Binx's philosophy

1. Binx Bolling is an alienated, anxious young stockbroker, who is seeking meaning for his existence. His philosophy in life is to just pass through his lifecycle without making any meaningful interactions with anyone. His philosophy resembles that of a critic, standing on the sideline watching people and judging them. He judges most the people he interacts with, and describes them in his own point of view, yet he never describes himself very often. But compared to critics he doesn’t think that he is superior, but instead he feels he is inferior especially from his families’ point of view.

2. In order to cope with his alienated self, Binx goes to the movies as an escape of real life. He escapes the realities of his life through engulfing himself into the story of the movie. He somehow wants his life to have meaning just like all the characters in the movies. He also uses his critics’ philosophy into judging the characters of movie which give him a sense of connection into this fantasy world.