The life of a lawn mower and a race car

Kenton 2022-03-22 09:01:51

The slow-paced film is very hypnotic, the barren scenery, the poses of the characters, and the slow movements make people feel tired. In addition, I just watched Fast and Furious two days ago, and the contrast between the gorgeous racing cars and the old lawn mowers staged Star Wars in my mind.
Life is afraid of having no sense of direction. Especially in the beginning of independent living. Gorgeous racing cars are trying to prove their worth, keep learning and progress, work hard, buy a house and a car, have children, and complete their social and family missions; and the old lawn mowers put a question mark on all of this at the end of life. , what is important in the slow decades of life? Family, go forward, understand, be a good person. The racing car is gorgeous and dazzling and attracts attention, but the corresponding price in the pursuit process is also extremely painful, such as betrayal and death.
The film is truly heart-wrenching. The shooting of the scenery and the setting of the characters make people miss the plain. It is said that Farnsworth also suffered from pancreatic and bone cancer while making the movie, and the difficult walking and the struggle of climbing off the lawn mower seem to be true. War, wine, wife, children, the seemingly ordinary Stright knows what really matters and how to protect it. The unruly Don will never understand this ordinary.

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The Straight Story quotes

  • Alvin Straight: I want to thank you for your kindness to a stranger.

    Danny Riordan, Clermont Resident: It's been a genuine pleasure having you here, Alvin. Write to us some time.

    Alvin Straight: I will.

  • Pete: He'll never make it past the Grotto.