not a movie review

Albert 2022-03-20 09:01:59

The temperature of the five stories drops all the way down the timeline.

First, young people in Los Angeles have stubborn dreams that haven’t been realized, and they don’t know what to pass by; then there’s a clown from East Germany in New York who became a taxi driver in a confused way, but he can’t even drive a car and can speak English well. After the fall, the enthusiastic passenger became his driver, and he sat and watched this huge New York; it was midnight in Paris, and the black driver, who was being discriminated against and ridiculed everywhere, met the beautiful blind girl, although he looked at it. No, but the blind woman's sense of the surroundings and life is very sensitive, so that the driver can't show any self-righteous sympathy; in the early morning in Rome, the seemingly crazy driver confessed to the priest. When he died, the driver threw the poor priest on the side of the road while afraid of God's condemnation; when it was almost dawn, three drunkards in Helsinki got into a taxi and talked about the sadness of one of their friends, who fell asleep on the side. , know nothing.

Ah, spoiler.

My favorite is Paris, then New York.

Blind women in Paris are really charming. The black driver asked her, "Don't you blind people all wear sunglasses?" She said, "I don't know, I haven't seen any blind people." Wonderful. In this case, the driver's kind discount is a kind of humiliation: she is so much higher than you, I don't know where she is.

East Germany's uncle's helmet is also very cute, and his eyes are very blue. He is not angry if he changed his name, and he smiles shyly at everyone. When Lampshade (forgot what the black guy was called) was helping him drive, he looked out curiously, looked at the neighborhoods that weren't really that good, and kept saying, "Oh, that's great." He kept muttering: "New York, New York." Such a person, I really hope he can live in this big city.

The pretty chauffeur girl in Los Angeles looks really cool and wants to buy a set.

The story of Rome is one of the least understood. However, some details are still interesting. After the driver found out that the priest was dead, he called him and drove the car in a hurry. I wonder if he can happily think about the Genius Hotel driving through the one-way street in the opposite direction at night.

As Aki in Helsinki climbed out of the car and sat in the snow, I couldn't help thinking, how cold Finland is... Sometimes I wonder why the day has to be 12 o'clock. What was the worst day for Aki? It would be fine if the day was over until the next morning and the sun rose, although after such an unfortunate day, when sitting in the snow and feeling dizzy, some neighbors would come to say hello: "Good morning. , Archie." And he also had the ability to respond: "Good morning."

The soundtrack of this film is very attractive, and the different soundtracks in several cities have very similar accompaniment patterns, as if time is passing by. The wonderful thing is that even when the Roman driver left the priest in the cold recliner, the accompaniment didn't change the rhythm a bit.

It's the first time I've seen this director's film, and it can't be considered a film review. Check back later.

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Extended Reading
  • Connie 2022-03-25 09:01:10

    One of the great blessings in life is to watch interesting movies directed by interesting directors. It really takes some kind of talent to make movies interesting. The highest level of interestingness should be: not to be interesting for the sake of being interesting, but to be interesting and interesting without knowing it; just like Some actors can perform performances without acting as soon as they appear on the camera - the so-called God is chasing after feeding, and the temperament is natural, but it is impossible to meet. // This type of director has nothing to do to make small literary films, which is simply the enjoyment of film fans, such as Rohmer, Ou Rong, Woody Allen, Hiroka Shire, Hong Sangxiu, Peng Haoxiang, and Jim Jarmusch.

  • Eula 2022-03-26 09:01:07

    There are many stories about taxi drivers, but you didn't invite De Niro to make an Easter egg? I haven't seen much of Jiamusu's films before, but this time, it's absolutely my favorite.

Night on Earth quotes

  • Corky: I don't always want to be a cab driver.

    Victoria Snelling: What do you really want to be.

    Corky: A mechanic.

    Victoria Snelling: A mechanic?

    Corky: I practically know all there is to know about it. Both my brothers are mechanics. They're older than me; but, you know, cause I'm like a girl and I'm like still kinda young and all, I gotta kinda like work up to it, you know.

  • Corky: I'm real particular, you know, and I'm also patient enough. I mean, at least I hope I am. Cause, you know, I don't know, maybe you got to wait awhile, you know. Cause, like, maybe it's not so easy to find like the exact, right guy, you know. Like, the one guy, you know.

    Victoria Snelling: Another mechanic, maybe? Huh?

    Corky: Hell, I don't care what he does. Just as long as he loves me, right - with his soul. You know, takes me for who I am.