Scarecrow's
film won the Palme d'Or at the 28th Cannes Film Festival in 1973.
The movie tells the story of two men traveling together. The tall man who had just been released from prison met the short man who had been a sailor while hitchhiking, and the two agreed. The tall man proposed that the two of them work together in a car wash business, but they must be in Pittsburgh. The short man agreed, but first he was going to Detroit to visit a child he had never seen before. So the two began their journey. After that, the two were kicked out to work in a city and had fun with a woman in the same city. After a journey, the two went to find a tall friend. The tall friend was very happy after seeing him. A cordial welcome to the two. At the same time, the tall man had a fierce fight with his friend's partner, and then they had a relationship. Then, at the birthday party of the tall friend, the four had a great time. But a man provoked the tall man, and the two fought outside the restaurant. Therefore, the two were locked up for a month of hard work. In prison, the short man got along well with a small, powerful blond man, while the tall man was sulking at the side of the short man. One night, the short man had a drink with the blonde man very late, and the blonde man was about to rape the short man. The short man swears to his death, being beaten up by a blond man. Later, when the tall man was working, he beat up the blond man without paying attention. After being released from prison, the short man came to the woman's house, but did not go in and only made a phone call. The woman told the short man that she was married and lied to him that the child was never born. In the end, the short man with a strong smile couldn't stand the blow and went crazy. The tall man was determined to take care of him, so he found a lot of money from him and bought a plane ticket to Pittsburgh.
This is a very plain film, and it is one of many "reflecting social reality" films. Why can almost every art film adopt such a model? I've seen enough of "social reality", can I take some goodbyes? The judges at the Cannes Film Festival are not creative at all! Back to the film, this film reflects the living conditions of small people in American society in the 1970s through the encounters between the two on the road. However, the social reality reflected in this film is not thorough. It does not dig out the main contradictions in the society in depth. Now let me think back to the questions raised in the film, I can't answer them at all! Therefore, this film is a very general "social reality" film, which seems to be very concerning, but the inside is very empty. Perhaps the film just wants to show such an effect, like "Scarecrow", it looks like a good movie on the surface, but in fact it is just a pile of straw.
Of course, many people think that the two male protagonists in the movie are like scarecrows. They look like ordinary people in appearance, but they are full of dissatisfaction in their hearts. If you really understand it this way, then this film is even more worthless. Because in the real world, everyone is a small person, and everyone has their own unfortunate side. Whose life is smooth? Whose life is going well? If the two male protagonists in the film are scarecrows, then most people in society are scarecrows. To put it bluntly, the movie is nonsense! Moreover, judging from the film, the tall man is a rich man, and the short man has a certain amount of savings even though he lives alone. These two people do not have a hard life. What about "scarecrows"? In short, although the film reflects the social reality and the small people of the bottom life, the perspective is wrongly chosen and it is too far-fetched.
Movie shooting is relatively ordinary. Except for the big vision at the beginning of the film, which is like "solitary smoke in the desert", the other scenes are very ordinary. Of course, the director of the film still likes the long-term scene very much. The few shots outside the prison are very characteristic, but it is a pity that they have nothing to do with the plot. In addition, the scene of a tall man flirting with a few women is too abrupt and not close to the theme of the film at all. Is this part of the scene to tell the audience that tall people are lustful, and short people are not interested in women?
One extra sentence. Although this film is a film from the 1970s, the lives of the people in the film are no different from the 21st century. Does this show that American society was very advanced in the 1970s, or is the progress of our modern society not obvious and the pace is too slow?
The highlight of the film lies in the actors. The tall actor Gene Hackman is a very capable actor, and he has seen a lot of movies. From the first scene in this film, he walked far away, and I guessed it was him. Because he was a very powerful acting school in that era, he was featured in all kinds of movies. The short actor is a fledgling, but already accomplished Al Pacino, his appearance in the film is still very young. The acting skills of these two people are very wonderful in the film, and one word is enough-great! The others are all tricks, not to mention it.
To sum up, this is a veritable "scarecrow" movie, with ordinary content, boring themes, and very general. The only thing worth seeing is the non-violent Al Pacino and the proficient acting Gene Hackman.
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