Jarmusch, the gentle human observer

Wayne 2022-03-22 09:02:04

A bit of Savage Tales, Earth Night doesn't have too many absurd, darkly humorous twists. Through the stories of five taxi drivers, Jarmusch has photographed the warmth, prejudice and various lives. 1. Los Angeles, a scout and a mechanic (dream), Los Angeles is a city where everyone has a Hollywood dream. The scouts have a non-stop work rhythm, and their personal emotional life is a mess. Seemingly flowing female driver, she has persistent dreams, is satisfied with her current career, and has her own understanding of love. Not floating in the world, precious firmness. 2. New York, clown drivers and trendy blacks, living in New York with huge class differences, can still use hearty laughter to make fun of life. "I am a clown, I need money, but money is not important to me." 3. Paris, a black driver with strong prejudice and a blind girl with a heart like a mirror. "I've never seen a blind person before, so I don't know that blind people wear sunglasses." 4. Rome, a selfish male driver and the godfather of social fear, lives in a world without other people, and can even ignore a guest's heart attack. 5. Helsinki, Bi Miserable Award, people have consolation and true feelings, but all empathy is limited, "Nothing in the world is free." The director presents five stories, without accusation, naked but powerful.

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  • Ceasar 2022-03-24 09:02:14

    I don't like any of the five stories, and the short stories that stand alone are weak and have little aftertaste. Just juxtaposing them together for the reason of the topic-writing-style night of the earth, I feel that there is no turbulence, and I can forget them in a blink of an eye.

  • Aracely 2022-04-22 07:01:32

    Jim Jarmusch movies will make it hard not to fall in love with him, and I've probably fallen in love with him a million times. His peculiar sense of alienation is not so heavy in this stranger movie, but it is still drifting and alienating. I like the part in Paris, the black driver is so cute and ugly. That part of Rome is too funny. Robert Bernini's reputation as the world's No. 1 can't be ignored. It annoys a priest alive! In addition, the 20-year-old Winona Ryder is too good-looking! Oh my God!

Night on Earth quotes

  • Angela: Fuck you, too! You know what you like? You like a fuckin' chihuahua always gnawin' at my fuckin' ankles.

    Yoyo: Yeah? Well, I'm gonna take a big fuckin' bite outta your fuckin' ass, then. So, you better watch out for this little dawg. Shit.

  • Passenger #2: [to the taxi driver] The Cameroon ambassador wants to see us in the morning.

    Passenger #1: In one piece.

    Passenger #2: And you drive like a lizard, first left, then right. You think you're in your jungle here?

    Passenger #1: We're not from the same jungle, are we? No.