People can only be bystanders to others

Waylon 2022-01-12 08:01:08

The film I found for a long time, but there is no surprise.
As a 41-year-old thing, and because the film carries too much, there is no reason to be too critical.
It's just that the divergence and unsmoothness in the plot are too obvious, and the obvious climax formed by preventing it from advancing, makes a lot of room for chewing in terms of charm.
But through the director’s travel experience, the truth is right. The people don’t really need realism too much. Their lives are already too realistic, and the people need to be paralyzed and escape and forget.

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Extended Reading
  • Carter 2022-03-26 09:01:10

    One of the film examples mentioned in The Story. Entering the plot point almost from the beginning, a comedy director is tired of comedy and wants to experience a miserable life and make a profound film that reflects the suffering of people's livelihood. . In the end, he finally experienced a miserable life, and at the same time, gave up the so-called deep film and really found the motivation to make a comedy film

  • Jimmy 2022-01-12 08:01:08

    7 points. After experiencing life for a long time, I finally realized that it is time to return to reality and the starting point.

Sullivan's Travels quotes

  • John L. Sullivan: There's a lot to be said for making people laugh. Did you know that that's all some people have? It isn't much, but it's better than nothing in this cockeyed caravan.

  • Burrows: Good morning, sir.

    Burrows: I don't like it at all, sir. Fancy dress, I take it?

    John L. Sullivan: What's the matter with it?

    Burrows: I have never been sympathetic to the caricaturing of the poor and needy, sir.

    John L. Sullivan: Who's caricaturing?

    John L. Sullivan: I'm going out on the road to find out what it's like to be poor and needy and then I'm going to make a picture about it.

    Burrows: If you'll permit me to say so, sir, the subject is not an interesting one. The poor know all about poverty and only the morbid rich would find the topic glamorous.

    John L. Sullivan: But I'm doing it for the poor. Don't you understand?

    Burrows: I doubt if they would appreciate it, sir. They rather resent the invasion of their privacy, I believe quite properly, sir. Also, such excursions can be extremely dangerous, sir. I worked for a gentleman once who likewise, with two friends, accoutered themselves as you have, sir, and then went out for a lark. They have not been heard from since.