American journalists who are used to the "inverted pyramid" narrative structure always try to find something more reasonable for this bizarre report In their minds, without the solid motive, the whole thing loses its true meaning. Even when you relay it to others, you will be repeatedly asked why, making it sound like nothing but a Staying in a lingering dream in my mind, I just don’t know how many of the office workers who gathered in the square on the morning of August 7, 1974 thought that everything in front of them was just an illusion caused by staying up too late?
Of course, Philip gave his own explanation later, but his statement made Americans crazy: "When I see three oranges, I juggle; when I see two towers, I walk.", crazy adventure is a kind of He was born with instincts, just like sharks can track bloody prey beyond mathematics, and the towering spires or roofs of buildings are irresistible to him.
I have been unable to understand why a picture that a seven-year-old boy inadvertently saw in the dentist's office became the ultimate ideal for him to fight for his entire life? Why would a self-taught young acrobat lightly draw a black line between the South Tower and the North Tower of WTC? why? Then another villain in my heart jumped out and broke up the balloon with the question mark on my head. Why are there so many TMs? Yeah, I really want to do something "not why". I really want to see your stunned expressions. I really want to stand on the edge of the limit and step forward and not be able to look back, but these are just thinking about it, and everything The yellowed fairy tale book was lost in a corner of the old house, and all he could do was become a member of the "look at what happened on the roof", nothing more.
It may be different from the imagination of many people. When Philip wandered over the WTC, he did not feel a trace of fear or tension. On the contrary, he showed an uncontrollable ecstasy, which can even be read from his face. The excitement and satisfaction of a child, as if an actor who has not been on stage for a long time, finally waited for the moment when the curtain opened. He knelt on one knee in the middle of the cable and greeted the audience below 450 meters. Everything seemed to be logical (the friend who knew him well said that he saw his smile halfway through, I know, he It succeeded). At some point, he even lowered his head to look down at the ground 450 meters away, but later he himself admitted that it was not wise to do so. Interestingly, this was not the moment Philip thought he was most frightened of this adventure, but when he was arrested by the police and pushed into the elevator car, he almost broke his neck.
Director James Marsh once said that in fact, this documentary is not intended to be a myth of Philip, but on the contrary, it tries to show the limitations of personal ability in the face of challenges. Those pictures from the construction site were accompanied by Philip's very contagious voice, "My dream was not built yet" sounds really chilling. It's hard to imagine, in his opinion, every time those workers install a steel bar, they are helping him build the building blocks of his dreams. How good is this feeling. Even if you have a lot of money to own two buildings, you can’t buy a man’s dream. In Philip’s mind, the only meaning of the existence of these two buildings is to help him achieve his goals, and this goal is so real. And concrete, it is hard metal and rough concrete. If nothing happens afterwards, the stage on which he performed will always exist and be remembered by future generations. However, the subsequent journey from France to New York was not as easy as he walked on the tightrope. There were countless repetitions and failures, and even once decided to give up. If it were not for the last bit of luck, I am afraid that this legend would not have been achieved. When preparing the cable, the staff missed the cable and let the cable slide down to the top of the building. Seeing that the whole plan was about to fall to the ground, Philip was rather tragic and led everyone to pull the rope back. What the director said at that moment might be the human ability that the director said. The limitations of it.
When you look at the photos and images of WTC today, will you have an unspeakable feeling? In the 1970s, New York was shrouded in the shadows of the Vietnam War and Watergate. The completion of WTC gave the city new vitality. Philip at that time dared to swagger in and out of the building with forged documents, and he could be taken after the walk. The name was signed on the steel beam on the roof of the building at that time, and the New York police at that time could still call him the "dancer" on the wire without losing humor. But now, the steel beam that signed Philip’s name has long gone missing. I don’t know how many people who have witnessed this dream performance will also witness another dream in one day in the next century. It’s just that it’s a terrible one. Nightmare. Someone asked Philip if he still dare to repeat such a performance. This acrobat who has been arrested by police from all over the world more than 500 times said, "No, I dare not, because the police now shoot first and then ask you questions. "After more than 30 years, looking at Philip's feats at the time may remind us that above this reinforced concrete jungle, there was once such a man walking in the clouds, creating a beautiful scene. Wonders in the sky, when you walk into the shadow of a tall building one day, you can also look up and look forward to the scenery from the heights.
Finally, give this document to the little friends who lost in the Oscar quiz, and continue to work hard.
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