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Ghost World
Enid and Rebecca are trying to rise above mindless consumerism, but the
culture keeps pulling them down — and even if they could escape, where
would they go? Terry Zwingoff (Crumb) offers more questions than
answers in Ghost World, but the questions are dead-on, as are the
characterizations and incidents Enid and Rebecca encounter on their journey
through the mini-malled suburban wasteland. More importantly, their struggle
for authenticity and meaning is our own, and we have a stake in their quest
for Something More. The blues-loving geek Seymour, a role the R. Crumb-like
Steve Buscemi was born to play, is at first the brunt of the girls' jokes,
but later offers Enid her first clue to a possible escape from the smothering
sameness of McWorld.
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