finally watched and bought it for nearly a year.
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protagonist KOWASLKI works in a car service company. He set off at DENVER's headquarters and had to deliver a white DODGE CHALLENGER to SAN FRANCISCO within 15 hours. He was chased by the police all the way, KOWALSKI's driving skills were superb, and no one could catch him. Starting from DENVER, KOWALSKI turned out to be completely sleepless, crossing 4 states: COLORADO, UTAH, NEVADA, CALIFORNIA. During the journey, the radio was playing the music program of the radio station, and the blind black DJ SUPER SOUL who hosted the radio program intercepted the police channel, so it was started by KOWASLKI who met the first mounted policeman and refused to stop the car, SUPER SOUL Have been paying attention to all the movements of KOWASLKI. He called KOWASLKI "THE LAST AMERICAN HERO", and constantly provided KOWASLKI with all the information he needed in the program, helping him to avoid the police's pursuit again and again. The incident got bigger and bigger, and the whole of the United States also watched the development of the situation. Motorcyclists and hippies from all over the country came to the radio station to support SUPER SOUL and KOWASLKI. More and more people gathered, and the police started to break into the radio station, beating the staff, destroying the facilities, and the radio station went bankrupt. Later, the police forced SUPER SOUL to make false broadcasts, hoping to deceive KOWASLKI.
KOWASLKI continued on the road. On the journey, he recalled many things. He once participated in the Vietnam War; he used to be a race car driver and almost died in an accident; Suspect; he had a very good girlfriend, but she died in a surfing accident. These are all KOWASLKI's memories, and we can only rely on this little clue to measure KOWASLKI's mentality and predict his actions.
KOWASLKI met all kinds of people on the road and got their help. SUPER SOUL’s guidance accompanied him for most of the journey; the old man who caught snakes in the desert assisted KOWASLKI to escape the police helicopter search and provided him with gasoline ; When approaching the California border, he met an old friend of racing car, the old friend invited him to go home for a short break, and he further investigated the authenticity of the intelligence, and confirmed that the fake broadcast of SUPER SOUL was a trap, and later even used a plan to help him pass through the police. Defense line; this iron knight's girlfriend, who was the girl who was about to be raped by KOWASLKI's comrades, accompanies him to talk (seeing this, you will be surprised how little KOWASLKI's dialogue is in the whole movie, But that's actually quite reasonable, what needs to be said when you're alone in the car?) In addition, KOWASLKI also met a man who was driving an antique sports car and provoked KOWASLKI to a match, and then of course that man failed miserably; Among the so many people KOWASLKI met, only two people did not help him, but threatened his life. When crossing the border between NEVADA and CALIFORNIA, KOWASLKI let two people with broken cars hitch a ride. Sissy people want to talk to KOWASLKI very much, but KOWASLKI's nature is so silent, one of them asked KOWASLKI: "What are you laughing at?" Do you think we are weird? Do you despise us?" Then he took out his gun and pointed it at KOWASLKI. After a long journey, death finally touched KOWASLKI.
This reminds me that KOWASLKI encountered a patrolman not long after he set off from DENVER, and the patrolman told him to park his car aside. I thought KOWASLKI would stop the car obediently, collect a speeding ticket, and go on the road. He had nothing to worry about, no contraband in the car, no dead body in the trunk. However, KOWASLKI's expression has always been indifferent. He just stepped on the accelerator and left at high speed, setting off a chase battle. Everyone knows that such an action will inevitably lead to more trouble. If KOWASLKI is determined to finish it in 15 hours The predetermined route, it should be better not to cause trouble, this is a normal idea. But if you interpret it from the perspective of "KOWASLKI's journey has no meaning behind it, he decided to give meaning to his life and achieve ultimate freedom through actions", KOWASLKI's actions no longer need to be measured by conventional so-called common sense, why is it When he returned to the company at 11:30 p.m., he insisted on taking over the second job immediately. Even his boss and friends told him to rest, but he set a "15-hour delivery" rule for himself. No one asked him to do so. Yes, he decided to do it, even if he was exhausted, he used drugs to refresh himself; he ignored all the police and just drove the car to the limit; SUPER SOUL honored him as "THE LAST AMERICAN HERO", and he was not complacent.
In the movie, KOWASLKI's most frequently asked question is "What do you want to prove?" He just smiles every time. What is that answer? We will never know. Maybe KOWASLKI is too embarrassed to say it, or maybe he doesn't even realize it, the unspoken answer is so precious because it is an "unspeakable secret". If KOWASLKI spit out a smoke ring and said "I WANT TO BE FREE" when asked, it would be an old-fashioned routine, destroying the spirit of the movie, and it has no realm at all. Only if there is a rich space for interpretation, interpretation and thinking, is a perfect movie.
I can't forget those pictures for a long time: on the endless road, alone, facing the vast land, this is what he has All without anyone's affirmation. His freedom is not conferred by any authority, just as his speed is not limited by any law.
This article ends with a poem-like monologue of SUPER SOUL in the airwaves. After searching for a long time, I finally found it on some unknown foreign website...
THIS RADIO STATION WAS NAMED KOWALSKI,
IN HONOUR OF THE LAST AMERICAN HERO TO WHOM
SPEED MEANS FREEDOM OF THE SOUL.
THE QUESTION IS NOT WHEN HE'S GONNA STOP,
BUT WHO IS GONNA STOP HIM…
THERE GOES THE CHALLENGER
BEING CHASED BY THE BLUE BLUE MEANIES ON WHEELS
THE VICIOUS TRAFFIC SQUAD CARS
ARE AFTER OUR LONE DRIVER
THE LAST AMERICAN HERO
THE ELECTRIC CENTAUR, THE DEMI GOD
THE SUPER DRIVER OF THE GOLDEN WEST
TWO NASTY NAZI CARS ARE CLOSE BEHIND
THE BEAUTIFUL LONE DRIVER
THE POLICE NUMBER ARE GETTING CLOSER, CLOSER
CLOSER TO OUR SOUL HERO, IN HIS SOUL MOBILE
YEAH BABY, THEY'RE ABOUT TO STRIKE
THEY'RE GONNA GET HIM, SMASH HIM
RAPE THE LAST BEAUTIFUL FREE SOUL ON THIS PLANET
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