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psychedelic or delusional
Stone 2022-01-28 08:22:24
Wilderness, sky, long takes, messy narrative, typical Van Sant style. The skateboarding teenager swept across the blurred corridor, which was freehand panic and helplessness. The letter paper disappeared in the flames, but the content could not be dispersed with the soot. The repression didn't end at the end of the film, it would be the secret that was in Alex's (well.. the protagonist's name is Alex..) for a lifetime. I like Van Sant's use of hearing, punk, or psychedelic music, and the trivial murmurs that reflect the characters' hearts. . Flashback interlude. . He is running away. . But the abridged truth still spilled out of Alex's memory bit by bit. . Negligence and crime aside, it is still a youth full of problems. . . Van Sant makes growth visible. . and the loneliness in every film
Extended Reading
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Detective Richard Lu: No mayo? You got to have mayo on that.
Alex: Mayo is sick.
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Macy: They should be out now, dude.
Alex: What are you talkin' about?
Macy: The war, Iraq, no? What do you think?
Alex: I really don't care.