On the evening of the rest day, I watched "Making Woodstock", which is 2 hours long. I watched the early morning in one breath. After the movie was over, I was full of energy. On this early winter night, I felt like drinking a cup of hot lemon black tea, refreshing And warm.
From the story and the event itself, "Making Woodstock" is more than just a music documentary. Ang Lee applies the plot he is good at in this one. The theme, logic, rhythm, and character design are all sourced, and it is fascinating. Surprise, all in all, it's a lighthearted, fun movie with a coexistence of brilliance and warmth.
In 1969, two incredible things happened in the United States. One was the American Apollo landing on the moon, a key step in the history of human science and technology, and the other was the Woodstock Music Festival.
While the world was cheering the advancement of technology, a group of hippies who symbolized escapism, negativity, and resistance were swarming from all directions to the White Lake area of New York, to participate in a three-day event called for love and peace. Rock festival.
The film is based on Elliot Tiber's memoir. The protagonist Elliot, a young and promising New York designer, gave up a decent job to take care of his parents and returned to the town to help them run a motel business.
Elliot took advantage of the chairman of his local chamber of commerce to apply for a regular annual music event, and gradually introduced the Woodstock Music Festival to his town.
Elliot's mother, Sonia, is a stingy and irritable old lady who has experienced the persecution of World War II, so she is cautious about the hard-won security and stability in front of her, and she runs the hotel in a strict manner.
At the end of the story, the old lady accidentally exposed the private money she had hidden for more than 20 years, and finally confessed to her son that she was just scared, including asking her son to help with the hotel business, but the old lady just said, "I I'm just scared" and nothing else, and resumes her daily routine.
Elliot's childhood friend, Billy, suffered from post-war schizophrenia because of his participation in the Vietnam War. From time to time, he directed and played jungle battles in the small town.
Those grotesque hippies attracted by Woodstock gave Billy a sense of belonging, and everyone released and showed off. Entering the quagmire of carnival, a new life begins.
Wilma is a transvestite who used to be a sergeant in the U.S. Marine Corps. She volunteered to take charge of the security of Elliot's family and the entire hotel.
In addition to her own job, Wilma is also very considerate, playing the role of the "emotional consultant" of the Elliot family from time to time, adding fuel to the fun and making jokes at critical moments.
One of Woodstock's founders, Mike Lang, is a confident and charismatic character. From the moment he gets off the helicopter, his signature smile begins to work. Bare feet, long hair, and wearing a waistcoat, this person exudes An eerie elegance.
When everyone expressed denial and disappointment to the swampland recommended by Elliot, only McCrone patted Elliot on the shoulder and told him not to lose confidence and creativity. After finding the spacious ranch vacant he liked, McCrone calmly gave Elliot double the rental cash. Even at the end, when the rancher raised the rent, McClane just leaned against the door, the corners of his mouth raised slightly, he believed that the music festival would be a success, no matter what the problem.
Among these characters, Elliot's mother is stingy, Billy is a schizophrenic, Wilma is a transvestite, and McCann is a classy hippie, a group of people whose personalities even seem to have problems or flaws because Woodstock got together, Glowing, that authentic energy and courage to be yourself is touching.
Whether in the 1960s or now, music festivals are endless. After all, what made Woodstock in 1969 a myth and aroused people's talk, not only because of the music itself, but also because of its slogan called three days of peace and music.
In the 1960s, the domestic social contradictions in the United States were highlighted, the anti-Vietnam War, the human rights movement, young people seeking expression and emotional catharsis, and Woodstock just hit the urgent desire of those hippies.
People indulged their desires and likes and dislikes on Woodstock, LSD overdose, food looting, excrement everywhere, and more mud and chaos from rainy weather, and created New York State at the time Worst traffic jam ever.
That's why Woodstock hasn't been held for a while since then, until 1994, when the 1969 event was more of a utopia, witnessing the worst and the best of times.
The first half of the film has been focused on the Woodstock music festival, and the second half of the plot starts to shine. The family relationship of the Elliot family is the center of the whole movie. Elliot tries hard to take on the responsibility of being a son. In the end, he finds that no matter how hard he tries, he can't stop the parents whose thinking has been solidified. It is a bottomless hole that cannot be filled. , is an unchangeable fact.
The old father thanked his son for letting him experience life again, and also advised his son not to forget his inner belonging and to live a good life, which is the most comforting thing for a father.
Elliot's father didn't speak much in the movie, and he only spoke a few golden sentences. The man who silently stood beside Elliot's mother gave Elliot's mother the most love. They have been together for more than 40 years and will continue to walk.
On the other side, Elliot's mother, a fierce-faced woman who values money more than her life, when a large number of people poured into the town and caused traffic jams on the highway, she was worried that her husband would I'm sick and the ambulance can't get in. It turns out that everything is traceable and logical, and Elliot can finally pack his bags and join the crowd in Woodstock to go on that unknown journey.
All right, go and see what the center of the universe looks like.
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