Hi, it's a popular misconception that this film is based on The Double by Dostoyevsky (although Richard Ayoade directed a wonderful adaptation of that novella just the year before Enemy was released). Enemy is adapted from The Duplicate Human (also sometimes published as The Double) by Jose Saramago, a Portuguese author.
I guess you will never read this comment but I'm going to leave it anyway. First, I love your videos. You have great analysis and they are very entertaining. However, the novel that "Enemy" is adapted from is not "The Double" by Dostoevsky which was published in 1846 it was adapted from the novel "The Double" written by Jose Saramago and published in 2002. Saramago won the Nobel Prize in literature in 1998. He also wrote the novel "Blindness" which was also adapted to film starring Mark Ruffalo and Julianne Moore. Both novels and films are great. I highly recommend both films and novels. "Enemy" is a close adaptation of Saramago's novel. Maybe Saramago was inspired by Dostoevsky I don't know. I do know the concept of the Doppelganger is an old one. Saramago was Portuguese and died about 10 years ago. If you want to see a newer film adapted from Dostoevsky's novel "The Double" I recommend a film titled "The Double" starring Jesse Eisenberg and Mia Wasikowska. It is set in modern times and also very good. Thank you for your great content. I always enjoy your videos.
I loved it. I also love mythology, archetypes, and philosophy, especially in film. But everyone else I know hated it. My husband included. It is definitely not for everyone. But for us... chef's kiss. 👩🍳 💋 🤌
The best breakdown of this movie I've come across.
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Hi, it's a popular misconception that this film is based on The Double by Dostoyevsky (although Richard Ayoade directed a wonderful adaptation of that novella just the year before Enemy was released). Enemy is adapted from The Duplicate Human (also sometimes published as The Double) by Jose Saramago, a Portuguese author.
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Great analysis
I guess you will never read this comment but I'm going to leave it anyway. First, I love your videos. You have great analysis and they are very entertaining. However, the novel that "Enemy" is adapted from is not "The Double" by Dostoevsky which was published in 1846 it was adapted from the novel "The Double" written by Jose Saramago and published in 2002. Saramago won the Nobel Prize in literature in 1998. He also wrote the novel "Blindness" which was also adapted to film starring Mark Ruffalo and Julianne Moore. Both novels and films are great. I highly recommend both films and novels. "Enemy" is a close adaptation of Saramago's novel. Maybe Saramago was inspired by Dostoevsky I don't know. I do know the concept of the Doppelganger is an old one. Saramago was Portuguese and died about 10 years ago. If you want to see a newer film adapted from Dostoevsky's novel "The Double" I recommend a film titled "The Double" starring Jesse Eisenberg and Mia Wasikowska. It is set in modern times and also very good. Thank you for your great content. I always enjoy your videos.
I loved it. I also love mythology, archetypes, and philosophy, especially in film. But everyone else I know hated it. My husband included. It is definitely not for everyone. But for us... chef's kiss. 👩🍳 💋 🤌
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