Ghost World (2001)

• Year: 2001
• Released: 21 Sep 2001
• Country: United States, United Kingdom, Germany
• Adwords: Nominated for 1 Oscar. 28 wins & 56 nominations total
• IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0162346/
• Rotten Tomatoes: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/Ghost_World
• Metacritics: https://www.metacritic.com/movie/ghost-world
• Available in: 720p, 1080p,
• Language: English
• MPA Rating: R
• Genre: Comedy, Drama
• Runtime: 111 min
• Writer: Daniel Clowes, Terry Zwigoff
• Director: Terry Zwigoff
• Cast: Steve Buscemi, Thora Birch, Scarlett Johansson
• Keywords: based on comic, aftercreditsstinger, best friend, female friendship, high school friends,

	7.3/10
	88/100
	93% – Critics
	84% – Audience

Ghost World Storyline

Best friends Enid and Rebecca have just graduated from high school, although Enid has to take a summer school art class, which she failed during the regular school year, to graduate officially. Their plan since seventh grade has been not to go to college, but rather move in together after graduating, which now entails them getting jobs to pay for that independence. As Enid is constantly drawing things which she witnesses in her day-to-day life in her notebook for her own pleasure, that art class failing grade is only one demonstration of the contempt both Enid and Rebecca have for anything that is mainstream, which includes the structure of school and most of their classmates. Their “people”, as Enid confirms, are the freaks, sickos and weirdos of society. Just for fun, they decide to respond to an “I Saw You” personal ad to see what loser placed the ad, who, he believes in attending the date, would be stood up by the woman for who he is looking. He is forty-something Seymour, who would admit that he beats to his own drummer and too cannot tolerate being with people who he just doesn’t understand. Although Enid does not admit to Seymour that she and Rebecca were the ones that answered the ad, Enid becomes his friend based on their shared sensibilities. As Enid and Rebecca move on to the post-graduation phase of their lives, Enid slowly begins to alienate all around her, including Rebecca and possibly Seymour as she subversively begins to direct things in his life to thwart anything that is remotely mainstream. Enid believes that life as she knows it will be all right as long as she has one touchstone which to return, that touchstone which may not be as permanent as she believes.

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Deadpan comic revulsion

Two female high school grads plan to get jobs and hang together, but bonds become frayed and paths separate after one of the girls ends up on an unintended journey of self-discovery. From the comic-book which takes a perverse delight in celebrating the geeky side of all of us, “Ghost World” is profane and cynical, but also surprisingly blithe and bright. I rather enjoyed it but realize it’s not for every taste. Thora Birch and Scarlett Johansson are incredibly rich and vivid in their roles (low-keyed, deadpan, but not blanks); their love-hate friendship is convincing and blessedly free of melodramatics–even they seem to cherish the personality conflicts that come up, it may give them more ammunition. As for the ending, I’m not sure whether it is ingenious or a cop-out, but it did leave me touched (in a bemused, nostalgic way). A movie with much to offer. *** from ****

Ghost World

Ghost World is the anti John Hughes teen movies of the 1980s. The type of movies Hughes made such as The Breakfast Club, Some KInd of Wonderful, Pretty in Pink which were not quite as alternative or radical as many initially thought.

Ghost World sets out its stall in the opening credits with a groovy dance scene from a 1960s Bollywood film. Enid (Thora Birch) is mimicking those moves.

At the graduation ceremony at High School. Enid and best friend Rebecca (Scarlett Johansson) make fun of a student who was disabled in a car crash. Enid liked her more when she was an alcoholic and a drug addict. Now she is little Miss Perfect in a wheelchair.

Enid and Rebecca think they are too smart and choose to be outsiders with their piercing barbs at everyone they meet. After high school they have no plans for college or a career.

It is Enid who really is a misfit. Rebecca isn more conventionally pretty, gets a job in a coffee shop and plans to move into an apartment.

Enid does not realise that the best friends are drifting apart. Enid cannot hold down a job in a popcorn stand in a cinema.

When Enid and Rebecca decide to play a trick on a dorky loner loser Seymour (Steve Buscemi.) Enid discovers that he really is a kind of kindred spirit.

Seymour likes old records, vintage art posters and he works as an executive in some fried chicken outfit. His passion for art gives Enid an idea about her art class that she needs to do at summer school.

Enid also tries to hook up Seymour with a girlfriend when she originally set him up with a fake date for a laugh.

Directed by documentary maker Terry Zwigoff. Ghost World takes a layered look at the life of teenagers. It has a cult reputation simply because it knows that there are no easy answers to growing up.

However I did regard both Enid and Rebecca as self absorbed narcissists. They were too consumed in their own smart ass view of the world. They had no empathy for anyone else. At least Enid shifted a little with Seymour but then became jealous when he did find someone.

The best performance was from Buscemi who is the one character who has a heart tom give but no takers.

slacker cool

Enid (Thora Birch) and Rebecca (Scarlett Johansson) are outsider recent high school grads best friends. They love Bollywood, have eccentric tastes, and can’t relate to regular people. They rather make fun of them. They meet weirdo Seymour (Steve Buscemi) and make fun of him. He’s socially awkward who collects old vinyls. Enid develops different opinions as she gets to know him while the best friends drift apart.

These are absolutely entrancing characters. Not only are they slacker cool, but they are really deep characters. Their relationships are complex and these are great actors. It makes their final resolution that much more poignant and heart-breaking.