Another week has gone by and it's time again for
Thursday Movie Picks, the weekly series hosted by
Wandering Through the Shelves. This week one story isn't enough and we are asked to pick three to five movies that has a story within a story aka complex and compelling movies.
Adaptation. (2002)
Screenwriter Charlie Kaufman (yes, that Charlie Kaufman) is hired to write an adaptation of a book called The Orchid Thief. But he suffers from writer's block so what does he do? He writes a script about his inability to write the script. It is way more complicated than it sounds. There's the whole Orchid Thief storyline interview with Kaufman's and it requires a lot of thinking. But it's a hell of a movie. Words can't do this film justice so go watch it if you haven't already.
Nocturnal Animals (2016)
An unsatisfied art curator starts reading the manuscript of a novel by her ex-husband. The novel is about a man seeking revenge for the assassination of his wife and daughter and she slowly becomes haunted by it. This is one of the most fascinating and enthralling films I've seen in a while. It deals with so many themes, it's visually stunning and the acting is amazing.
The Princess Bride (1987)
A young boy is home sick in bed and his grandfather decides to read him a story called The Princess Bride, which is a tale of love and adventure that has pretty much everything one needs, including pirate sword fights. I didn't love this film, but it's a lot of fun and the characters are memorable especially Mandy Patinkin's Inigo Montoya. If you killed his father, prepare to die.
Special Mention (Because I've already picked it) The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014)
It's 1985, a young approaches the grave of a writer and starts reading from the author's book. The author then begins narrating the tale about his trip to the Grand Budapest Hotel in 1968. There he met Zero Moustafa, the hotel's owner who starts telling him the story of how he took ownership of the hotel. This film has a special place in my heart because it's the first Anderson movie I saw and it made me fall in love with him. The storytelling is outstanding, the acting is great and the visually, this film is a masterpiece.
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