Review of Ghost World (2001) by Mahmus — 25 Sep 2020
I saw this movie just at the right time in my life. This was exactly the kind of movie that my recently graduated from high school self needed.
It encapsulated all the anxiety, insecurity and fear of the future that I was feeling. The fear of being an adult with responsabilities. That constant fight between wanting to stay in your confort zone and wanting to take a bus going anywhere.
In the end, you can be like Rebecca and get a job and be a reaponsable adult, or you can be like Enid and explore adulthood however your heart desires.
Each of the character's choices feed into their flaws and strengths. Their pretentiousness and creativity, their self-reightousness and maturity. The movie refuses to paint either of them as right or wrong in their life choices. It never judges them, even if we the audience might.
It may be pure early 2000's teen angst, but it still feels fresh today.
(I didn't even mention Steve Buscemi.
This review of Ghost World (2001) was written by Mahmus on 25 Sep 2020.
Ghost World has generally received very positive reviews.
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