Behind a great literary work, there must be countless shining souls. In addition to the writer's conception and expression, there must be countless people's support, including his editor, who controls the direction of a river behind it. There will be worries, whether this kind of control will lose the style of the river? Or, people will prefer the original text, the chatter of a genius or the whimsy of a lunatic. But for those arrogant, young rivers, such a man is needed.
Max's study has a whole wall of books, most of which are edited by him. This is his accumulation, which bears witness to the value of his life, but the real value of his life is to give a river golden light.
This river is named Thomas Wolfe, a very important novelist in the history of American literature, his second work "Time and the River". His life is like a river. Before he met Max, he wrote meaningless ideal words, flowing quietly and low-key, but also ordinary and unappreciated.
When he met Max, the river took a new direction.
The plot of the father appears twice in the film, which becomes the key to interpreting the relationship between the two.
For the first time, in a brief conversation between Wolf's crazy girlfriend Erin and Mrs. Max, they learned that Max's family has been missing a son's role, which is a regret in his life. Another detail is that crazy A proud and talented writer, after hurting others, in a familiar office, facing the window, sadly said the scene of his father's departure, "The train slowly started, but his figure became smaller and smaller until he completely disappeared. . That train led me to my future, over a thousand mountains, through a thousand waters, but what remains unchanged is that the river never stops flowing." These two unconscious plots, I don't know if they are secret arrangements, the regret of the father and the son vaguely become the dark line of their emotions.
After the second work won a big victory and Wolf returned from his travels in Europe, they returned to the roof of the building where Wolf first ventured into the city, watching the city at dusk as before. He leaned gently beside Max, like a child. The relationship between the two, I think, is not only a confidant, or a work relationship, but a father-like relationship.
He is a river, flowing freely, and when it shows magnificent waves, there will be a pair of eyes, as loving as a father, watching you go farther, but he also knows that some of your actions are like flooding floods, which will bring people Injuries, he forgives you and guides you. Young characters always have an uncontrollable desire to express, and everything they say and write is considered an important existence. He taught him to cut down, present the text that hits the point directly, and gave him a sense of sophistication. This temperament comes from the accumulation of an editor, and it is only after years of refining, and the young river will not understand it at this moment. Perhaps the film is not just for Wolff's biography, but a new exploration of the relationship between the two.
Back to the river itself. For the ending, even though it is sad, I still prefer it, like a godsend, he made the whole story unconventional. If it develops according to the agreed plot, it is probably the prodigal son who will come back and win the heart of his lover again through all kinds of efforts, re-create it, and have a bright future. But the river disappeared, suddenly disappeared, and the works he left have become permanent. With only four works, the name of genius has been sealed. In the last picture of his life, he experienced the departure of everyone and walked on the seashore. He stomped his feet hard, just like his inner thoughts, he wanted to reinvigorate and start a new journey, but his fate was in his desire to turn back. For a moment, he suddenly exerted his strength, fainted due to illness, and was lying on the side of the beach. His fate was so broad. The white sandy beach seemed to be something he had not yet touched, the distance he wanted to set foot on, but he was unable to set foot on it.
The movie cannot be considered a good movie. It has a very strange narrative rhythm. It spends a long time describing how the first two works came to success. The climax and conflict occur when the movie is about to end, and it ends with death. The author of The Great Gatsby, Fitz Gerald, appears three or two times as a waste of writing. I don't know if his exhaustion of writing is compared with a steady stream of talented writers, or there is something else. Picture, I can't guess that.
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