The film mainly narrates the bitter life of two down-and-out youths in New York, reflecting the living conditions of the underclass people in the United States in the 1960s. The film's portrayal of the two lower-level characters, Jon and Rizzo, is extremely vivid, and the actors' acting skills are also superb. Cowboy Jon arrives in New York from far-flung rural Texas to start a new life. He has no emotional intelligence, has never seen the world, and has no culture, but he is very confident in himself, and feels that he can capture the hearts of thousands of girls with his denim outfit and tall figure. After flirting with girls repeatedly, he gradually felt confused about the future. At the bar, he was cheated of 20 yuan by the same unhappy gangster Rizzo. Rizzo is a bum living in New York. He is the opposite of Jon. He has a shrewd mind and can play a lot of tricks. But he was short, limping on one foot, had no serious job, lived in a shabby apartment, and made a living by petty theft. The two who were in the same situation did not know each other, but gradually they supported each other and cultivated a bitter friendship. New York is a paradise for successful people, but for both of them, they are just down-and-out people abandoned by this indifferent city. They all have their own dreams, imagining the glamorous life of the rich - the warm sunshine coast, the sexy women around them, and the happy parties. But their dreams have nowhere to be placed, and they can only be trapped in the cage of cruel reality. Only heroes can "sympathize with each other", while gangsters are only called "smells like each other". Although the friendship between the two is moving, it is more bitter and helpless. At the end of the film, when the two finally set foot on the bus to Florida, Rizzo died of illness in the middle of the road - he still did not realize his dream. The editing of some clips in the film is very jumpy, the picture is stream of consciousness, and there are various forms of flashbacks at the same time, which is quite psychedelic. At the same time, the nude scenes, sex scenes, homosexuality, male prostitutes, etc. involved in the film seemed a bit avant-garde at the time, so this film became the first film in the United States to implement an X-rating system. But this does not affect his greatness. The triple crown of Oscar's Best Picture + Best Screenplay + Best Director is the best compliment for it. In fact, if you think about it, those marginal figures in society, whether in the 1960s or now, whether they are "New drift" or "North drift", there is no essential difference. They are all wandering and wandering in the metropolis, living a precarious life as described in this film. They are full of bitterness, confusion and helplessness, but they still have a little ridiculous fantasy about life. In the bustling metropolis, they have never had a sense of belonging, and if there is no sense of belonging, the soul is easily lost.
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