My take on the movie

I have an interpretation of my own that seems to be different from what most said. I think Gray was actually just an average guy with a great imagination. The whole movie is pretty much about an inner conflict between his obligations as a boyfriend and his love for movies.

He loved movies because it helped him escape reality. To me, the last scene made the premise simple. Especially the last line when the girl says “You’re gonna leave me for her, aren’t you?” That line (in a metaphorical way) sums up what he is feeling on the inside. He has his girl that loves him and, like most girls, will do what he wants to please him. They go to the movies even though she's tired of that and while watching the movie she tries to get his attention but he doesn’t budge. This showed me that his obsession with movies is causing some minor tension in his relationship and there have been times when he feels as though he is choosing between his girlfriend and wanting to watch/pay attention to movies. With all this in his head, his imagination goes loose and makes up the whole story about him being famous and going mad. Most of the aspects of the story playing in his mind are taken partly from the movie he is watching and partly from the things he's seen in real life. If my theory holds true, then it would make sense for some of the characters to be as one-dimensional as they were because they were just a representation of something in his life. This would also explain the personality shifts and the bending of the reality that the actor is experiencing since it is more of metaphorical thoughts instead of actual events. In a way, it is sort of a daydream that his brain is using in order to make sense of his actions and to reach a certain level of contentment that he hasn’t been able to reach. He is a man battling his own demons. His fantasy simply mirrors his real life. Let me try to illustrate this for you by pointing out his real life in numbers and his imagination in letters:


1. He lives a simple life and obsesses over movies.
A. He hates being in Hollywood and obsesses over the simple life.

2. He neglects his girlfriend because of movies.
B. He resents Hollywood because of the breakup with his ex-girlfriend.

3. He resorts to simple measures by using his imagination to examine a real issue that he has.
C. He resorts to drastic measures and lives his life through other people in order to deal with issues within himself.




I won’t go on. Hopefully that’s enough to give you a gist on my take on this film. Overall, I thought it was an excellent movie and I loved the cameos in it. With that said, I understand why this movie has such a small fan base. It isn’t as easy to enjoy as it is to admire. Most people that didn’t like it either didn’t pay attention or didn’t give it a chance. Now that you made it this far, what do you think of my view? If there are any holes or just anything that I might be missing I’d be nice to know.