But the thing that really got me, that provided me with my own version of Thompson's «curiously intense existential moment», was seeing the rings of Saturn through a telescope. (kottke.org)
There are some definite existential moments and character interactions that keep the film from going off the deep end, but the last third of the film becomes as shaky as Manny's will to live after figuring out a few things. (movieswithmae.com)
Unfortunately, it is difficult to cherish something while it is actually happening without an immense out - of - body, Charlie Kaufmann existential moment. (the-games-blog.com)