In fact, this is a deep film that reflects the complex emotions of human nature.

Hunter 2022-11-11 08:11:50

It is anti-war, but it reflects the influence of psychology on people, and the collapse of the heart destroys everything... Therefore, anti-war is just a pretext. From the middle of the film to the end, the more and more dull and sad plot tells the greatness of father's love, which is never betrayed... But the fact is not so simple, maybe only people with similar experiences will feel the same. Therefore, it is not easy for ordinary people to resonate. I have to say it's a good movie, but it won't bring you lightheartedness, but there's no reason to object.

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American Pastoral quotes

  • [first lines]

    Nathan Zuckerman: [narrating as WWII era dance music plays] Let's remember the energy. America had won the war. The depression was over. Sacrifice was over. The upsurge of life was contagious. We celebrated a moment of collective inebriation that we would never know again. Nothing like it in all the years that followed from our childhood until tonight, the 45th reunion of our high school class.

    Nathan Zuckerman: [now walking down a school hallway] At 30 or 40, a gathering of my old classmates would have been exactly the kind of thing I'd have kept my nose out of. But at 62, I found myself drawn to it as if in the crowd of half-remembered faces I'd be closer to the mystery at the heart of things, a magic trick that turned time past into time present.

  • Swede Levov: You were involved in something there, something political.

    Merry Levov: Everything is political. Brushing your teeth is political.