There were two worlds at the beginning: Harrod's world, and Mad's world.
Harold's world is full of hypocrisy. The mother wears a fake to speak out, implying that her many appearances are inconsistent. She likes to socialize, is self-righteous, indifferent to the child's inner world, and has a super desire for control. She has everything material, but no soul. Of course, she would not like a Harold with a soul.
Harold felt bored. He was deeply tired of this life, this world, too boring and false, too unworthy to survive. He played pranks, played dead, hanged, drowned, shot, everything was almost true, but deceived. No matter his mother, she knew he didn't have the last courage.
The only thing he likes is funerals. Maybe it's because he likes death. He longed for the other world to be true and real.
At the funeral, he first met Mad, a crazy old lady who was nearly 80 years old. At the funeral, in the church, she was dressed in bright clothes, gnawed apples, and stolen cars frequently. All the actions that were contrary to ordinary people attracted Harold's attention.
So they met. The old lady steals a car and is very familiar with driving. She stole one under the eyes of the police and exchanged another one; the car racing was so crazy that the police blew their beards and stared with anger. Harold gradually walked into her world. She seemed to disobey a lot of rules, and she had reached the realm of the old and unruly: she stole back the little animals from the pet shop and let them go; she stole the small trees in the city and planted them back. Forest; she taught Harold to sing and dance; she wears a Japanese kimono with a silver hairpin on her head; she is a nude model for an old man, she is confident of her beauty. She said she likes sunflowers best. In a large patch of daisy flowers, she told him that no two flowers are the same, and each has its own difference.
She has seen through the hypocrisy of this world, as long as she is truthful and self-living. She burns passionately, indulges in singing and dancing, and doesn't care about the rules, even the law and morality, to her, it is nothing but a pure heart.
Her love of life strongly attracted and influenced Harold. She said she would try something new every day. Give me the "L", Give me the "I", Give me the "V", Give me the "E", GIVE ME THE LIVE
She publicizes life, she is a symbol of life, smell, hearing, vision, she is one Little by little, this world is opened to the boy. It is real and beautiful. Although there is pain, it is rich. It is worth living once and living again.
On a bright morning, Harold’s heart is full of joy, I think I see the light coming to me,coming through me giving me a second sight.So shine, shine, shine,shine, shine, shine,shine, shine, shine .
I think I see the light, so shiny, so shiny. In fact, the director can make Harold fall in love with a sincere and simple girl who is quite old, but who can compare to an 80-year-old man who has experienced many sufferings Understand life better? What makes Harold fall in love with what this pastor said is "shredded", "relaxed" and "sagging" but full of vitality, more shocking?
This 1971 work is so great, there are no boundaries of the times.
The protagonist has a baby face, but is a 20-year-old boy. The two performers have a degree of relaxation and accuracy.
I thought Maad was a ghost, came out to show Harold the way, and then left. But she turned out to be a real person, ending in death.
She walked away, he was reborn, and continued to live the beauty and the beauty of life.
The soundtrack of the movie is also unparalleled. There is a "Green Sleeve" soundtrack at the beginning. There are often small and large background songs in the back. Later I learned that most of them were catching knives for Cat Stevens. It's the kind of music I like. The songs and musicians I like are all in that era, Bob Dylan, Paul Simon, Simon and Garfunkel, ------ charming, folk, guitar.
And if you want to be me, be me
And if you want to be you, be
you'Cause there's a million things to do
You know that there are
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