Try to understand an incomprehensible thing, which is surrealism

Cade 2021-12-31 08:02:00

This is not an anti-hero movie, this is a utopian movie. The director has a good grasp of the state of the two protagonists, not from a moral point of view but from an aesthetic point of view, their partnership is very beautiful, but unfortunately it will not last long. The director deals with this proposition from a hypothesis that love is supreme, making it like a romantic film. The tone of the whole movie is extremely beautiful and dreamy, making people think of the appearance of the Garden of Eden, and the two protagonists have no shame and self-reflection. The obvious sign of this ignorance was that Kit had to look in the mirror and straighten his hair at the end of the chase, and smiled shyly when the police talked about James Dean. He had to flatten the tires until his death was imminent. Let yourself not lose face. The director is very understanding and compassionate, very realistically showing the understanding of adolescence. The biggest breakthrough of this film is that it was filmed entirely from the perspective of criminals, full of the ignorant poetry of young people at the bottom of the world, full of explanations but not a hint of criticism from the author's perspective. Love is the smallest anti-social organization, but it is a pity that you should not expect anything from it.

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  • Holly Sargis: [voice over narration] Then sure enough Dad found out I been running around behind his back. He was madder than I ever seen him. His punishment for deceiving him: he went and shot my dog. He made me take extra music lessons everyday after school, and wait there 'till he came to pick me up. He said that if the piano didn't keep me off the streets, maybe the clarinet would.

  • Father: [to Kit] I don't want you hanging anymore. I don't wanna see you again. Understand?

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