Adaptation (2002)
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What a model would be handed about it, for corpus:ask.
Who talked about it
The Big Picture
Came from
What the speakers say it drew on. Each is a speaker's account: “the maker said so” when they report the maker's own words, “the host's read” when the read is theirs.
No line says it drew on another film or person.
Led to
What the speakers say drew on it, marked the same way.
No line says another film or person drew on it.
Connected to
Synecdoche, New York: 1 line career ×1
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career (career):
Adaptation → Synecdoche, New York.
Kaufman's first film as writer was Adaptation, not Synecdoche, which was his second as director; they flub it mid-conversation.
“No, that's his 2nd movie, man.”
The Big Picture · Top Five Gen X Director Debuts, the Fate of ‘Black Widow,’ and a Potential Oscars Disaster · 0:52:23 · Brian Koppelman (0.50 sure it was them)
The Lost City of Z: 1 line contrast ×1
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contrast (contrast):
The Lost City of Z → Adaptation.
Gray rejected a postmodern retelling like Adaptation, already done well, for a classical epic.
“I had seen a kind of postmodern retelling, you know, adaptation, for example, with Nicholas Cage, which is a beautiful film”
The Big Picture · ‘The Lost City of Z’ Director James Gray | The Big Picture (Ep. 9) · 0:24:12 · James Gray (0.90 sure it was them)
Where it came up
- passing in The Big Picture · ‘Mamma Mia!’ Meets ‘The Strangers'! It’s a Movie Swap!, first at 1:19:39, 1 time
- passing in The Big Picture · The ‘Babylon’ Watch-Along, first at 0:45:35, 1 time
- passing in The Big Picture · Top Five Gen X Director Debuts, the Fate of ‘Black Widow,’ and a Potential Oscars Disaster, first at 0:52:28, 1 time
- compared in The Big Picture · ‘The Lost City of Z’ Director James Gray | The Big Picture (Ep. 9), first at 0:24:12, 1 time
- passing in Blank Check — Patreon · The Curious Case of Benjamin Button with Richard Lawson (Ad-Free), first at 1:37:26, 1 time
- passing in Blank Check — Patreon · Dr. Strangelove... with Sean Fennessey (Ad-Free), first at 1:51:43, 2 times
- passing in Blank Check — Patreon · March Madness 2021 Recap - Round 2, first at 0:31:18, 1 time
What was said about it, by kind
career (1)
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career (career):
Adaptation → Synecdoche, New York.
Kaufman's first film as writer was Adaptation, not Synecdoche, which was his second as director; they flub it mid-conversation.
“No, that's his 2nd movie, man.”
The Big Picture · Top Five Gen X Director Debuts, the Fate of ‘Black Widow,’ and a Potential Oscars Disaster · 0:52:23 · Brian Koppelman (0.50 sure it was them)
contrast (1)
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contrast (contrast):
The Lost City of Z → Adaptation.
Gray rejected a postmodern retelling like Adaptation, already done well, for a classical epic.
“I had seen a kind of postmodern retelling, you know, adaptation, for example, with Nicholas Cage, which is a beautiful film”
The Big Picture · ‘The Lost City of Z’ Director James Gray | The Big Picture (Ep. 9) · 0:24:12 · James Gray (0.90 sure it was them)
Fun items about it
None.
Who the speakers said made it
As said on the shows, not checked against the real credits.
- Spike Jonze: actor (The Big Picture, The ‘Babylon’ Watch-Along)
- Spike Jonze: director of Adaptation (The Big Picture, Top Five Gen X Director Debuts, the Fate of ‘Black Widow,’ and a Potential Oscars Disaster)
- Spike Jonze: director (Blank Check — Patreon, March Madness 2021 Recap - Round 2)
- Nicolas Cage: actor (The Big Picture, ‘The Lost City of Z’ Director James Gray | The Big Picture (Ep. 9))
- Nicolas Cage: two roles (Blank Check — Patreon, Dr. Strangelove... with Sean Fennessey (Ad-Free))
- Meryl Streep: actor (The Big Picture, ‘Mamma Mia!’ Meets ‘The Strangers'! It’s a Movie Swap!)
- Tilda Swinton: actor (Blank Check — Patreon, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button with Richard Lawson (Ad-Free))
- Charlie Kaufman: writer of Adaptation (The Big Picture, Top Five Gen X Director Debuts, the Fate of ‘Black Widow,’ and a Potential Oscars Disaster)