Everyone knows the basic content of the film. It is the tangled upbringing of three boys who love skateboarding, one Chinese, one black, and one white American. I won't go into details. At first I thought it was Chicago, but it turned out to be Rockford, where I stopped every time I drove to Chicago.
I think the most exciting part of the film is the use of the camera lens. It can be seen that the director has played with the camera for many years, and the deployment is very skilled. He must have put a lot of effort into the editing, and the switching is very smooth, so although the narrative is cut and cut together, the overall It doesn't feel messy. The sound effects are also well done, showing the restlessness of adolescents with visuals and sounds.
As for the three main characters, I think the white Zack portrays them more plump, his relationship with his girlfriend, his relationship with his son, many small details are quite interesting. In contrast, Keire, a black man, is a little bit worse, especially the relationship between him and his father, I don't know much about it, and it feels a little lacking. There are very few places where the director talks about himself, but it is what moved me the most, especially the part where he interviews his mother at the end. In fact, I think the movie should stop here.
Off topic, the director is a fucking amazing woman. I have never understood why some women have been obsessed with marriage, even if it only brings pain over and over again.
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