I didn't think much about "On the Road" when I clicked to read it, and only noticed it was Kerouac's novel after reading it for ten minutes. Very stream-of-consciousness writing, passionate and boring young people's stories, the narration of the writer's content and the slightly messy shooting in the situation constitute the dark and shiny main tone of this film.
At this time last year, we were in a foreign literature class, and the teacher happened to be talking about Kerouac. I read the original novel in a way that was almost excerpted from English, and I appreciated the author's expression and choice of words. And the overall story reads like "Reminiscence of the Time Is Like Water", I neither feel immersed in it nor appreciate it, and even think it's too scattered. But that's how stream of consciousness is written, messy, cumbersome, and full of hyped up nonsense. The so-called beat generation, the writer's orientation and creative methods are related, and the choice of creative methods also reflects their concept of a generation that is free to almost decadent.
As far as characters are concerned, Dean is not a lovable character, but he is undoubtedly full of charisma. His free-spirited and infectious wildness that breaks through all restraints is even crazy. The indulgence that seeks pleasure in time is so magnanimous that it disdains any cover. This group of people has gathered too many bizarre and outrageous things, and their deliberate mockery and resistance to the current rituals make them seem deviant in the eyes of ordinary people, and even sex with underage girls and homosexuality are nothing, but just carnivals - it can even be said that It's an animal carnival, and I sometimes find certain shots very Nietzschean. The writer Searle is a side observer most of the time, but his footsteps will follow involuntarily. He was probably the only sane normal person in the group.
The boy who played Carlo was so handsome that he almost blushes after taking off his glasses. To be honest, his gay identity is not very well played, but the parting dialogue with Serge in the night light is the scene that impressed me the most. A simple white boy with fluffy and curly hair, looking at him under the lamp with a wise look, but leaning against the wall his eyes are both sad and gentle. He said I was leaving. When he came back to meet them later, he sighed that the end of the rainbow is not gold and jewels.
Another theme is road movies. They don't stay anywhere for long. They stay on the road. People around them come and go, and they go home and start again. This state is actually irresponsible and childish. They part at the end. The meeting from time to time also expressed their respective concerns, and showed us a group of young people who rarely exposed their hearts under the colorful and eerie fog. In the end, they went their separate ways, back to their life, chose a family, tired of wandering, and re-rooted, maybe One day they will stop and be lost on their commute watching the young people on scooters whizzing by, and maybe one day they will abandon everything and start again.
Viggo is still the reason why I watch this movie. His character in it is a wise and gentle father, who wears glasses to read and write, coaxes his soft and petite son, and gives these young people the expense of the road, saying write for me . His lover in this movie is still a girl who is much younger than him. He looks like he is tired of drifting and settled down with Dean and Searle. They have met in this light and shadow-dappled house for many years. later self. There is an atmosphere around him that makes people dare not speak aloud, that is the temperament that even a presumptuous person like Dean has to hold his breath, he may only be a glimpse in the stories of these young boys on the road , but his stern and casual attitude, accompanied by a glance, seems to have seen the future of these children. He looked so confused and hesitant before, but he was in a calm and stable state at this time. Age, experience, and people's various encounters bring people the charm of this.
Regardless, I can't tell myself to stay appreciative, I'm still looking at these characters with my own values. I also long for the state of being on the road, but it all comes from having a happy and stable life and knowing that I can come back at any time. I love to run away, just because I love the impulse and the freedom of randomness, but this freedom is Built on my safe and orderly life.
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