This film is about a writer who lived in the UK for 30 years and returned to the United States. He was satirized and forgotten. He hoped to learn about the United States by hiking the Appalachian Trail and take his own roots journey. The film is relatively simple. It chooses several events during the journey to tell. There are some scenery shots, but the overall situation is flat, except that the protagonist is two elderly people over 60. It is slightly brighter.
What made me write this review is that the Appalachian Trail in the film is more than 2,000 miles (that is, more than 3,000 kilometers) and is a national-level walking trail.
When traveling in the United States, you can see this kind of trail everywhere, whether you are near your residence or in national parks, not just on the roadside, but very solemnly and clearly marked and recommended on the map, and even some parks. Non-Trail can't appreciate its beauty at all. At that time, I felt that this humble Trail network might be the soul of American travel. After checking the information, I learned that the United States even has national-level scenic trails, the level of which is the same as that of the national parks that are popular all over the world (it is said that there are currently 11 such national-level trails in the United States, but only 59 national parks in the United States). This is confirmed in the film. It's a pity that the film doesn't emphasize this, it's just a sentence. Maybe you think American audiences can understand it?
On the origin of Trail sports hobby, it may be impossible to investigate, but I guess it may have a lot to do with John Muir. This maverick wilderness son has influenced too many people, whether it is the aura of the father of national parks and the founder of the modern natural conservation movement, or the many books that have been popular to this day (many of the national park souvenir shops in the United States are Regarding the book, the "My Teenage Life" that I read to my daughter in the front-end time is also his autobiography), which makes him regarded as a model by many people. This can be seen in the film when the protagonist quotes him casually.
Let's look at the situation in China again. In fact, similar sports hobbies are becoming more and more popular. From the discovery and popularization of various "old trails" to hiking guides for various mountains, although there has not yet been a government-level promotion like the United States, it has indeed climaxed among the people. From a few miles to dozens of miles, or even hundreds of miles (for example, Xuanzang’s Road has been highly respected recently), hiking trails are increasingly being pursued by the depressed cities. This should be one of the effects brought about by urbanization, and the United States estimates the same.
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