So, when the teenager and his companions found an abandoned fishing boat on a deserted island on the Mississippi River, they were so excited. A boat of your own means adventures in the distance. And they found that a prodigal son Mud was living on the fishing boat. He killed to protect his beloved girlfriend, fled to the desert island to avoid the police search, and waited for his girlfriend to rush to this small town to join him. Instead of facing the murderer's fear, the teenager is full of sympathy for Mud, and even has a kind of heroic worship. After all, Mud fulfills the teenager's fantasy of desperate love. So the teenager secretly brought food to Mud from home, "picked up" Lai Ma from the neighbor's yard to help Mud repair the abandoned fishing boat, and secretly reported to Mud's girlfriend to plan their rendezvous. At the same time, the boy finally mustered up the courage to confess to the senior girl May, who had been secretly in love for a long time, and had the first date and the first kiss under the moonlight.
If the story ends happily like this: Mud and his girlfriend reunite and escape successfully, the boy and his lover fall in love, and the prince and princess live happily together. It can only be a fairy tale or another Hollywood entertainment. Real life always punches you when you indulge in fantasies and shows you bloody wounds. When the teenager went to pick up Mud's girlfriend Juniper according to the plan, Juniper hesitated about running away, hiding in the bar to get drunk, flirting with strange men, leaving Mud waiting on the deserted island, all this, the teenager watched inside. As for the teenager himself, after the sweet first date, May, a senior girl, never called back. He met May in the town, and the boy greeted him warmly, but May continued to laugh with his companions, pretending not to know each other. Occasionally, the teenager bumped into May and a senior boy making out in the car. The boy got angry and punched the senior boy. May just coldly threw a sentence: You are just a child.
The boy who had been pretending to be strong finally collapsed in front of Mud and smashed his fist into Mud's chest. He cried and shouted to Mud: "If you really have the courage, why don't you go to Juniper yourself, you are just using me to run errands for you." The world of teenagers used to be black and white. Just like he said to his parents: "Since you are married, you should love each other." He also asked Mud, "You love Juniper so much, why don't you marry her."
However, the teenager gradually understood that the real world is far from simple. , people tear each other in love, and even hurt. Mud and Juniper were childhood sweethearts. They fell in love with each other for many years, but it was difficult to get along. Juniper couldn't stand it and left Mud again and again, but Mud always stood up when Juniper was hurt by other men. When Mud finally sent a letter to Juniper, telling her that everything was over between them, the teenager looked through the window and saw Juniper collapse on the bed, convulsing in pain. When Mud risked being discovered by the police, he still rushed to Juniper's motel before leaving to say goodbye to her from a distance. The teenager understands that Mud and Juniper are in love, but not all love is complete.
Like "boyhood," it's a story about growing up, where the pains of growing up stem from the onslaught of fantasy and reality. As in "The Boys," the story has a bright ending, as Mud's escape boat sails up the Mississippi River, the wound from the gunshot wound on the run begins to heal, and he emerges from the cabin to watch the sun shine on the expanse of the river. The teenager also looked at the beautiful girl in the new neighbor's house, smiled and said hello.
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