Just remember that as we walk through some theories as to what exactly might be going on as this movie unfolds… Comet Movie as a Linear Work of Art TheoryĬomet worked hard to explain itself from within the context of the movie. Right? Told her to wait until they had gotten to know each other better and were emotionally connected so that it would be more interesting and more bittersweet. And he suggests that Kimberly should get her back, which, initially, she tried to do right away but Dell called her on it. Have they jumped to Tatooine (sorry, Star Wars reference there for the uninitiated.) or does it mean something else?Īnd more important than absolutely anything else – what about the lie that is embedded in the middle of their relationship? When they first met, Dell lied about having watched Six Sense. There are also moments when the sun doubles up in the sky. Generally speaking, whenever the conversation gets meta – or self referential, the camera shakes as if the movie is getting unseated from the projector. Regardless, there are several moments that I need to make sure we all noticed. Don’t ever break up with anyone in Paris. Let me recommend something to all of you. I once broke up with my girlfriend at the time (currently my wife) in Paris. Throughout the rest of the movie we bounce backwards and forwards through time (or parallel universes depending on your preferred theory discussed below) as we watch them have breakups, reignitions, all referencing and reflecting backwards/forwards to an evening in Paris. Dell is almost hit by a passing car, but is saved ultimately (or is he?) by Kimberly. And it is Dell’s intensity and desire to belittle Kimberly’s date that connects them together and eventually we see them run off together at the end of this particular evening. Two people bounce off of each other while continuing to crumple under the reality that they just don’t seem to be compatible… well, maybe at least in this particular universe?ĭell and Kimberly meet at comet observation party. So does that make sense? Two people meet. And whatever that Universe is, that’s the one where my heart lives in.” Where I was with you and you were with me. There are parallel universes out there where this didn’t happen. Because I don’t belong in a world where we don’t end up together. Trust me on this one. But if you do like dialogue with a healthy dose of sci-fi mind job-ness happening, then maybe Comet will really work for you. But if dialogue isn’t your thing, I’m really not thinking Comet is going to light your fuses. Other than Sorkin, no one writes dialogue better than Allen. Which is why I’m such a huge Woody Allen fan. I completely dig the intricate inner workings of a few people sparring intellectually. Actually, movies that were plays work really really well for me.
Three people in a hotel room as they talk each other off a cliff, like the movie Tape? Yes please.
Two people talking all movie long while walking along the Seine? Count me in.
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