The film is formalistic, that is, the story does not have too much plot, but uses symbolic means to express a theme: the traditional conservative fear and persecution of freedom. Judging from the form of today's mainstream movies, this movie is relatively primitive and conceptual. There is no clear and complete plot, and there are blunt screen switching. He tends to be art movies, there are many directors who are crazy about it, and they can't find a reasonable plot and emotional pavement. But as an explorer of film art in that era, he has very artistic value and humanistic value. As a pioneer of road movies, it retains a large number of American-style shots that give people a refreshing feeling. Most of them are music and cars, simple and simple.
The two protagonists both died at the end of the film. Such a design is very unpleasant nowadays, with a free and bitter feeling. But the character of the protagonist is still very interesting: a quiet and philosophical, a lively and a bit silly, they have expectations of the free world, are kind and friendly to strangers, and hope to take the money earned from drug trafficking to Florida to achieve a free retirement life. , But they must carry out a major east-west migration. The two people were of a relatively big-hearted type, so they stepped into an alien position without being alert, so they were killed inexplicably in the end. The first traveler represents the liberals who have left the city, with a sense of communism. He and a group of young people want to build a free paradise on the collective farm. (It’s really a coincidence that the "Things in the Future" that I watched the same day has a similar segment.) The second passenger is a rebellious lawyer who supports freedom, played by Nicholson. Nicholson said about him. It's true to only play characters with a rebellious character. The lawyer was sap and died, which is quite tragic.
"This used to be a good country", the director expressed a lot of information through the mouth of a lawyer: freedom in people's mouth is only a concept, and there is no freedom in itself, even if it does not admit that one is not free, and rejects true freedom If necessary, physical destruction will be carried out. This passage is indeed not sensational. While we are yearning for the United States, many Americans are also yearning for communism. Where is heaven? It can be said that the tone of the film is already quite pessimistic. The collective farms seem to be free, but they are not sustainable. They are nothing more than a group of addicts escaping from reality. The future they look forward to is only a social model of Indian tribes. As far as I know, the strong and the weak are inevitable. Democratic freedom. Life cannot last long in a primitive tribe. Rousseau said that democracy is not suitable for mankind, which is very conclusive.
Talking about the clip of the chaotic image, after two clients and two prostitutes shared a piece of drugs, they unfolded an extremely gothic psychedelic moment: chaotic peace, uncontrollable emotional release, profound influence of religious imagery, The miserable family relationship, so many. The director’s passage through the exposure of his nature after drugs shows a fragile human personality. Everyone has complicated experiences behind them. We are no longer cold strangers to these people, but a way to understand them closer to their hearts. , There is no rational processing, only perceptual catharsis, although it is extremely fragmented. There is no theme, and the stylization is obvious.
The destiny of freedom is never given by God. Every character has had a painful past, and he has survived on hope amidst bruises. It is really a great blessing to be able to spend my life freely and happily.
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