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I will grow old, when we find that youth is a memory
Jerrell 2022-03-25 09:01:09
David Lynch's rare warm film. The whole film is like a glass of boiled water, but there is a mellow fragrance in my heart after drinking it. For the sake of my brother whom I haven't seen in ten years, I drove a lawnmower across the state to meet each other alone. What I wanted to save was not only my family, but also my firmness in life. The film slowly unfolds the protagonist's life story through the people he meets along the way, and the protagonist only opens up his heart to communicate with young people and peers, so the phrase the worst part of being old is in the film remembering when you was young will be more meaningful. The whole film hit me in two places, one was the memory of the war when I was drinking with my peers at the bar, and the other was the call and answer between brothers after arriving at the destination and sitting down together, that kind of past is hidden in my heart. The sentimentality is too shocking. The soundtrack of the film is very simple, and it is particularly well combined with the introverted emotional appeal of the whole film. When I was young, I really couldn’t imagine what I would be like when I was old. What I did was right, what was wrong, what I should grasp, and what I should cherish, so looking at the life of the elderly will always give young people a little inspiration. This is one of the reasons why I recommend this film.
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Tate 2022-03-23 09:01:57
In the work of David Lynch, a stubborn old man drove a weeding truck across continents and provinces to visit his brother who had a stroke. The journey was not too thrilling. Although there were setbacks, he drove slowly along the way. Meeting different people leaves behind a warm, moving and touching philosophy of life. The stubborn old man in the film is very kind, like Santa Claus, but he looks more than eighty years old, not like seventy-three, hehe~~ The old actor is amazing!
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Lane 2021-12-13 08:01:06
Everyone is a small planet. There is no better description of watching movies than this. The so-called stories are actually bundles of wooden sticks, the trauma of World War II, and the brothers' anti-purpose clichés. However, seeing the faces full of stories, you will still be deeply attracted by them. "You came to see me on that shit?" The most unlike works by David Lynch. Top Ten Straight Boy Movies.
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Alvin Straight: I haven't had a drink in a lotta years, but now I'm gonna have me a cold beer.
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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.