Date: 2001-08-16 07:44 am (UTC)
Saw it last night, dontcha know. WOW. Incredible pic. Starts kinda slow and a little bumpy at times but it really works on a lot of different levels. I'm bummed that it's in such limited release.

I was actually worried a bit about the film being overhyped because I am not sure I would steer people to Ghost World in its comic form-- I found it the weakest of the 3 story lines Clowes has worked on in Eightball up to now. The comic meanders a bit-- I think it took him 3 or 4 issues to really figure out what he wanted to do with the story. The film, on the other hand, weaves things together very effectively and really improves a lot on the comic. I don't think saying this takes anything away from Clowes because he really wrote the film in a lot of ways-- there are a lot of new plotlines that work really well to show you his take on the world. The Steve Buscemi plotline, which I was afraid would stick out as a "star vehicle," turned out to incorporate a lot of ideas from other Clowes stories besides Ghost World. Also great stuff in Enid's art class that incorporates his satire on the art world.

I like Acme too-- I used to read Chris Ware's stuff when I lived in Chicago 8 years ago. I never really got into it too much, though, until the appearance of the Jimmy Corrigan book, which is wonderful. I find Clowes a more compelling storyteller and ranter, though, just because he has a knack for putting you into the world of the people he describes. Ware is brilliant but so clinical and abstract. Harder to get into but definitely worth the effort.
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