Ghost World

Ghost World is a movie I've seen before, but I watched it yesterday while my clothes were gettin clean so I figure I might as well write about it.  This is the movie that gave me my appreciation for Lost in Translation (another movie watched cause of Neville).  Another link between those two movies is the actress Scarlett Johansson.  Basically these movies are both about being misunderstood.  In Ghost World you have Enid played by Thora Birch who wants to 'have her pie and eat it too'.  Enid doesn't really know what she wants or who she really is so she's constantly trying out new hair styles, looks, music styles, job ideas, etc.  She really has problems sticking with one thing for a while and seeing it out to completion.  However, by the end of the movie I think she's starting to see that some things need to be more long term and starts figuring out who she is and who she wants to be.  Another starring actor in here is Seymour played by Steve Buscemi.  I love this guy.  I think the best thing about Buscemi, besides his great acting ability, is that he's not the most attractive looking person which goes against Hollywood/pop culture in the 'gotta have beautiful people' sense.  If you were a fan of Lost in Translation, I'd say definately give this one a try.  If you didn't like that movie I'd say give it a try anyway because Ghost World is the only reason I like Lost in Translation.