Transcendence In I Heart Huckabees

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“I Heart Huckabees" is a comedy film from 2004 based on detectives who try to find the meaning of the life for various people. One scene shows the investigators in an argument with Jude Law, who portrays Brad Strand, over the reasons of his actions resulting in an epiphany of his own free will. This idea is ultimately related to Sartre’s concept of transcendence and our ability to choose our actions. Jude Law only saw the facticity of his self and also experienced transcendence which causes him to re-evaluative his motives, specifically his motive for repeatedly telling a joke. Jude Law was a businessman who had effectively, lived in “bad faith”. He was under the impression that his jokes were just an undeniable part of his personality and,

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