What a fantastically "Strange" movie Being John Malkovich is. Like Escanaba in da Moonlight or Drop Dead Fred but only in the level of fantastic and strange. But, because they are all fantastic and strange (and funny in their own ways) they are all very, very different. I find Being John Malkovich to be topping the level of strange possible to still be a rather good movie, but there are those who find it to have run over and be a bad movie.
One thing to know, going into it, is that the main three characters are all bastards. Straight up, weirdo bastards. Another thing to know is that it quickly departs from reality in physical ways, but not necessarily philosophical ways. The movie operates on several layers: primary plot, background plot, nature of self, aspects of obsession, and more (probably). For me, the most prevalent message is the one on obsession, which is loud throughout. It is what the movie opens and closes with, though the obsession has changed. The posters, however, seem to imply that the talk on the self is more intriguing.
Either way, the surrealistic sense of humor is my favorite part. It is a little dark, in an insidious way, but it is good if you can laugh at such things.
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