Those numbers are added up and divided by four. The system is relatively basic each movie gets a number (1-4) for each of the categories. Let’s get to the point, ranking Jonze’s four feature films using four factors… The films score on Rotten Tomatoes, adjusted American box office, Metacritic score and my personal rankings. Good, great, grand, Jonze is a director and you told me what he’s made. If people are marrying body pillows, then for God’s sake let them love an OS! Still from Her Years ago this idea would have been inconceivable, but in today’s world it’s almost surprising such a thing hasn’t happened yet. A creative look at the future of our relationship with technology, Theodore Twombly (Joaquin Phoenix) falls in love with his phone’s OS, voiced by Scarlett Johansson. Jonze and author Dave Eggers wrote the screenplay.įinally, Jonze had his first foray into solo screenwriting with his award winning Her. Based on the widely acclaimed children’s book of the same name, Jonze created the magical world making sure to put his own vision into the already fantastical story. It was in 2009 that Jonze released his third, most anticipated film, Where the Wild Things Are. If you haven’t picked up on it yet, Jonze has his hand in more cookie jars than most of us will ever have the chance to eat from. Adaptation was just as highly regarded by critics.īetween his second and third feature films, Jonze took a seven-year hiatus where he worked on commercials, with the Jackass franchise and multiple skate videos. Although Jonze and the film were not as recognized in the awards department as Being John Malkovich, Streep, Cage and Chris Cooper were all nominated by the Academy with Cooper taking home the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor. Jonze, with the help of Nicolas Cage’s more theatrical wild side along with Meryl Streep, gave the script life. It was a genius, if not supremely introspective, work that took a certain amount of genius to bring it to life. Three years later Jonze was back working with a Charlie Kaufman script, this time on Adaptation. He built up a long list of work that showcased exactly what he was capable of and just why he was perfect for Being John Malkovich, which garnered him a number of accolades. He began directing music videos in 1992 with such classics as The Chainsaw Kittens’,” “High In High School,” and Wax’, “Hush.”īefore 1999, when he released his first feature film, Jonze worked with such artists as the Beastie Boys, Weezer, Fatboy Slim and R.E.M. Tack on actor, writer and general funny guy and you have one hell of a well-rounded entertainer. Four feature films, countless music videos and short movies, skate videos, commercials - the list goes on when considering Spike Jonze’ career.
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