The main stars of the film Jessie Buckley and Jesse Plemons, bring exceptional performances to the film. While many critics are divided over the film, most of them agree that the quartet’s acting performance was phenomenal. Most of the scenes are long and filled with heavy dialogues. To fully appreciate this film, this film requires multiple viewings. This ambiguity can cause viewers to feel frustrated and regard the film as pompous and pretentious as the majority of the things appearing on the screen do not make sense, but they are still entertaining. But as it turns out, many viewers were also perplexed by Kaufman’s execution as he has the tendency of not directly showing the viewers what is happening-rather offers dream-like realities and ambiguous interpretations. Especially, there are multiple scenes where an unrelated character who seems to have no connection to the story appears, making it hard to connect the dots. With a total runtime of 134 minutes, half of the time, I kept on questioning myself as I did not know what was going on in the film and regarded myself as a simpleton for not understanding the film. On its first watch, this film requires a lot of effort. Based on the Canadian author Iain Reid’s 2016 novel with the same title, I’m Thinking of Ending Things, the film starts as a normal drama genre as two characters start to talk inside a car during a snowstorm, but it slowly lures its viewers into unknown territory not just physically, but mentally as well. Other than that, explaining more of the plot would enter spoiler territory. The film begins with a young woman (Jessie Buckley) who plans to travel with Jake (Jesse Plemons), her new boyfriend, to his parents’ secluded farmhouse while at the same time thinking of ending a relationship with him. This film is definitely strange and peculiar, to say the least, because even though it claims to be a drama and a psychological thriller, there are multiple instances where the film skillfully brings its themes of regret, aging, and identity in lingering and foreboding ways. Likewise, I’m Thinking of Ending Things is an unsettling, disturbing and odd film directed by Charlie Kaufman, who is well-known for directing movies that are quite difficult to comprehend. Instead of relying on external factors such as witchcraft, ghosts, and vampires, many film directors explore our inner monsters and delve deeper into one’s psychological enigma. Thankfully, in recent years, many directors are trying to explore new territories. As a fan of horror films, I have begun to tire of these stereotypes and yearn for something new. I’m Thinking of Ending Things Director: Charlie Kaufman Starring: Jessie Buckley, Jesse Plemons, David Thewlis, Toni Collette, Guy Boyd Rating: R Runtime: 134 minutesĬlose your eyes and picture this scene: an ominous score filled with high violin strings and a close-up shot of a character slowly walking inside an abandoned building and being followed by an unknown presence -these are just some of the many horror tropes that appear in movies that have been worn out in the cinema.
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