Zabriskie Point | Naivety of the 1970s

Bobby 2022-03-13 08:01:01

The movie itself is actually quite interesting, and the interpretation behind the story has gone deep into the bones.

If you look at it ignorantly, it is quite shocking to see some "bold" scenes in the story.

Judging from the story alone, it is a bit absurd and mismatched, and there are many scenes that may not know why they are illogically mixed together.

If you want to understand, you may have to take a good look at the state of old beauty in the 1970s.

The young guy, because of a "movement", was confused and got into trouble. The guy's solution to the trouble is quite surprising, he even ran to the airport and stole a plane and drove it into the sky.

Now the phrase that is often "condemned" is "Why don't you go to the sky?" It seems that the allusions come from here.

On the other hand, a "beautiful" female secretary also decided to take a spiritual journey.

Two people meet by chance, it is too ghostly.

But there are many ghosts and animals in the story, and this one is not bad.

Anyway, the two "deviant" young people met in that uninhabited place.

The next "big play" should also be able to guess.

However, the director made this big play quite "stream-of-consciousness" and "bold". People and foreigners have been so "open" for a long time, and I have to admire it.

After experiencing life, the young couple don't know what's going on in their heads, and they still want to return the plane.

The innocence of young people is truly incredible.

These "beautiful" are probably destined to be destroyed.

Perhaps, the director also wanted to express the absurdity of "some aspects" of Laomei through the absurdity of the story.

The end of the story is quite interesting.

Representing the "privilege" of superiority, being "exploded" again and again is probably a kind of accusation.

View more about Zabriskie Point reviews

Extended Reading
  • Donavon 2022-03-19 09:01:11

    Watching this today is really depressing. But I don't know what pressure I have, so I can compare other people's words temporarily. I really want to recommend it to my friends, but the pressure of life is too heavy, in fact, people can't afford the pleasure (hormone) brought by movies. I'm thinking again, we seem to be getting further and further away from this metaphysical utopian world. Try to maintain steady breathing on any ramp.

  • Priscilla 2022-03-13 08:01:01

    Early because of Pink Floyd, I bought the OST tape of this film, and later I knew its experimental status in film history. Looking at it now, I don't think it's much experimental, and the scene of "Thousands of people make love no war in the desert", which is praised or wanted by myself, is not too shocking. Accompanied by the atmosphere of the countercultural era, the psychedelic sounds of bands such as Grateful Dead and Pink are added accurately, and the rough escape adventure film package blows up all endings is sublimated.

Zabriskie Point quotes

  • Gun Store Clerk: Help you boys?

    Bill: We need some guns, right away, for self-defense.

    Gun Store Clerk: Well, as long as you buy the guns now, then we check it out with Sacramento to see that the record is clean. You can pick it up in four or five days.

    Bill: But, the law was made for peacetime. This is an emergency.

    Mark: You see, we live in a neighborhood that's, eh, borderline. You know what I mean? We've got to protect our women.

    Gun Store Clerk: We'll sure as hell see that you don't go defenseless. For your purposes, fellas, I wouldn't recommend anything smaller than a 38.

  • Gun store owner: Say, boys. One other thing about the law, so you can protect your house. So, if you shoot 'em in the back yard, be sure you drag 'em inside.