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Their friendship is tested when Enid becomes fascinated by Seymour, a lonely, misanthropic record collector she and Rebecca originally targeted with a cruel prank. As Enid grows closer to Seymour, her relationship with Rebecca drifts apart, culminating in a poignant and ambiguous ending. Paste Magazine

The following report covers the 2001 film Ghost World , directed by Terry Zwigoff and adapted from Daniel Clowes' graphic novel of the same name. Release Date: July 20, 2001 Coming-of-age comedy-drama Ghost World

At the heart of is one of cinema’s most complex female protagonists. Enid is brilliant, cruel, vulnerable, and ultimately lost. She is a talented artist who doodles misanthropic cartoons, but she fails her art class because she refuses to care about "commercial viability." She lies about going to art school. She sabotages a potential friendship with a "normal" girl (played by the late, great Stacy Travis) simply for sport. Their friendship is tested when Enid becomes fascinated

The film’s most profound insight occurs when Enid sells Seymour’s prized blues record, "Devil in the Woodpile," at a junk shop. She does it to punish him for trying to be "normal" (by dating a woman his age). It is a moment of breathtaking cruelty. argues that the subculture of "outsiders" is often just as petty and destructive as the mainstream. Enid loves the idea of Seymour—the artifact—but she cannot stand the reality of his human fragility. Release Date: July 20, 2001 Coming-of-age comedy-drama At

The narrative follows two best friends, Enid Coleslaw and Rebecca Doppelmeyer, who have just graduated high school. They spend their days wandering through a nondescript American town, mocking the "phonies" and "weirdos" that inhabit their social sphere.