From ThoughtCatalog.com – 25th August, 2011

The answer is, of course, probably not, but Kerri O’Malley of Thought Catalog has certainly given us some consideration. In the article O’Malley suggests:

“There are so many layers in Spice World, and every one of them plays with the concept of reality. It’s on par with Memento or Pulp Fiction or 21 Grams… you know, without the bloodshed and plus five sassy ladies singing their hearts out for a chance at international stardom.”

When it comes to REG, O’Malley says:

“Beyond that, the Spice Girl’s fictional manager Clifford, played perfectly by Richard E. Grant, spends the movie brainstorming with filmmakers trying to pitch a non-documentary film about the Spice Girls. This storyline reaches its apex at the end of the movie, when the film writer scraps his previous ideas (my favorite: Spice Force Five) in favor of a plot line that more closely resembles “reality”… until it begins to define it. As the writer talks, his words begin to dictate the Spice Girls’ experience in the movie, effectively transforming himself into the actual Spice World writer. Talk about two becoming one. When the Spice Girls don’t enter on the film writers cue, we momentarily echo Clifford’s anger as he screams, “YOU LIED TO ME!” The ending we’ve been anticipating has been delayed as the actual Spice World writer takes back control of the plot.”

Indeed!

You can check out the entire article here.