Hi, it's a popular misconception that this film is based on The Double by Dostoyevsky (although Richard Ayoade directed a wonderful adaptation of that novella just the year before Enemy was released). Enemy is adapted from The Duplicate Human (also sometimes published as The Double) by Jose Saramago, a Portuguese author.
@MediaMattersChannel
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the correction!
@scpfoundationreadings
2 жыл бұрын
@@MediaMattersChannel Absolutely 😊
@r88m43
2 жыл бұрын
These are such high quality videos keep it dude.
@MediaMattersChannel
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks I appreciate it!
@Jdshald
2 жыл бұрын
Great analysis
@PeloquinDavid
29 күн бұрын
Good analysis. But this masterpiece of the cinema of ambiguity is such that different takes are not only possible, but inevitable. My own take is that much of the film takes place in the mind of the single protagonist with a split personality disorder. There are more than enough visual clues (the sign at the motel with the word "satellite" spelled with only one "L", the replacement key branded "Unico", various statements by his mother and wife and the curious coincidence of six-month pregnancy and a six-month absence from the acting gig) to enable you to conclude that there is only one living being being portrayed by Gyllenhaal. And while the mother and wife are real (and represented by the long-legged spider and tarantula, respectively), I doubt the girlfriend is and the film pointedly does not actually say that Adam/Anthony "died" in the same "accident" that "killed" the girlfriend... As for timeline, I don't presume the story is linear either, but in my mind it's clear that Adam is the original man, who is married and the expectant father, but who had aspirations to an acting career and, fearful of the loss of control inherent in becoming a new father, "gave birth" to the refuge of a second ("Anthony") personality who temporarily takes over. His grungy apartment either preceded the other events in the film (during a previous bout of infidelity) -- most likely -- or followed his relapse into the sex-club scene at the end. Other interpretations are quite possible, however: a cinema of ambiguity is a great way to prompt vigorous discussions among film nerds...
@Rocketrecliner
22 күн бұрын
Funny that you wrote this only 7 days ago. I just watched this film. The ending surprised me and left me confused, but as I'm learning more about what I didn't understand in the film the first time, I think your opinion is spot on. I agree much more with your analysis of the film than I do Media Matters' interpretation. And as you said, we may never know who is really right. :) But there is one part that I'm still trying to reconcile. That is, when the expectant Mother finds Adam at the university. I'm assuming this is indeed Anthony leading out a double-life in some way and the expectant Mother recognizes it is. This is why she is so upset when she comes home to find Anthony just finishing a run (probably because he had to sprint home to meet her there as Anthony). She recognizes just how mentally damaged he is and that the Father of her child is spinning out of control. Would you agree?
@PeloquinDavid
22 күн бұрын
@@Rocketrecliner Yup. One KZitem analysis I read (I can't remember which) basically argued that Adam the university prof is the man she married (the same one his mother insisted had a good job that he should stick to rather than trying to become an actor) and that was why she was particularly shocked that he didn't seem to recognize her on campus. That's pretty much why I think the key to understanding what CAN be understood in this film is to listen to the mother spider and the wife spider: they're the only characters who are both unequivocably real AND reliable.
@shreddhead23
10 ай бұрын
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@laurareeves9754
Жыл бұрын
I guess you will never read this comment but I'm going to leave it anyway. First, I love your videos. You have great analysis and they are very entertaining. However, the novel that "Enemy" is adapted from is not "The Double" by Dostoevsky which was published in 1846 it was adapted from the novel "The Double" written by Jose Saramago and published in 2002. Saramago won the Nobel Prize in literature in 1998. He also wrote the novel "Blindness" which was also adapted to film starring Mark Ruffalo and Julianne Moore. Both novels and films are great. I highly recommend both films and novels. "Enemy" is a close adaptation of Saramago's novel. Maybe Saramago was inspired by Dostoevsky I don't know. I do know the concept of the Doppelganger is an old one. Saramago was Portuguese and died about 10 years ago. If you want to see a newer film adapted from Dostoevsky's novel "The Double" I recommend a film titled "The Double" starring Jesse Eisenberg and Mia Wasikowska. It is set in modern times and also very good. Thank you for your great content. I always enjoy your videos.
@grec.
4 ай бұрын
The best breakdown of this movie I've come across. Great job!
@Ash.Crow.Goddess
8 ай бұрын
I loved it. I also love mythology, archetypes, and philosophy, especially in film. But everyone else I know hated it. My husband included. It is definitely not for everyone. But for us... chef's kiss. 👩🍳 💋 🤌
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