughout the movie, and it has great artistic value, but again the movie is ultimately unresolved. He has gone on record as saying the movie basically has no
main point, and that everyone's interpretation is absolutely correct. This is frustrating and it leaves much to be desired. I could go on but I think you know what I'm getting at. I still like to believe that there is something more to this film that Kaufman refuses to reveal.
I have yet to see Human Nature but I'll let you know sometime soon.