The director may be more concerned about the escalation and increase of teenage violence caused by these and other reasons above, like the increasing number of "tire families" at the end of the film.
Perhaps, in the director's eyes, the perpetrators of these violent incidents are like rubber tires, living at the bottom of society (the tires are at the bottom of the car) and waste (because they are discarded tires).
They (the tires) are very empty, they travel aimlessly or wander around all day, and they blow up all the people or things they see unpleasant, because their world is empty, there is no goal, there is no hope, only destruction will make them feel the slightest A sense of presence, but at the same time retains an interest in the opposite sex.
There are also those police officers, who are simply replicas of the police in the real world. I heard that the murderer was a tire or a loser. They did not recognize the seriousness of the matter, but did not believe it and laughed. This is a very dangerous signal. In fact, many "tires" are forced out by people. The problem of "tires" is not only because they are "tires", but also in the attitude of others towards them and the society's attitude towards them. Attitude, like although the "tire" was blown off by the sheriff, but then the small four-wheeler appeared again.
This may imply that using violence against violence is not the solution to the problem, but instead creates a continuation of violence, as expressed in "City of God". And, why a small four-wheeled vehicle, it may symbolize "children" or "teenagers". That is to say, the police (or by extension, anyone) enforce the law or carry out violence in front of the youth, which may have an indelible impact on the youth, and even directly lead to the youth's fear and yearning for violence.
And there are those viewers, who, even though these violence have nothing to do with them, are still intrigued, tirelessly tracking the "tire" or the violence as it happens. They know tires can cause casualties, but they still don't stop them, just like bystanders in the real world, who have nothing to do with themselves, but are so keen to track the violence that is taking place through gossip, TV, and movies events, while showing little sympathy or reflection. Expresses apathy in the real world. But they don't know that one day these things will happen to them, like the one who died last in a wheelchair. This world is a cycle, a cycle of violence.
What's more, these audiences are like ordinary people in the real world. They care about meaningless things every day, eat food that is nutritious and even harmful to the body, and don't pay attention to the things that should be most valued and cherished (such as family love, The father and son in the film), life is aimless, and the director also expresses the aimless and even dislocated way of life of modern people.
This film is worth recommending, but it's too obscure and niche, so I can only give it a "OK" evaluation.
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