The film scripts known as Clerks/Chasing Amy are separated yet both relate to the same subjects: long-term friendships and love lost/regained. In Clerks, we see that Dante and Randal are good friends, suffering together in a world of monotonous register jockeying, seeking a way out of their perdition and, in Dante's case, trying to redeem themselves in the eyes of love lost. It is a sure thing to say that this genre-redefining movie/script has plenty of jaded optimism and jokes for all, but it is the depiction of life in the slow lane and the underlying question of "Where do I go from here?" that grabs the attention of all audiences. Entertainment wise, it is a fun movie; production wise, it is a great film. Chasing Amy is a story that everyone has heard before: Guy meets Girl. Guy falls for Girl. Guy finds out Girl is a lesbian--that's right, a lesbian. Set once again in Smith's hometown of Red Bank, New Jersey, this film revolves around, once again, two friends that work together. This time around the characters are Holden McNeil and Banky Edwards(fans of The Catcher in the Rye should note that Holden is named for the pre-existing character Holden Caulfield, and that his cohort, Banky Edwards, is named for the fellow mentioned having a car in the classic, Ed Banky), two twenty-something men that have been best friends since Catholic grade school who work has comic book artists and writers on their independently produced Bluntman and Chronic title. While at a convention promoting said comic book, Holden meets and falls for Alyssa Jones, a cute yet somewhat abrasive woman who is trying to make her own way into the business. What follows are serious questions on the basis of relationships, the past's importance in them, friendships, and, naturally, homosexuality. In the midst of it all, the character who is the most easliy understood is the man known as Silent Bob, who offers up an anecdote from his past in a sincere fashion, showing that Holden isn't the first to have problems in a relationship, all the while displaying the fact that all that needs to be done is to be honest and have something personal to say. This script is not as well ended as Clerks was, but what it lacks in climax it makes up for in humor, realism, and two pot-smoking/dealing John Hughes fans showing up at the approach of the closing. Entertainment wise, it is a decent movie; production wise, it is a good film.