The results are surprisingly good.
The movie is a hybrid of "Heist" (because of a bank grabbing highlight) and "Memento" (because of the protagonist with severe amnesia). But it seems to be more touching than both. The acting skills of rookie boy Joseph Gordon-Levitt should not be underestimated. The directorial debut of Scott Frank ("Minority Report", "Out of Sight", etc.), who was originally a script writer, is so brilliant. It deserves serious attention.
I really like "Memories" because the clues are so cleverly laid out, and I feel good at the end. The aftertaste is endless because the whole movie is a big jigsaw puzzle.
And "Guardian Pirates" is higher than "Memory Fragment" because its characterization is so successful. The main characters are very three-dimensional. The film focuses on people rather than fans. Although some elements similar to "Memories" are also used in the movie, they ultimately serve the characterization.
Gordon-Levitt's protagonist, high school student Chris, suffered a brain injury in a car accident and was unable to be the one he was before. The "golden boy": ice hockey star, handsome and smart Chris Pratt; driving a convertible sports car with Chris Pratt of beautiful and elegant girlfriend. Now he has no short memories, and lives by writing everything and every sentence in a small notebook. One arm often suddenly loses control of nerves, can't hold the knife and fork, forgets the car keys in the car every day, can't do the most basic logical thinking, can't flirt, doesn't dare to talk, and seems to be back to childhood suddenly. His only friend and roommate is a happy blind man who likes to cook, Lewis. He tried to stay away from his wealthy parents and brothers, although they were still supporting his expenses. In order to be independent, he attends classes during the day, learns the way of thinking of normal people, and goes to a bank as a cleaner at night.
A group of young people with unpredictable minds suddenly started approaching him, even helping him find a female companion, and playing with him, just like brothers and family.
Under the influence of these people, Chris, who was originally simple but seemed satisfied, suddenly changed into a different person. He became dissatisfied with the reality and tried to go back to the past. From a certain angle, the movie seems to be talking about everyone's ultimate dream. Lewis wanted a small restaurant of his own, and Gary, who proactively approached Chris, wanted money. Luvlee, the former dancer who was assigned to be Chris's female companion, walked into Chris's wealthy family dignifiedly. The suspense of the movie hangs on Chris' dream. What exactly did Chris want after the injury? Is it a woman? Is it friendship? Is it warm? Is it to return to the old glory? Is it money?
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Just like a well-written story, the ending echoes the car accident at the beginning of the movie. At the end of the movie, Chris said his dream in a final monologue. Those words made my eyes burst into tears, and tears shed on my face when the theater lights were on.
At the beginning of the movie is a quiet road in a summer night. The night sky is full of fireflies. Two pairs of handsome men and beauties in a roadster. The boy driving the car turned off the lights. They were immediately surrounded by fireflies. Fireflies fly by like a meteor, within reach. The girl in the passenger seat smiled like a flower. The boy who was driving could not control his gaze and looked at her with a smile. Chris loves her smile at that moment so much, just to make that moment longer, longer. . .
At the end of the movie, after experiencing so many traumas, he fell from a prince in the clouds to a humble and pitiful disabled person in the world. He watched the girl walk by the ice rink day after day from a distance. He wanted most The thing is that he can stop blaming himself and one day be able to step forward and say hi to her, wanting her to forgive him. . .
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