The only G-rated film directed by David Lynch, the film is adapted from a true story about a 70-year-old World War II veteran who drives a lawnmower across states to visit his younger brother who has not spoken to for more than ten years.
This film, which David Lynch calls himself the most "experimental", has no surrealism, no weird, terrifying shots, and no exaggerated camera skills, but what remains unchanged is David Lynch's psychology of the characters. The analysis and characterization, the narrative is rigorous, the clues and logic are clear.
The film revolves around the proposition of "reconciliation". Every subtle expression of the hero, and the background of World War II, all convey the yearning for peace and beauty. A large number of wide-angle lenses are used in the film, and the quiet scenery of the American countryside also reveals the meaning of human nature returning to its true nature.
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