Sat, Mar 03, 2007

: Wordplay

This is a documentary on crossword puzzles and I wanted to see this as I hoped it would explain crosswords to me. I’ve never understood crosswords and it annoys me terribly. I’m a very analytical person and crosswords just baffle me. The clues have no rhyme or reason behind them and I find them utterly frustrating (to me they often cheat, being purposely obscure to the point of unfairness). Unfortunately, this film did not help me there. No mysteries were explained. Crosswords are still just as opaque to me. However, I still found the documentary rivoting — the interviews were mostly interesting and I found the competition exciting — but my favorite was the guy who explained how he creates crosswords, as he proceeded to write one just for the film, and the insights gained into his process were fascinating. But in the end my bafflement wins out. What the heck’s the deal with crosswords? Why do people like them? How do they solve them? No answers.

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