Review of Ghost World

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I watched this purely because I am strangely attracted to both of the female cast members who star in the show. I was certainly not left feeling hollow or superficial at the end of the film though. What starts off as a happy and fairly aimless movie ends up as quite a sad and emotional tale.

I know nothing about the graphic novel on which this is based, but I have experienced first hand the feeling of hopelessness and confusion which hits you in life once you leave college/university. You're safe for 2 or three years and then suddenly you're not on the tracks anymore, you need to make decisions and lifelong friendships can suffer and breakdown as a result. Being an adult is awful. This film documents the breakdown of a friendship between two close girls as one seeks to settle down and become part of the machine, while the other is not so keen on the idea and comes up with a series of excuses as to why she can not do the same.

The ending left me feeling rather sad. I think you could draw parallels between this film and American Beauty. Both are interesting insights into deadend lives in a suburbian hell.

7/10

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Added by Grand Assault 8 months ago on 15 December 2007 06:16