At first Moses was quite disgusted with Eddie, but Eddie’s clever tongue and extraordinary talents made Moses’ bible business prosperous all the way, so the fake father and daughter became business partners and started (recruiting) ) Early (shaking) greedy (bumping) black (cheating), and the performance is gratifying. The two men's Bible sales business was once blocked by Moses' love for a beautiful prostitute, and then they were even caught in a trap because of complacency. After many twists and turns, the fake father and daughter finally arrived at Eddie's aunt's house. Parting is imminent, both Moses and Eddie are reluctant to give up. Although the cooperation is happy, but there will be some time later?
"Paper Moon" is a simple and neat black-and-white road film, the editing is very clean, without a redundant picture. Taking the (fake?) journey and encounter of the father and daughter as the main line of the story, the core is actually the warmth of two generations that seem to have no blood relationship. Moses, who plays the role of "father", seems to be mature, but he is actually cynical and lacks a sense of responsibility. He does not even spare the $200 compensation for the accidental death of his lover. "Madam, this is the hardcover version of the Bible that your husband ordered a month ago." "But he was in a severe coma a month ago." Eddie, the young man who played the role of "daughter", said unintentionally "the same chin" made her believe this. It was her father who, in the name of seeking compensation of 200 US dollars, also embarked on the path of being a beast, oh no, selling the bible.
Although the story is based on the American Great Depression, which was the longest and most influential in the twentieth century, the film did not choose the warm and inspirational route like "Secrets of American Girls". Focusing on the social and people’s livelihood issues brought about by the economic recession, for example, 15-year-old black girls had to serve as extravagant prostitutes for a meager salary that they never got. The police and smugglers were embarrassed to seek profit for rape. "Paper Moon" made no secret of the Great Depression. The devastation caused to the lives of the American people, so much that Moses deceived the widow to buy the Bible became justifiable. Its description of the social phenomenon at the time was straightforward to a bit rude, and even the protagonist halo often found in other movies was saved-Moses was beaten and injured after being chased by black police and smugglers. He had worked so hard before. The money (frauded) was also robbed and not left.
In such a difficult environment, the feelings between the fake father and daughter seem to be extremely sincere. Eddie, who learned the essence of making (defrauding) money in two or three strokes, has become the director of the sales department of a two-person small business. , To protect the safety of Moses and their property. The trust and affection between the two groups was also established in a "business". At the end of the story, Eddie resolutely gave up his new home with warmth and comfort and piano, and the ending of chasing Moses away was quite convincing.
It is worth mentioning that Ryan O’Neal and Tatum O’Neal, who played the fake father and daughter in the movie, are indeed a father and daughter in reality. And Tatum O’Neal, the daughter who plays Eddie, also won the best supporting actress Oscar for her excellent performance in this play. Although Tatum once fell into a poisonous sea as an adult, this is something for now.
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