Denim with pickup

Sigrid 2022-03-20 09:01:45

Pickup is a means of transportation for the vast countryside of the American West. Cowboys rode horses when they were young, but in the 1970s and 1980s they all switched to driving pickups. Cowboy character spokesperson Clint Eastwood drives a pickup truck most of the time in the movie, even in the middle-class mood of "The Bridge", and his temperament and pickup feel very good.

The male protagonist of "Paris, Texas" also drives a pickup. He tries three different modes of transportation in the movie, four if you count walking. He can accept sitting in the back seat of his brother's car, but he can't accept flying at all. When it came time for him to rent a car, he chose a pickup. It is said to represent Travis's escape from modern civilization.

The male protagonist's son also expressed his attitude towards means of transportation. "nobody walks", he said when rejecting Travis's suggestion to walk home after coming to pick him up from school. It's a new generation.

Compared with sedans, pickups are more commonplace. Pickup is a product that has been transformed on the basis of commercial vehicles to improve ride comfort. It meets the needs of farmers who can only afford a vehicle that needs both cargo and daily commuting. At the same time, it also continues the strong practicability and Tolerance, with the strong vitality of the bottom manual workers. A dusty sedan can only be shabby, but a pickup truck isn't wild enough to be in a movie without being splashed with mud.

The pickup's open cargo compartment can also be used to build open scenes in movies, in addition to holding the father and son's travel gear. Two people can chat while sitting in the cargo hold or leaning against the cargo hold, either way it's easy to bring your surroundings into the shot.

In a nutshell, a pickup is a balance of load-carrying performance and mobility. For such a man standing under the green street light, a pickup truck is the most suitable means of transportation: the load-carrying performance of the pickup truck allows him to carry his necessary survival and production tools in the cargo compartment, so he does not have to rely too much on modern civilization. The developed service industry; the mobility of the pickup allows him to have the road and the distance at any time; the double-door front cabin allows him to bring up to one of his beloved people, even if he is alone on the road, it is still very comfortable.

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Extended Reading
  • Amelia 2022-03-27 09:01:06

    During the Q&A session, an audience member asked if the film was influenced by The Thief Family (…). For this film, Wenders does not think that he was influenced by other directors, because what he wants to create is something that has not been found in the history of film. Even Antonioni, he just said, is his idol, but the movie doesn't learn from him. The only thing he admitted, and voluntarily revealed, was that his portrayal of family relationships was heavily influenced by Ozu. (19.5.17 Archives)

  • Stone 2021-12-11 08:01:17

    What is this man thinking? Begin to love, doubt love, and then prove love. Cuteness may be an unproven feeling. Some people started to wait, some people started to flee. It’s not that we don’t know how to cherish and we know to cherish, but in fact: in the complex emotions of love, we cannot, do not understand, and have no ability to cherish.

Paris, Texas quotes

  • Walt Henderson: Why in hell would you want to buy a vacant lot in Paris, Texas, for Christ sake?

    Travis Henderson: Uh - I forgot.

  • Travis Henderson: I remember now.

    Walt Henderson: What?

    Travis Henderson: Why I bought that land.

    Walt Henderson: Why?

    Travis Henderson: Well, Mama once told me that - that's where she and Daddy first made love.

    Walt Henderson: Oh, in Paris, Texas?

    Travis Henderson: Yeah.

    Walt Henderson: She told you that?

    Travis Henderson: Yeah. So, I figured that that's where I began. I mean, me, Travis Clay Henderson. They named me that. I started out there.