Lao Song called the heroine Fern's actor McDormant a "desperate old lady professional" and made me so amused. He recognized that the skills of an actor were something that I couldn't learn from my face blindness. I don't remember seeing this old man at all. Too many other movies. It was probably her stubborn thin lips, so her calm face looked bitter. Surrounded by the pain of losing her job and her husband, she could only sneak in family photos in her RV. Of course there are people who love her, such as her relatives, but they are too lively compared to Fern's pain, forcing people to flee in chaos, chatting with each other without the preamble, and a few words will start an argument , and no one takes a step back. There is a saying in psychology: "Where there is no response, even a desperate situation". This kind of dialogue with Niu playing the piano can only lead to endless silence in the end.
So, let's hit the road. Every corner of the rotten van is carefully designed, and even the open lid of the cabinet can be turned into a small table. This is her palace, where she feels at ease. Wherever you want to go, find a part-time job, worry about pensions. This kind of life is very attractive to everyone who no longer loves this world, but loves too much. On the endless road in the distance, the empty lens was quietly shooting, the sun in the evening lightened a little bit, and the bonfire reflected the face of my friend, which was a kind of self-healing.
Some people say it's a women's film, some people say it's a road movie, and I don't think it's the type of film that can be easily categorized. It tends to describe inward, but it doesn't involve too much depth, it just consumes the viewer's time, extremely slow shots, long close-ups, a lot of empty mirrors, and forward, forward without answers. It talks about death, love, friendship, and seems to talk about nothing at all. It doesn't say anything, it's as if I sometimes don't think about anything and drive the car on the freeway and let my thoughts float.
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