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Is Lisa symbolic of a robot (one of his drone clients) who became spiritually alive, dancing and open? And Michael was given the choice of that same opening one night at a hotel? But, did he, as most do, dismiss it as one night's odd dream and strange trip - and went back to his routine?
Dec 29, 2015 · The characters in “Anomalisa” unsettle. Their plight makes you think about 21st century loneliness, despair and alienation— subjects that would be unpalatable if Kaufman didn’t write his characters so compassionately and with such dry humor.
Jan 2, 2016 · So to answer anyone's question to why Anomalisa is so amazing, it's because it is a very complex psychological film that ponders the unsettling mind of Michael and the ultimate tragedy of his struggles, but also a testament to human connection.
Jan 14, 2016 · The directors of the best movie of 2015, Charlie Kaufman and Duke Johnson, talk about making a masterpiece in our Anomalisa interview.
- The World in One Thinly Veiled Voice
- She’S Not Like All The Others- Or Is She?
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In all of Kaufman’s works, the protagonist is so wrapped up in his own thoughts and impressions that the world is a distant, impenetrable, and alienating place. Never is this truer than in Anomalisa. Michael Stone, a British ex-pat living with his wife and son in Los Angeles (a perfectly cast voice of David Thewlis), is about to spend one day and n...
As previously noted, the trailer is edited in such a way that Anomalisa is touted as a life-affirming, uplifting tale of finding a person to complete one’s self. Of course, the trailer never mentions Michael’s delusions, or the fact that the ultimate attempt at romantic fulfillment, marriage, is a colossal disappointment for the melancholy writer. ...
Calhoun, Dave. “Anomalisa Review,” Time Out London, 2016. Langdon, R. “The Fregoli Delusion: a Disorder of Person Identification and Tracking,” Top Cognitive Science, 2014. Smith, Zadie. “Windows On The Will,” New York Review of Books, 2016. What do you think? Leave a comment.
At first, it sounds like a longing for someone to relate to. Then you think about what Michael sees with Lisa the morning after, and the questions he asks from before takes on a whole new meaning!
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Given all the details to the film, I was curious to come here and read some of the discussion threads to see how others had interpreted it and was surprised that there wasn't more talk about the meeting between Michael and his ex girlfriend specifically where he asks her about a "change".
