The suffering and warmth of life

Rosemary 2022-02-20 08:01:04

Because I love the movie "The Cramers", I found another film "Nobody's fool" by director Robert Benton, starring the famous Paul Newman.

The movie takes place in the northern town of Bath, New York. The whole town is covered with thick snow, quiet and cold. The film revolves around Paul Newman, a construction worker who was lame due to a work injury. It narrates a series of realities between him and other people in the town, yet reveals a warm story.

For example, a pocket watch that brings courage, a conversation with his son before entering prison, a conversation with a grandson hiding in the back compartment in a restaurant, a conversation with a simple and honest Rob on the threshold...

Every bit is the essence of life.

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Extended Reading
  • Chloe 2022-03-25 09:01:16

    Following the Kramers, Robert Benton talks about restoration, an old man, how to be a father, grandfather, lover, friend. The whole movie is very long, and it belongs to the warmth of the 1990s. It is like walking into a tavern on a snowy day, drinking a cup, and wearing the warmth of the intestines.

  • Freda 2022-03-26 09:01:11

    The God of Destiny did not become tolerant because of the old age of the protagonist and the injured knee, but the moving stubbornness remained, just like the legs that were trapped in the snow and kept struggling to move forward, which seemed to symbolize that we too. In life, there is a constant struggle. I like that in the picture, in the ordinary life, there is such a dazzling attitude of resistance, and the director seems to be about to award an award, so that the protagonist's stubborn appearance shines in the bland plot.

Nobody's Fool quotes

  • Ollie Quinn: Officer Raymer is currently under suspension.

    Judge Flatt: Anesthesia is what he should be under.

  • Peter: It's not going to be easy being you, is it?

    Sully: Don't expect too much of yourself at the beginning. I couldn't do everything at first either.