133. Surreal Spike

From skateboard videos to high-budget science-fiction drama, today Alex and Jonathan track the career of Spike Jonze through his feature films Being John Malkovich (1999), Adaptation. (2002), Where the Wild Things Are (2009), and Her (2013). We talk about the building of themes and structure in meta filmmaking, what makes interesting protagonists, and the variety of projects and opportunities that Jonze contributes to. Skip to: 12:25 – Being John Malkovich 28:58 – Adaptation. 39:56 – Where the Wild Things Are 1:00:03 – Her 1:23:21 – Overall 1:30:52 – Coming Attractions Coming Attractions: The Human Condition I: No Greater Love (1959) The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity (1959) The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer (1961) Kwaidan (1964) For more information, visit the blog: https://thefilmlings.wordpress.com/2021/09/29/jonze/ Support the Show! Patreon: https://patreon.com/thefilmlings Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/thefilmlings