Anomalisa Analysis

Anomalisa

Written, Co-Directed & Co-Produced by: Charlie Kaufman

It's an honest portrayal of the intimate side of humans. It explores loneliness, self doubt, feeling vulnerable, not being able to cry, totally feeling lost in spite of trying to connect with the people and the surroundings all the time. If you've experienced any of these, the film will hit you hard - and the film being made using stop-motion technology doesn't seem like a hindrance at all. Actually to an extent, the stop-motion suits the theme of the film - wherein everyone doesn't seem that human and the abstract narrative that they bring in - where every voice that he listens to, sounds the same. 

The sex scene between Michael Stone and Lisa - is one of the best sex scenes I have ever seen and how ironical it is that a film made using puppets has a better sex scene that a lot of films which have 'stars'. It is because this film understands and exactly captures what sex means, in today's world of alienation and lonelinss. The intimacy starts way before the actual act begins - it is about being emotionally vulnerable, opening up with all of the insecurities that this consumeristic world creates in you. It has gotten to a point where people don't believe anymore when someone compliment them - Lisa can't believe it that someone has fallen in love with her and is actually interested in her for who she is. She has come to terms with the inevitable loneliness in life and someone suddenly comes and breaks it. For Michael, he is present in the world, he has people all around and yet he feels lonely - loneliness is not about not having people around - it's about not having people who talk to you in your language. A lot of times, people talk shit that doesn't even matter - all of this angst has been portrayed in this film beautifully. Charlie Kaufman has a unique voice in writing, he brings out deep, dark feelings of humans and puts them on screen and makes us ponder.