Finding The Ultimate Truth: Dismantle and Deconstruct

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Searching for the ultimate truth of oneself is difficult. In the film I Heart Huckabees, existentialism plays a major role in searching for the ultimate truth of oneself. Existentialism is a philosophical point of view that stresses the individual's unique position as a self-determining agent (Cherry). It also emphasizes the importance of free will, freedom of choice, the unique experiences of each individual, and the responsibilities of one's choices and what one make of oneself (Rooney). During the movie, the existential detective, Barnard Jaffe explains to Albert Markovski that dismantle is "to help shut down your everyday perceptions and give up your usual identity that you think separates you from everything. This room, this street, this town, this country, this economy, this history, this planet. Your body, Your senses, your job. Everything that you identify With." The characters from I Heart Huckabees attempt to dismantle themselves by understanding and realizing their problems to get to their essential identities. People have different ways of understanding their essential identities in the movie; Albert Markovski understands the interconnection between himself and the world, Brad Stand realizes his insecurity, and Dawn Campbell understands that appearance is not everything.

Albert Markovski is an environmental activist and poet. He is desperately seek for the answer of what is wrong with his life. Thus, he asks for professional help from Bernard and Vivian Jaffe, a couple who runs an existential detective agency. Bernard's blanket theory of " Everything is the same even if it's different " (IHH) seemed a little confusing to Albert in the beginning as he tries to find the answer of this theory. This theory is proven cor...

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I Heart Huckabees dir. David O.Russel perf. Dustin Hoffman, Jason Schwartzman, Jude Law. Fox Searchlight Pictures, 2004.

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