The band members are basically there, but Kim Foley is not satisfied with Joan Jett’s too tough appearance, so they find a black sweet 15-year-old Cherrie Currie (Dakota Fanning)-a girl with Joan A girl who also comes from Southern California and loves David Bowie—acts as the lead singer. Since then, the all-girl band "Escape" was officially established.
The dark sexy power of the woman who stood out in the patriarchal world finally opened up a new era and made a powerful sound.
The movie opens with Cherrie discovering her menarche on the side of the road. After that, this young and young girl, just like her name Cherrie (same as English "cherry"), became the sweetest and most charming lead singer in the band. , The success attracted the screams of countless fans.
Rock and roll is always associated with pain and resistance. Cherie's mother remarried, her father was an alcoholic, and Joan Jett had no family at all. They abandon the past, get together and make their debut with "Cherry Bomb" to complete their transformation.
"Cherry Bomb" is more like a "bad girl" declaration of independence. Whether it is really bad or not, we can always see them around. They are not satisfied with the status quo, despise the world, do not follow the rules, and have a strong personal consciousness. They turn passive into active and compete with men for the initiative. Cherie sang on the stage in a gorgeous and kind costume. Joan Jett threw the roar of an electric guitar behind her, chanting to all her peers, "Our time is here!"
But behind the glamorous costumes, under the spotlight, there are still wounds and scars in the past. When music is no longer a pure hobby, intertwined with one's past and present, life is not cleared out, but more complicated and gone forever. Alcohol and drugs are not good medicine after all. Even if they become famous overnight, they are still a few underage girls, unable to resist the powerful temptation.
Instead of fleeing the pain, they speeded up and fell into it.
Art and commerce are twins, and no one can get rid of the other. Kim Foley is a successful producer with a sharp vision. It can even be said that Cherie has been tamed with coercion and temptation, making her the golden signature of the band. Girls all over the world have begun to imitate her and learn her style. Sing her song. But Cherie, after all, is not the sexy rebellious woman in front of the camera, she is still the girl who wants to live a happy life, even a little too simple.
This is not only Cherie's resistance to Kim Foley, but also the confrontation between Joan Jett and Kim Foley, and it is the war between these girls and the entire business. Only after suffering, grown up, and truly independent can you have freedom. Just like Joan Jett, who has separated from the band and stood up from decadence, has one of the greatest songs in the history of rock and roll-"I Love Rock'n" 'Roll'.
At the end of the movie, Joan Jett, who became a hit because of "I Love Rock'n'Roll", said in an interview with the radio DJ, "If you don't do rock music, you may die or go to jail. Cherie, who has a mediocre job, called the hotline to the radio station. After an awkward dialogue, Cherie told her, “I quit the band not to do rock music, and I didn’t die or went to jail.” Cherie finally chose to return bravely. Into the simple and monotonous life before. In Cherie's eyes, Joan Jett chose to use another unreal halo to alleviate some kind of pain in life, but the pain and emptiness are still there, and the escape continues, just like the band's name, the Runaways.
In the end, choosing to live the life of an ordinary person is the most courageous one.
Perhaps "The Runaways" wants to be another trend of venting rebellious pursuit by teenagers after the "Twilight" series, but to become a part of the memorable rock movie history, it still seems more than enough.
The film’s mistakes are mainly due to the blurring of the main story line. The director wanted to talk about everything, such as Cherie’s family conflicts, her love with Joan Jett, her loss, the success of the band and the confusion of life, the conflicts between other members of the band and Cherie, the conflict between music and business... ...Instead, I didn't say anything. The visual effect is mediocre, and the decadence is still the same...Anyway, it is flat.
In addition, the big gimmick of the movie-Joan Jett, played by Kristen Stewart, the heroine of "Twilight", is sometimes a bit too hard, and the pain in the eyes and the anger of the physical expressions often seem inexplicable...In contrast, playing Cherie’s 16-year-old Dakota Fanning is really sexy.
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