1. "I can tell you that while witnessing Ayers' courage, his humility, his conviction in art, I have learned a noble quality from his devotion to what he believes in, holding on to dreams and transcending all , with faith, it will undoubtedly take you home." This is Lopez's last monologue in the film, and it is also the one that the director wants to tell the audience the most among all the complicated threads in the film. Such a seemingly empty and somewhat ethereal truth is exactly what I need.
2. Decentralized, with lots of clues: homeless, slums, schizophrenia, music, talent, dreams, homes, friendships, and more. Any of these topics can be made into a feature film. The director is very hard, and the writing is very good, but the paper is cut. I have long abandoned the perfectionism of the petty bourgeoisie, so this does not hinder my sincere face. Life, let alone reality, is like this: prosperous and civilized cities and sleazy campsites, talented musicians and rambling lunatics, insisting on dreams and sleeping on the streets, purity and filth, persistence and hesitation, sobriety and ecstasy, nobility There is no contradiction with lowly, or even life and death. All you have to do is be reverent, close your eyes, and ask yourself questions—just like the complex threads in the film and Lopez’s sober and sincere monologue at the end.
3. If Atonement showcases Joe White's talent, it also tells a story. "The Soloist" does not, or rather, is just many aspects of many people and things. As it is, The Soloist is complex, but it appeals to me even more. A story, even if it is heart-wrenching, is still a story; "The Soloist" has no complete story, but it is related to me, which is heart-wrenching. In addition, the film also raises some social issues. Although this makes the film messy and attracts criticism, it is better than doing nothing, just attracting the audience's attention and taking away the audience's ticket money. I think such films can be called art.
4. Director Joe White did not make a big breakthrough. Compared with "Atonement", "The Soloist" has obvious flaws. There is another point, the abstract performance of music that resembles the visual effect of WMP, which is also debatable. Jamie Foxx and Robert Downey Jr.'s performances are very average, Jamie has no flash in "Ray", and Robert doesn't seem to be out of the coldness of "Iron Man". The only person who can give it a lot of praise is the composer Dario Marianelli - listening to the OST and then watching the movie is unprecedented for me.
5. Music. It's not that I think of myself as arrogant, but when I see this guy and that girl on TV, and the people in it swear, "My music dream" or "My dream is music", I really scoff at it. They just want to be famous and make money. If they can become famous overnight by being a chicken and a duck, they will still put their lives on the line and move forward bravely for the sake of fame and fortune. Nathaniel has explained for us what a dream is. Music is an art that requires understanding and practice, and requires hard training of musical instruments and a sense of music... Although I gave up halfway and drifted away from that dream, I will still listen to Fournier and Stark reverently, solemnly 's practice. Moreover, I know, howling can only be called singing, or singing if it sounds nice, under the guise of a dream of a great art, bluffing and cheating, and what history sees is just the jumping clowns of the empty and impetuous era.
6. To be Beethoven is Nathaniel's dream. Although he often hallucinates, there are countless voices dominating him in his mind, although his thinking is chaotic, and he does not even have the slightest logical thinking ability, but I can see from his head shape that deep in his heart, there is only one The voice, how firm his dreams are. I envy him.
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