Although John Carpenter's 1978 horror film Halloween was rightfully loved by critics and forever changed the horror genre, most of Carpenter's films were initially met with negative reviews and were box office failures. Even 1982's The Thing, his other major film, was roasted to box office failure by critics and moviegoers. However, I differ from this view. Memoirs of an Invisible Man, much like the title implies, is a film in where literally invisible man (portrayed by Chevy Chase) giving memoirs of his life.
Growing up, I always wanted the idea of being able to turn invisible. The ability to do anything and get away with it because no one can see us was a dream that I'd love to embrace. However, Carpenter here shows the dark-side of invisibility. Imagine walking through the streets not being able to talk to anything or even do anything with an external object without a few eyebrows being raced.
Perhaps being Invisible is a stand-in for Carpenter himself. Here you have a man who was a jack of all trades (directed, wrote, scored, etc. his own films) and was a master of all. This man is my all time favourite director and not once have I ever seen him or any of his films on a best of all time list. Well, on my list, Carpenter will always be ranked #1 in the list of greatest film-makers.
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