Look at Morrison's photos, read his biography, listen to The Doors' music, and think Morrison He is an introverted and even somewhat withdrawn poet. And Morrison in the movie is flamboyant, rebellious, and unruly. In fact, this kind of character and way of life did not surprise me, but I think the description of the film lacks a reasonable foreshadowing. Because Morrison just dropped out of film school, he showed a little bit of insecurity and shyness when he started to try to write songs, and later on the stage and in his life. The transition came as Morrison went from a film school student to a rocker. This lack of foreshadowing is precisely because the final version of the film deleted a description of Morrison's university activities.
The overall feeling of the film is to use several songs by The Doors to connect a series of major events in the band/Morrison's own life, which is quite simple and laid out, like a running account. It is always easier to tell a story with a movie than a psychological description. It is an extravagant hope to explore Morrison's inner world through a movie. Director Oliver Stone certainly made this effort. The most obvious example is the car crash in the New Mexico desert. Morrison's parents did not stop the car to rescue the Indian injured in the roadside accident, which left a deep impression on the young Morrison at the time. The blood dripping from the scene and the faces of the Indians calling for help became a lingering nightmare for Morrison throughout his life.
The story between Morrison and Kennealy and Courson is also interesting. Courson has been supporting Morrison behind her back. She admires Morrison's talent and has always been called "my girl" by Morrison. But the passion that erupted between Morrison and Kennealy seemed to come from raw wildness. Morrison can find in Kennealy a sense of mystery and novelty that Courson does not have, and they cut their arms and drink blood together, which seems to be catering to Morrison's consistent quest for the experience of death. What makes me a little bit puzzled is that Morrison and Kennealy got married, albeit a religious ceremony. However, it was Courson who was with him in the end, and he also left a legacy to Courson for everything behind him.
In the end, I liked the scene at the cemetery of Père Lachaise very much. The camera flashed with names that were so familiar: Chopin, Balzac, Proust... There are so many that I can't even name them. Finally came to Morrison's tomb, where a genius who once made troubles rested, and everything finally returned to normal. A person's life, no matter how much tossing, will be in ashes in the end.
I still don't quite understand what Ride the snake means...
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