The Basketball Diaries (1995)

Kasey 2022-03-24 09:01:54

Youth is too dangerous a journey

The manslaughter case of Officer Liang caused a great uproar in the Chinese community in the United States. For Chinese people, one of the details that is not easy to understand is that the city center of Liuyue, where the land is expensive, has a building that has been vacant for many years and has been abandoned for many years. , turned into a drug-dealing ground and a makeshift shelter for homeless addicts, so much so that police routinely patrolled. The danger of this kind of place is self-evident. Officer Liang was so nervous when he was patrolling that he caused a manslaughter. Only in this context can it be understood. In "Basketball Diary", the male protagonist runs away from home on drugs, and lives with his drug friend classmates in a messy and dirty building like a dilapidated building in the domestic demolition, which can help us understand Liang's case. Isn't this Manhattan? It's not all tall and Wall Street. In fact, the male protagonist is really lucky. When he was determined to be a prodigal son, the only problem was drug use. After all, he did not contract AIDS when he sold his body, or had a murder case at hand, or something else. Youth is such a dangerous journey, what is the probability of being safe? Not to mention the post-adolescence sequelae. Can't think of it, it's terrible!

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The Basketball Diaries quotes

  • Mickey: Shit happens alright? Shit fucking happens... christ!

  • Jim Carroll: I saw this girl next to me who wasn't beautiful until she smiled.