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Happy 15th Anniversary Ghost World!
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Ghost World is one of those films any student can relate to. For those who have graduated high school or college, it’s a movie that reassured them that it’s alright to not know what you want to do with the rest of your life. Yet, for other students who are on the verge of graduating, it’s a haunting reminder of the question that’s stalked them since the very beginning of school; “what happens next?”
I’m pretty sure that Ghost World can be labelled as “Daria: The Movie” since the two are so alike. Enid (played by Thora Birch) is a girl who is convinced that the people around her are caught up in a mindless existence and she can’t begin to relate to anyone except her best friend, Rebecca (played by Scarlett Johansson). She finds a friend in a self-proclaimed loser named Seymour (played by Steve Buscemi) who collects records and is just as critical of the world as Enid is. Her friendships with both Rebecca and Seymour starts to wilt as they progress in their lives and Enid feels as if she’s back to square one. Slowly, Enid begins to realize that she can’t fit herself into the puzzle of life and goes her own way. Adapted from an unsung comic, Ghost World tests the strength of friendships, unconventional relationships and the true meaning behind “coming of age”.
Being the 15th anniversary of this amazing movie, I decided to do a list of 5 ways that today’s postgraduates can easily relate to Ghost World, despite it being released 15 years ago.
Flip through the slide show to view the list!
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5. Sometimes bullshitting pays off
Enid’s art teacher easily believes Enid’s reason behind choosing the Coon’s painting to display in class, even though Enid just told her what she thought her teacher wanted to hear.
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4. Growing apart from school friends after graduating
Most of the time postgraduates grow apart from their high school/college friends. Enid and Rebecca slowly drift apart as their priorities change and interests begin to differ.
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3. Feeling like no one understands you
Enid constantly feels like she’s the only one of her kind. She’s into old music and her interests vary from those of young people her age. Even Rebecca and Seymour manage to let her down.
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2. Feeling as though you aren’t “adulting” right
Enid is determined to not be a conformist and she fights it with every step till she ends up alone, crying on her bed. After sleeping with Seymour, Enid bends to the will of the masses by agreeing to rent a place with Rebecca and work at Computer Station. In the end, Enid keeps her unique personality and randomly leaves on a bus that will take her anywhere but back to that town.
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1. Sometimes it’s better to choose a path and just go with it
At the end of the movie, Enid decides that she’s going to get on the bus that never seemed to be in service and just go wherever it takes her. Similarly, postgraduates often feel as if they are being pressured to go with the socially accepted reality which is getting a job, moving out of your parents’ house, etc. Staying true to her character Enid strays from the “ideal path” and marches down her own.
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