Simplicity exudes philosophy of life

Kristy 2022-03-23 09:02:37

Somewhere is a life film with a documentary flavor, not really a drama. The beginning of the film is a long shot. A Ferrari is circling around the track in the suburbs, getting faster and faster. I am afraid this also implies that the life of the hero Johnny is like this. Every day is just a chaos under the action of inertia. direction, around the same circle. Time is the biggest enemy of life, slowly swallowing him, maybe the promising young man. Finally his compass appeared - his daughter Cleo. Her mother left her to her father for a while, and it was this father-daughter world that made Johnny feel the importance of family. The classic and simple long shots record the bits and pieces of this time. The real thing is not like a movie, it was filmed by a home video recorder.
The first half did not express feelings directly like ordinary movies, but through their activities, they played together, participated in film festivals together, and played table tennis together. . . . Enough, some people may think the film is boring and tedious, but this is real life. Do you need too many words to be together? The love of parents for their children and the attachment of children to their parents are reflected in the details of their usual words and actions.
I love that Ferrari in the movie. I always thought that red is the representative of Ferrari, but now I feel that black is the real king's style, low-key, grand and solemn! This prop has always appeared in the movie, because it is a sign of Johnny's identity, and it also shows that he is now a patient with only material but no spirit, an empty normal person.
In one of the clips in the car, the suppressed emotions finally broke out, Cleo cried for fear that her mother would leave her alone, she was afraid to wander in happiness and loneliness like this. Johnny drove from the west to Las Vegas and took her to the casino. In fact, in the casino section, he also told her the truth of life. Greed is the root cause of illness. In the end, his daughter was going to go camping, Johnny said goodbye, but when he turned around, his sad face could feel his heartache at that time, and he didn't have the courage to say that he would live with her, because his life was in chaos, and he could only live in a huge In the background of noise, muttered self-blame.
In the end, Johnny finally made an exciting decision. There is a subtle detail. The protagonist enters his hotel room, but when he sees everything around him, his eyes are different. He backed out of the room, took his luggage forever, had no direction, just drove on a road leading to any direction, the Ferrari was accelerating, he wanted to get rid of the past, get rid of himself. I am reminded of the ending of the graduates, the approach is the same, but the future is completely different.
Think about yourself, life needs passion and direction, otherwise a kite will always be just a glimpse of a lonely city. You can only look down at the sky and look at everything that seems to be possessed, but is actually nothing. Sometimes it's not easy to make such a life decision like Johnny, the authorities are obsessed, and to really get rid of our past selves, we do sometimes have such courage. PS: Love Elle Fanning, Natalie Portman in the future, ha!

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Somewhere quotes

  • Johnny Marco: What's that book about again?

    Cleo: It's about this girl that's in love with this guy. But he's a vampire, and his whole family's vampires. So she can't really be with him.

    Johnny Marco: Why doesn't she become one too?

    Cleo: doesn't she become one too? Cleo: Because she can't. He doesn't want to turn her into a vampire. And if she gets too close to him, he won't be able to help himself.

    Johnny Marco: Oh, man.

  • Johnny Marco: Whoa! What the fuck, dude?

    Ron the Masseur: Oh. Did they not tell you how I work?

    Johnny Marco: No.

    Ron the Masseur: I have a website that explains my technique. I feel that if my client's naked, it's just more comfortable if I meet them at the same level.

    Johnny Marco: Yeah, it's - it's not for me. Thanks, though. Why don't you just pack it up.

    Ron the Masseur: Alright.

    Ron the Masseur: [after putting his clothes back on] S'sorry about that.

    Johnny Marco: Nah, it's cool.