The film "Nebraska" is also about a journey, and it is a road trip, and the protagonist is also an old man who has stepped into a coffin. The entire film is presented in black and white tones, which form a strong visual contrast. Coupled with the minimalist aesthetics presented by the composition of the picture, the whole film reveals a sense of desolation and sadness. At the beginning of the film, a staggering old man walks from far to near on the snow. When he reached the highway, the police stopped him and kept asking where he came from. The old man did not answer, but just pointed to the back.
The audience will have a little doubt, and then we will know that the origin of the incident is that the stubborn old Woody received an advertisement saying that he had won a million jackpot. Billings, Nebraska walk to Lincoln, Nebraska to receive the award. His wife and two sons tried to persuade him several times to no avail. In the end, his youngest son, David, decided to drive him to Lincoln to receive the award.
[Son David asks: Dad, what are you going to do with this million? Father Woody: Buy a new van. Son: You can't drive. Father: I'm going to get my driver's license back. 】
Actually, anyone with a slightly normal IQ would know that the million-dollar jackpot is fake, but even if he was deceiving himself, the old man would not give up and slammed into the south wall. The reason was that the old man wanted to leave this world after he left. What is left for the two sons, the taciturn old man did not say this at first. And his son, David, knew that he would accompany his father to be presumptuous because of his understanding as a son. His father, who has been drinking all his life, has reached this age, and everything he wants to do is restricted. Life has been boring. He misses his father. There is also the idea of continuing to live, he wants to spend more time with his father.
The journey always seems to be full of thrills and excitement, but the journey of Nebraska appears bland and real. The eyes of the old people on the road are full of curiosity, as if they want to take the scenery into their eyes and take them away. The journey passes through Hawthorne, where the old man Woody grew up. In this part, the film nakedly shows people's greed in the face of money, which is full of irony. Son David also learned for the first time that his father, who had always been confused, fought in the Korean War as a young man and survived the disaster after the plane crashed. Father was once a heroic soldier, he deserves everyone's attention, but the light has been smoothed out by the years. The sequelae of the war had an indelible impact on his father's life. Coupled with the unsatisfactory marriage life, his father's alcoholism, willfulness and indifference to his family were caused. However, in fact, my father is a very kind and simple person who does not know how to refuse. The father in the impression of people in the town has always been drunk and in a state of confusion. When everyone learned that he had won a million, the old man instantly became a celebrity in the town, and everyone congratulated him. When everyone applauded for him, the old man's eyes seemed to flash with joy. It's just that it's probably ironic that they're not applauding for soldiers dying to death, but for money.
In the end, with the old man's almost paranoid insistence, they finally arrived at Lincoln City, the destination of the trip. Of course, the old man's lottery ticket could not be cashed. He only got a gift hat. There was not much emotional ups and downs on the old man's face, just endless Disappointment, it seems that the last ray of hope in life has been dashed. In order to please his father, the son reluctantly sold the car and replaced it with the truck and air compressor that his father wanted. When the father saw it, he said to his son: You and the person who issued the prize discussed it. The son nodded and said yes. See, none of them want to break this beautiful and absurd lie.
[When the son asked the awarding staff: Does this happen often? Staff A: This kind of thing happens a lot, usually an old man like your father. Does he have Alzheimer's? The son replied: He just trusted others too much. 】
When the old man was able to drive again, his solemn and serious expression seemed to be flying a plane. The old man drove the car and raised his proud head, as if he had been given a new life. Looking at the familiar people outside the window, it is like recalling yesterday, but also experiencing life. Those people disappeared in the life of the old man for various reasons, and they were missed and missed. It's just that the newborn's time is unusually short, and in the end, the father still has to give the car back to the son to drive. At the end of the film, the long highway in the picture guides them home. Life is still as helpless and dull as before, and a trip can't change anything.
MO.
2015.02.02
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