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Full of absurd helplessness
Delmer 2022-03-23 09:01:59
It is always difficult for people to resist the rise of nostalgia complex, so in the cold winter, it has become a beautiful thing to revisit the old work of independent film master Jarmusch's 2005 "Broken Flower". This slightly absurd alternative road flick is a match made in heaven with Bill Murray's cryptically absurd face. An anonymous letter, a looming illegitimate child, and the instigation of others lead this boring middle-aged bachelor on a reluctant journey to find his relatives. The reunion with his ex-girlfriends did not bring the slightest touch, but it made him see a kind of reluctance to spend his years. Helplessness may have been the subtext of a lonely person's life. The film's soundtrack is the finishing touch, and it accompanies this broken flower to bloom quietly in a very soothing way.
Extended Reading
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Don Johnston: I think your father's real name is Sam Spade.
Winston and Mona's Kid: My father isn't Sam Spade.
Don Johnston: No? Think he's Sherlock Holmes?
Winston and Mona's Kid: No!
Don Johnston: I know he's one of those famous detectives. Mike Hammer!
Winston and Mona's Kid: No! Not Mike Hammer!
Don Johnston: Oh, I know, he's that Dolomite guy. Right?
Winston and Mona's Kid: No. Not Dolomite
Don Johnston: No?... Keep your eyes open, he may be Dolomite.
Winston and Mona's Kid: Nooooooo.
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Winston: You are the Don Juan.