The Whimsical World of Jarmusch

Hannah 2022-03-25 09:01:16

I like Jia Muxu from "Only Love Forever", but in recent years, there are very few works by this genius director

I came across this old movie "Mystery Train" by chance

The interlaced sets of parallel time and space, all three stories have an indissoluble bond with Elvis' hometown of Memphis

Like a whimsical world in the American countryside, a boring adventure in life

still like the first story

Young couple came to Memphis from Yokohama, pilgrimage to Elvis,

But there is no expected frenzy and joy, only a trace of embarrassment

And the melancholy that only makes his hometown home

Girls are active and outgoing, boys are silent and arrogant, but they are still a match made in heaven

The Roman girl in the second story is really beautiful in Europe

The helplessness to the American liar and the slight contempt for the American big girl are also played just right

The person with the injured leg in the third story is so familiar, isn't he the male protagonist of the Atlantic Empire?

The most lovely is the old and the young in the hotel, all kinds of small bridges, small eyes, really amusing

They are like pointers in time and space, keeping vigil for this dreamlike town

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Extended Reading

Mystery Train quotes

  • Night Clerk: Man, you got a curse on you - as sure as the moon rolls around the world.

  • Charlie the Barber: Hey, Will, what's this chain for?

    Will Robinson (segment "Lost in Space"): That's 'cause, you in the kinky sex room, Charlie.

    Charlie the Barber: Really?