The structure of the story is not complicated, the elements of the story are clear at a glance, and the whole composition of this film could not be simpler. A fishing boat that is swaying at sea all day long, this reminds me of "The Pianist at Sea", but the two films give people different feelings. If "Pirate Radio" is a manifestation of strength, then "The Pianist at Sea" ” is the melancholy that is gained but not gained. There's a bunch of boring DJs on that boat, and a lesbian. Every week there is Saturday night, they release themselves and also accuse the world. Their lives are very similar to ours, but we are not so comfortable. A few big characters are randomly thrown on the dilapidated and rough cabin, love boat . Depressed, unpretentious, radio rock, what can affect most people must be true. In fact, for a movie, sometimes you don't need too many metaphors, and you don't need too many montages. What you need is to talk about it, and it will bring people tremors and emotions in a peaceful life.
Too many films are full of repression and resistance, but this film is different. They are just fighting for their own utopia. The whole film does not focus on the process of struggle, and the audience does not need to think about the implication in the details. They don't contrive, don't deliberate, don't tell you the result, just the point in life. Some things seem to be important, but they are just the details of life. The director is as simple and proud as the DJ on the boat. All they want is music and their attitude, opinion, and life.
The cold dining table and colder jokes make the movie a lot more fun. Maybe, living on land, we are all like souls under the system. There are always people who come to define the path and direction we should take. It's just a mockery of a prison. In this film, the audience can enjoy a spiritual feast with many DJs. But it is a boat, but it can accommodate so many independent and distinct characters. In those days, I would have been like a child hiding the radio under the pillow, waiting for the world to sleep every night, then closing my eyes and walking into the realm of freedom.
Love boat is a marker and a carrier, DJs will still be shouting at any corner, long live rock.
Maybe this film conveys the spirit of rock and roll that I don't understand. I read a book before, with a white cover and a few gray skeletons. The book said that some people are born poets, and some people are born rock musicians, Perhaps there are many similarities between poets and rockers, the poet's rebellion comes from the verse, and the rocker's rebellion comes from the lyrics and the melody. And in this world, how many people will spend their entire lives rebelling?
The reason why a movie makes people cry is because they play the person you want to be but can't be, sometimes it is a regret, sometimes it is a yearning, and more often it is a helplessness.
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