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An interpretation of SYNECDOCHE, NEW YORK – @happyhour on Tumblr

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So if you haven't seen Charlie Kaufman's brilliant Synecdoche, NY, you may not want to read this because I'm going to get into a lot of the plot points and such. Then again, maybe you do want to read it. It probably wouldn't hurt to know what happens before you go in. After all, Flannery O'Connor used to tell her audiences what would happen in A Good Man is Hard to Find before she would read it to them. She wanted her audiences to pay attention to how she told the story, not the story itself. Which isn't a bad approach to Synecdoche. First of all, I must admit that this theory on the film is not mine alone. No, this was hashed out at length with my friends Adam Ohler (whypandawhy) and Michael Reich (videothing). This is certainly the result of a group effort. And, all modesty aside, I must admit that although Charlie Kaufman refuses to discuss what the film means, I really think our interpretation is correct. Okay, it's gonna get spoiler-y from here out. You've been warned. Th

An interpretation of SYNECDOCHE, NEW YORK So if you haven't seen Charlie Kaufman's brilliant Synecdoche, NY , you may not want to read this because I'm going to get into a lot of the plot points and such. Then again, maybe you do want to read it. It probably wouldn't hurt to know what happens before you go in. After all, Flannery O'Connor used to tell her audiences what would happen in A Good Man is Hard to Find before she would read it to them. She wanted her audiences to pay attention to how she told the story, not the story itself. Which isn't a bad approach to Synecdoche . First of all, I

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