Longitude and latitude are criss-crossed. At 07 minutes at night, five sets of stories, and five locations, under the moonlit night of the city, the taxi driver and the passenger meet and separate in a plain way, without strong sparks or follow-up extensions, and they may not see each other again after dawn. Jarmusch, the poet of life, always seeks uniqueness in simplicity.
From "Earth Night" to "Patterson", I don't know if Jarmusch has a special complex for road narratives. "Driver" is an interesting career choice. They experience all kinds of people every day, and talk about private conversations. Countless, walking a certain way is like experiencing a different life.
Where there is culture, there will be stories. The combination of events and environments must complement each other. The film cleverly makes use of the advantages of different geographical locations, aligns the unfolding of the story with the local customs, and links regional contradictions and fusions together. This is especially evident in the second short film, the amusing dialogue between the old German driver who just arrived in the United States and the local black youth in the United States, and the constant introduction of "New York! This is New York at night! Cool!" like a scenic tour guide.
I once took a night train back to school in Taipei, and the driver took the initiative to chat with me. He said that he also lived near the school and needed to go back to rest. I was the last guest. Then he told me that his cousin’s daughter was going Marriage, past acquaintance with his wife, son about to get a license, etc. Sometimes, some drivers will ask the identity of the passengers, and sometimes, like the gentleman, complaining about the fatigue of the day, or his little happiness It's hard to come up with the source of this "trust", probably because the atmosphere in the cabin is poppy. However, the short-lived community relationship will also disappear when you get off the bus, and the driver and passengers will continue their daily lives, which will soon be forgotten.
In "Earth Night", someone told a slightly satirical sadness. "A couple gave birth to a premature baby. The doctor told the baby that the baby might only be a week later. The couple decided not to love the baby in order to alleviate the mental pain. Miraculously, the baby was still alive after three weeks. So the couple gathered up the courage and planned to have a good life. Make up for the love, but the child died." The audience and the characters who listened to the story were silent together until the taxi arrived at the destination. At this time, the moon had gradually receded from the stage, and the morning light of the dawn was shining on everyone's faces, and the sad atmosphere instantly dissipated. .
The car drove away, while life continued to run.
·《Earth Night》★★★☆
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