i guess different people can extract different meaning from ghost world and all nail exactly why it be make . for me and it be the chronicle of that small group of people who do not and and probably never will and quite fit into this world . theyre here on the fringe though and just exist in their own parallel universe and or their own ghost world . though it sound depressing and this film be hardly a downer and it full of humor and satire and acute observation on life . the overall production be excellent ( the brightness and color in the photography and costume and set be stun ) . plus it pull off the impossible by successfully steer toward dead on seriousness near the conclusion to drive it point across . it begin at graduation with enid ( thora birch ) and rebecca ( scarlett johansson ) and two very perceptive high school outcast who see right through the facade of their juvenile peer and want nothing to do with it . for rebecca this self ostracizing be just a passing phasing and but for enid you get the strong impression this be go to always be her way of life . it not that she doesn not get it and it that she doesn not understand it or people or the game of life . there a brief emotional turning point for enid when a cruel practical joke backfire and she become involve with the target and the nerdy and very sardonic seymour ( steve buscemi ) and who may just be the kindred spirit enid be look for . the share scene between enid and seymour and though doom to take a bad turn and be handle with tenderness by the director and actor and be quite memorable and touch . highlight be an excellent scene in a blue club that just about nail the american outlook on life and our lack of reverence and the one in enid remedial art class and with the most misguided and pretentious teacher ( illeana douglas ) you could imagine . the girl be wonderful and and steve buscemi be unfairly overlook at award time ( big shocker ) . anyway and he never be this good before . the fact this premise and these idea and these original and interesting character come from a comic book make me realize i have completely overlook the artistic possibility within that medium .