"Loved Getting Wet Just Now": Twister's Blogathon Post

It may be too late now, but for Andrew here's my cinematic raining scene from....

"Being John Malkovich"

After Lotte chases Maxine through Malkovich's subconscious (a facsinating sequence), both get spit out to the New Jersey turnpike and the tables slightly turn with the gun in between them...

...then the emotions pour down as hard as the glistening rain falling from above.

The hurt and pain of confusion, betrayal, and sadness has lived within Lotte and Maxine as they now both realize how they had messed things up so badly.

But the wounded bond is now healing as they rediscover a powerful love they once knew together and the emotional connection through Maxine's baby, when Lotte is revealed to be the "father" or "other mother".

The rain does have a very powerful effect on this climactic scene and Jonze (and the cinematographer) use it as well as the beautiful shade of midnight blue in the sky for a backdrop  -- further adding to the visual treats this film has to offer. It's a touching, emotional revelation that doesn't even touch sentimentality (like the rest of the film) yet provokes deep thought with keeping a slightly light edge intact with also thanks to the brilliant performances of Keener and Diaz who give the scene its authenticity and power.