Kaufman's Speech Analysis

I don’t know where to begin. After watching Adaptation and reading Kaufman 's speech, I’m overwhelmed by ideas and thoughts. These ideas and thoughts are not only on creativity and screenwriting, which is what I expected them to be, but also about myself as an individual in the world. I don’t consider myself a writer, to be honest, I really don’t like to write, never have. The strange thing is, I’ve always considered myself a storyteller. Over the last few years at Humber, my creative drive has been on a steady decline. I believed for the longest time that this was the result of realizing how creative many of the other students are in comparison to me. It’s been a tough pill to swallow, but I’ve come to terms with this, but, Adaptation and …show more content…
I watched Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind a few years ago, before I even knew who Kaufman was, and I really liked it. There were many themes that I related to and I felt connected to the characters. Another reason I liked it was the nonlinear structure of the story. For the longest time, I limited my own scripts to follow specific linear structures since that was the way I thought films should be. After watching a few of Kaufman 's films and reading his speech, I can now understand that the structure and style are only secondary to the story. The primary focus of a film or a script should be the characters and the story, not how it looks or who 's in it. This is something I wish I knew a long time ago to make my own creativity …show more content…
As I said before, I really didn’t want to do this essay based on my previously declining creative drive, but now I couldn’t be happier with this essay. The film and speech not only have helped tremendously with storytelling and screenwriting, but also helped me deal with my own personal issues as well. I never thought one guys thoughts could have such a huge impact on my work and life. I’m unsure if this is the type or format of essay you were looking for, but it has been very cathartic for me. I know I didn’t explain how I get my creativity in a typical sense, like having a shower or brushing my teeth, but I realized that I get my creativity from my own life experiences and the emotions that go with them. Everyone has a creative side, they just have to become brave enough to share it with the