History YMMV / GhostWorld

* AdaptationDisplacement: Subverted. At the time, the film adaptation overshadowed the graphic novel, and the comic became more famous for having been made into a film (people were still working out that non-superhero comics even existed). Since then, the graphic novel has become an artform equally as visible as the prose novel, and ''Ghost World'' remains a defining work in the medium. The film adaptation has in hindsight become a minor (if still highly regarded) work in the '90s indie boom, and more famous for its link to the novel than vice-versa.

* HilariousInHindsight: The blue and green eyeball that Enid is seen sketching in her art class early in the movie is strikingly similar to the logo that LetsPlay/JackSepticEye would start using more than a decade later.

** The young cast's complete absence of smart phones, which would become omnipresent only a few short years later, also mark this as a world of TheNineties.

* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: The depiction of racial sensitivity is clearly a product of the pre-Obama era, as the issue of racism is treated like a Pandora's Box rather than something to directly confront and address.

* BittersweetEnding: The general consensus is that the ending of the movie is a [[DownerEnding Downer Ending]], with Seymour and Enid both worse off than they started and facing an uncertain but dim future. However, an alternative interpretation is that this is possibly a new beginning for both of them: while Enid has lost her best friend and scotched her immediate future plans, she does appear to live out her stated dream of running away from it all by boarding the bus at the end, heading off to what could well be a new beginning. Likewise, while Seymour has [[ButtMonkey gone through the wringer]] in the movie and is now unemployed and living with his mother, he appears at least somewhat upbeat when speaking with his therapist ("I have to admit, things are looking up for me ever since my life went to shit.") Plus, at least his mother still loves him unconditionally, though she appears to be a bit of a nag. [[{{Creator/RogerEbert}} Roger Ebert]] explained this theory best in his [[https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/ghost-world-2001 review]]:
-->'''Roger Ebert''': The movie sidesteps the happy ending Hollywood executives think [[ViewersAreMorons lobotomized audiences]] need as an all-clear to leave the theater. Clowes and Zwigoff find an ending that is more poetic, more true to the tradition of the classic short story, in which a minor character finds closure that symbolizes the next step for everyone. "Ghost World" is smart enough to know that Enid and Seymour can't solve their lives in a week or two. But their meeting has blasted them out of lethargy, and now movement is possible. Who says that isn't a happy ending?

* BittersweetEnding: The general consensus is that the ending of the movie is a [[DownerEnding Downer Ending]], with Seymour and Enid both worse off than they started and facing an uncertain but dim future. However, an alternative interpretation is that this is possibly a new beginning for both of them: while Enid has lost her best friend and scotched her immediate future plans, she does appear to live out her stated dream of running away from it all by boarding the bus at the end, heading off to what could well be a new beginning. Likewise, while Seymour has [[ButtMonkey gone through the wringer]] in the movie and is now unemployed and living with his mother, he appears at least somewhat upbeat when speaking with his therapist ("I have admit, things are looking up for me ever since my life went to shit.") Plus, at least his mother still loves him unconditionally, though she appears to be a bit of a nag. [[{{Creator/RogerEbert}} Roger Ebert]] explained this theory best in his [[https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/ghost-world-2001 review]]:

* AwardSnub: Creator/SteveBuscemi received several awards and a Golden Globe nomination for his performance, but was snubbed an Oscar nomination.

* AwardSnub: Steve Buscemi received several awards and a Golden Globe nomination for his performance, but was snubbed an Oscar nomination.

* AdaptationDisplacement: Subverted. At the time, the film adaptation overshadowed the graphic novel, and the comic became more famous for having been made into a film (people were still working out that non-superhero comics even existed). Since then the graphic novel has become an artform equally as visible as the prose novel, and Ghost World remains a defining work in the medium. The film Ghost World has in hindsight become a minor (but nonetheless highly regarded) work in the 90s indie boom, and more famous for its link to the novel than vice-versa.

* HollywoodHomely: Enid in the comic is meant to be unappealing, but she's drawn in such a {{Moe}} way that it's hard to believe. And in the film, even though Thora Birch gained twenty pounds for the role, Enid is still quite cute.

* TrueArtIsIncomprehensible: Roberta Allsworth's attitude towards her art.

* MisaimedFandom/ DoNotDoThisCoolThing: Enid's abrasive and cynical attitude may be charming and relatable to the viewer, but it ends up pushing the people around her further away for a reason.

* MisaimedFandom: If you relate to Enid and subscribe to her point of view, that's probably not something to be proud of.

* SpiritualAdaptation: ''WesternAnimation/{{Daria}}'' was pretty much ''Ghost World: [[AnimatedAdaptation The Animated Series]]''... and in turn, the film adaptation of ''Ghost World'' is pretty much ''Daria: TheMovie''.

* HilariousInHindsight: The blue and green eyeball that Enid is seen sketching in her art class early in the movie is strikingly similar to the logo that {{Creator/Jacksepticeye}} would start using more than a decade later.

* HilariousInHindsight: The blue and green eyeball that Enid is strikingly similar to the logo that Creator/Jacksepticeye would start using more than a decade later.

** Enid and Becky slowly drifting apart as they realise they have not much in common - Enid in particular being afraid that adult life is going to suck. Thora Birch's acting career would go downhill thanks to the antics of her StageDad, while Scarlett Johansson's would take off.