Adaptation

Adaptation is a film that we watched in Monday’s last class during conferences. We had a choice between two films to reflect on but I decided to go with this one instead of Moon. Adaptation is directed by Spike Jonze and stars two of my favorite actors Nicolas Cage and Meryl Streep. I think this was one of the main reasons why I wanted to write about this play. Its because of my interests towards the main characters. Well, this movie is based on the nonfiction book called “The Orchid Thief” written by Susan Orlean. In this movie there is an interesting twist by the way the director wanted the audience to know what is imagination and what is real. Nicolas Cage is one of the main characters playing the twin brothers Charlie Kaufman and Donald Kaufman. Meryl Streep is another main character who plays the author Susan Orlean. The plot of this movie is that one of the twin brothers, Charlie is going through a depression and is hired to write the screenplay for The Orchid Thief. His brother Donald moved in with him. He gets writers block. They switch places when he meets Susan in New York. They then follow Susan to Florida. In Florida Susan has a relationship with the guy Laroche. This Orchid is discovered as a drug. Caught spying on Susan and Laroche they want to kill Charlie. Faced at Gunpoint he has to drive a swamp while the other brother is in the back of the car un noticeable. They run for escape and hide. Interestingly being put in this situation they resolve their own issues that they have in a conversation of their differences and Charlies problems with women. The morning comes and they try to head off. Laroche was sleeping and didn’t notice them until Susan sees them and screams where Laroche shoots at Donald accidentally. They flee off driving off thinking they finally escaped but then get hit by a truck that kills Donald.  Charlie gets out of the car to help his brother singing the song but it didn’t last long. Then comes Susan and he runs again into the swap. There is an alligator and that alligator Kills Laroche before Laroche killed Charlie. The movie ends by Susan getting arrested and Charlie calling his mother to make up with her. He also tells his former lover that they showed in the beginning of the movie and he was to afraid to kiss her how he is still in love with her then a voice over about the film. I enjoyed watching this movie. At first I was confused, and it lost me here and there but towards the end I understood it clearly. Great pick!