wandering

Rachelle 2022-04-23 07:02:06

A touch of sadness runs through the film throughout the film, and the
lingering sound of the piano reaches the deepest part of the heart. The
superb narrative technique, combined with the perfect picture and music, make it unforgettable.

The road represents life, and Paris, Texas is the dream.
There is a Paris in everyone's heart.
Once you lose the most precious thing,
the fantasy that does not exist will turn into an unreachable dream,
guiding you to continue on the road of life.

The process of finding Paris is wandering,
but the loneliness in wandering may not be called loneliness,
but like a program, maybe walking is just for walking.

Tavis' experience represents a shattered state of mind, which
director Wenders uses artistic language to express as a figurative picture.
It conveys an indescribable despair and loneliness.

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Extended Reading
  • Katlyn 2022-03-25 09:01:09

    Texas and Paris clearly refer to the mainland locations separated by the Atlantic Ocean. Because the male protagonist who refuses to fly is difficult to reach, it has a certain imaginary romance. To a certain extent, it also reflects the identity puzzle of Wenders in a foreign land, but Paris, Texas. As a semantic whole, it represents the life of the parents and their own memory. Therefore, the yearning for the place (also refers to the distant place) includes the active pursuit of the past and the future. In addition, as Mr. Dai Jinhua said, if Dezhou is regarded as a male Paris is regarded as a woman, and then there are more gender-level interpretations. During the two exchanges between father and son, male and female, the physical distance is always cut off by the intermediary material (road, one-way glass), but the characters cleverly use the intermediary and reach a new level of fusion within them (twice. The latter’s one-way confession (seeing-being seen, speaking-listening) has a religious meaning that expands the interpretation space again, the status of women is elevated, and the identity of sons suddenly has a “fictional” mode. A classic example of color's involvement in narrative and even beyond.

  • Madonna 2022-03-21 09:01:55

    #Film Archive# Wenders found his place in road films. Psychological scene design: The arrangement of some scenes is based on psychological changes. The truth of art is the truth of thought! (Double shot of two figures stacked on the glass) 31:39, the timing of the music. At 36:30, the camera rises, the reflector. 37:53, leaving room for the lens to the left and right. 1:36:36, it's still a little early to turn around. 01:39:53, a mirror that one can see and one cannot see. 01:44:19, the man's state is right. 01:59:00, treatment of the historical part. Also let the girl know who is on the other end of the phone. 02:02:59 Pointing out the trailer house is a big failure! At 02:05:17, the girl's state came out. (The storytelling skills throughout the article are very high!) 02:07:35, the sudden turn is excellent! 02:10:52, the glass is penetrated, the barrier is penetrated. 02:20:58 It is a good example of how to handle the mother-son recognizing drama without going too far.

Paris, Texas quotes

  • Walt Henderson: Why in hell would you want to buy a vacant lot in Paris, Texas, for Christ sake?

    Travis Henderson: Uh - I forgot.

  • Travis Henderson: I remember now.

    Walt Henderson: What?

    Travis Henderson: Why I bought that land.

    Walt Henderson: Why?

    Travis Henderson: Well, Mama once told me that - that's where she and Daddy first made love.

    Walt Henderson: Oh, in Paris, Texas?

    Travis Henderson: Yeah.

    Walt Henderson: She told you that?

    Travis Henderson: Yeah. So, I figured that that's where I began. I mean, me, Travis Clay Henderson. They named me that. I started out there.