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- Number Obsession: Walter Sparrow finds himself obsessed and fixated on the "23 enigma", a belief that all incidents and events are directly connected to the number 23, some permutation of the number 23, or a number related to 23.
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In room 23 of the hotel in the book, Walter finds the missing final chapter of the book scribbled under the wallpaper. Walter used to be obsessed with the 23 enigma because it drove his father to suicide. He was also involved with Laura, who left him for Flinch, resulting in him killing her.
Jim Carrey, the lead actor in The Number 23, has become a vocal advocate for Alan Watts’ theories of self-discovery, and Watts remains an iconic staple and Zen reference point inside the Hollywood guild, inspiring and influencing character portrayals in movies ranging from Tron: Legacy (in which Jeff Bridges’ character Kevin Flynn must ...
The Number 23 (2007) is the story of Walter Sparrow, a man with a shattered childhood who has murdered a woman in a jealous rage, then attempted suicide, failed, recovered without memory of his awful past and of the awful things he had done.
The Number 23: Directed by Joel Schumacher. With Jim Carrey, Virginia Madsen, Logan Lerman, Danny Huston. Walter Sparrow becomes obsessed with a novel that he believes was written about him, as more and more similarities between himself and his literary alter ego seem to arise.
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- Crime, Mystery, Thriller
- Joel Schumacher
- 2007-02-23
Mar 4, 2007 · Last month, I promised that I was going to review every movie I watch in 2007 so here is The Number 23, starring Jim Carrey and Virginia Madsen. The basic premise is thus: Carrey plays Walter Sparrow, an everyday kind of guy that happens to be an animal control officer.
Feb 8, 2007 · In the movie Walter Sparrow (Jim Carrey) finds a book that seems to be based on his life. While reading the book, he comes across details of a murder that hasn't YET happened; and as a...
The professor who explains the number 23 phenomenon to Walter is Miles Phoenix, after the mythological bird associated with death, rebirth, and renewal — a process which Walter (symbolically) undergoes twice. Miles's fictional counterpart,
