After watching this movie, I really fell in love with this old man with white hair, art and coolness in his bones.
On the same night, five different cities and five taxi drivers' adventures, in the dimly lit city and in the narrow carriage, staged scenes of human beings.
Los Angeles
In this feasting city full of fame, fortune and temptation, the story that happened that night was the most bland among the five stories.
A tomboy taxi driver who dreams of becoming a mechanic meets a scout who flies all over the country but can't find the right one. Stepping through the iron shoes, there is nowhere to find it, and it takes no effort to get it. Just when the scout is at a loss, he finds that this tomboy taxi driver is the right person he is looking for. It's a pity that King Xiang has a dream, but the goddess has no intention. In this city where everyone wants to be a big star, this taxi driver was picked by a scout but just wanted to drive quietly and dreamed of becoming a mechanic one day.
The turbulent city, the plain story, this is the best portrayal of ideal and reality
New York
In fact, I personally think that this part of the story in New York has many metaphors. For example, at the beginning, black youths could not get taxis, which made me think that even black people born and raised in the United States will still not be fully accepted by society because of their skin color. The old man from Germany came to a completely unfamiliar country, did not speak the language, and was still doing a job that he was completely unfamiliar with. The experience of living alone in a foreign land is as bumpy as his driving skills.
Black youth and old Germans, although of different skin colors, do not understand the language. But the two share a similar hat, the same somewhat comical name, and more importantly, they are both essentially strangers. After a short drive, the distance between the two gradually narrowed. The black youth drove like a guide to show the old man the charm of the city at night; he taught the old man to drive, recognize the road, English, and remember to count after receiving the money. , all of which are teaching the elderly to integrate into this society.
The black youth has arrived home safely, but the old man has not yet found his home in the city. The old man's journey in the city continued. With the anxious voice of the black youth, the old man drove a taxi recklessly into this neon-alternating city. Every foreigner will go through such a period of confusion. With the help of kind-hearted people in the confusion, this foreigner gradually clarifies his driving direction.
Paris
A taxi driver with normal eyesight who can't observe carefully
A woman who is blind in both eyes but has more sensitive senses than normal
The taxi driver was curious and pitied for the woman because she was blind, and the inferiority complex caused by her skin color and nationality was also relieved a little. But the woman was blind and she could see the taxi driver's trick at a glance. A woman who dares to go out alone late at night and touch up her makeup freely does not need the mercy of others, because she never feels that she is weak.
Each story is in line with the characteristics of each city. Paris at night may not be as brightly lit as New York and Los Angeles, but the beauty of Paris at night requires our heart, not our eyes.
Italy
The Italian part of the story is the wildest of the five.
A pompous taxi driver to pick up his guests - a serious priest, and to tease the priest a bit. When he solemnly confessed to the priest in the car and talked about his absurd past, I don't know how many people like me thought he was making up stories to make fun of the priest.
The more the taxi driver talked, the more excited he became, and the priest's eyes turned more and more neatly. When he encountered two transvestites again, the priest rolled his eyes and went to the west to look for Jesus. At this time, the seemingly heartless taxi driver panicked, but the reason for his panic was: oh my god, the bishop (he always regarded the priest as a bishop) hung up on my car, so everyone would know about me The past of Japanese pumpkin and Japanese sister-in-law? (Magic brain circuit). Only then did I wake up, God, it turns out that his repentance is true!
Really a high-level black to Italy!
Helsinki
The last story of the film takes place in the snow-covered Nordic city of Helsinki.
A man who had just lost his job, his daughter was pregnant before marriage, his wife was about to get divorced, and his car was smashed got drunk, and was dragged into a taxi by two friends to take him home.
The taxi driver, a taciturn and poker-faced face, told them a more tragic experience: old age has a daughter, but unfortunately her daughter was born prematurely and died soon. In order not to let himself suffer because of his daughter's departure, the taxi driver decided to put away the fatherly love for the child. But God's will tricks people, and the children who don't get the father's love survive tenaciously. When the taxi driver thought that the god of death had gone far away and wanted to make up for the child with love, the god of death took the child's life with a carbine.
Cherish the people in front of you, and love them while they are still there.
The night slowly faded away, and people began to appear in twos and threes in the cold streets of Helsinki. Earth's night has passed, with all the experiences that have brought us sadness or joy with us. Looking at the rising sun, we will beat ourselves up and cheer ourselves up: today is a new day!
But only the night can make us see how lonely and lonely we are.
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