roadside flower

Aletha 2022-04-19 09:02:36

One of the corners of understanding this film is probably the song "American Sweetheart" near the end:

"She grew up on the roadside, she grew up, slow, healthy, this is American sweetheart, persistent like a missionary, grass -like At the beginning of the film, it started with sweetheart

picking up garbage on the side of the road - watching too many luxury blockbusters depicting the prosperity of the United States and high style, suddenly found a foreign girl, looking for food in the garbage heap - so long After watching the movie for nearly 3 hours, I just grabbed my heart from this moment.

I thought the film would teach blood. I thought the tragedy would give a warning sigh and go deep into tonight's sleep...
But no, it's just a girl who sells magazines The slightly bland roadside stories

are not mediocre.
The film dives under the floating iceberg of American society, allowing us to see the pain at the bottom of the most developed countries on earth:
poverty, domestic violence, sexual assault, alcoholism, drug addiction, promiscuity, prostitution, streaking, carrying The promotion of pornographic lies, the ridicule of politics and class, the contrast between a luxurious house and the poor...

An American girl with no background, a small wild flower on the roadside, was plucked, let it heal itself, grow again, observe the warmth, Waiting for spring...
She thought that the hand that took off her male hormones was love, care, companionship, a vision for the future, a home with a trailer.
In fact, she was just a $100 deal, In the

end, she slowly sank to the bottom of the lake, and then broke out of the water - away from the lively crowd, and completed her own baptism

. Suddenly, I really wanted to watch a "China Sweetheart"- - I thought that An Sheng in "July and An Sheng" was an individual version of "China Sweetheart". Unfortunately, too many love elements make the film unable to escape the shadow of an idol love film. I thought that "What's in the Darkness" and "Immortal Time" have done similar explorations, but the regret of always scratching and chewing wax seems like

I thought that such a film should be exposed-a lot of dew points, obvious, vague Yes, men, women...
that's what the roadside looks like
Ambiguous hormones, blazing and dissipating on the side of the road, the
withering sadness of the love sinus
has the smoke of growth

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American Honey quotes

  • Jake: Prove to me your name is Star, and I'll give it to you.

    Star: It was my mom's idea. She said we're all made from stars. From Death Stars.

  • Homeowner: Hey, I don't allow language like that in my house.

    Star: [first sales call] Well, I don't live here.