On BCK I like to have a Halloween-themed week of updates, in the lead-up to Oct. 31st. The site goes black and orange, we Halloweenify the BCK banner, occasionally Halloweencentric fan art is sent in, and a horrifying picture of Michael Jackson sometimes makes an appearance. Alas, Synecdoche's release buggered up those plans slightly. So, in lieu of a Halloween week, I type this update while wearing an ice hockey mask and resting a chainsaw on one knee.

Charlie is all about leaving his films open to interpretation, and he's gone all out with the obscure nature of Synecdoche. Over here's a thoughtful, spoiler-heavy analysis of the film which is pretty much in line with my reading of the script. Spoilery excerpt below:

And what to say of his great romance? His great unrealized romance with Hazel, where he writes himself one happy moment at the end before the life she bought (it truly is a home with all the furnishings, including a husband-to-be stocked in the basement and her eventual death seeping from the walls) finally fulfills it's due? There is no one out there today writing better, more emotionally honest love stories than Charlie Kaufman. Like everything is his world, Hazel's life is managed through whatever Caden bothers to take note of (which is why she ages so much more suddenly than he does; Caden simply doesn't notice it until it becomes extreme), and unfortunately Caden is so wrapped up in his own daily dramas and closed off from what is right in front of him that he doesn't even notice her husband has disappeared for who knows how long... he doesn't take note of all he could have had with her until the absolute final moment he can realize such a thing. And so he has his one perfect day, as he calls it, and vows to simply spend the rest of his days reliving it forever.