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First off, let me say that to understand what I'm saying, you will have to have read Three by Ted Dekker, and have seen Adaptation , written by Charlie Kaufman and directed by Spike Jonze. If you haven't, then I don't want to waste your time.

Also: there will be ***********SPOILERS******** for both of the aforementioned works, so please, be warned.

Now, for those who have seen Adaptation: Remember how Donald was trying to become a screenwriter, and his film was called The 3? It was about a cop, and a killer (and if memory serves, a hostage/friend, but I may be adding that part) who were one person: a person with Multiple Personality Disorder. Donald's brother Charlie points out that this is a completely overused and ridiculous concept, and basically a terrible idea. He even asks Donald at one point how in the hell he proposes that the killer could hold himself hostage? And there is much mockery and rejoicing. Everyone has a good laugh at how terribly bad the idea is.

Now, enter Dekker's novel. It is called Three, and it concerns a man, and his childhood friend, being terrorized by a relentless killer. SPOILER TIME!!!!: They are all the same person. Woohoo!!!!!! The novel hinted at this the entire time and I sat there reading, hoping, and praying that it would NOT end in such a cliched manner. I mean Dekker is supposedly rather respected, and so is the book, so far as I know. But no, that's what happens.

Ladies and gentlemen, the entire notion comes almost directly from Donald Kaufman's pointedly horrendous idea for a film, yet Dekker expects us to take it seriously. At first I thought, "Well, obviously Charlie Kaufman read this novel, hated it, and thus lampooned it for his film." Seems plausible...........


Nope, Adaptation came out the year BEFORE Three, in 2002. Please tell me someone else out there knows what the hell I'm talking about. It sucks to have something like this on your mind and no one around who can relate.

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