Avalanche Prince movie review

Laverna 2022-04-02 08:01:01

This is a very refreshing movie. There are a lot of shots of nature in it. Two road workers live a "nomadic" life on a highway. I even envy them, because it was a long time ago that I was as close to nature as they were. On this road, full of loneliness and desertion, they are unrestrained and "lawless" (at the climax of the movie, they each released their own pressure. This part is really cool, like an explosion that liberates the soul).

In such a ghost place, they talk to each other, despise each other, and take care of each other. Completed their respective spiritual evolution. Erwin learned love, Lance learned responsibility. Naturally, it is no longer cruel in front of them, and the troubles encountered can be laughed off.

It's just that I have a question, whether the forest fire mentioned at the beginning of the story is to take care of the woman who doesn't seem to exist. I speculate that the woman and the children at the end of the film should be the souls killed in the forest fire, and they are sealed here. After a seemingly happy, light-hearted plot, there is a tragic backdrop. There are also many obscure details that follow the development of the story.

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  • Emilie 2022-04-04 09:01:08

    I want to get back those lyrical nights with Xiao Pian, my dear, good night~~~

  • Roel 2022-04-02 09:01:17

    Whatever I see, I feel empty

Prince Avalanche quotes

  • Title Card: In 1987, 43,000 woodland acres in central Texas were burned by wildfires. Approximately 1,600 homes were destroyed and 4 lives were lost. The causes of the fires remains unknown.

  • [first lines]

    Alvin: [about cassette tape] Hey! What are you doing?

    Lance: I was falling asleep. I thought it would be a good idea to change the station situation.

    Alvin: It wasn't. I was listening to that.

    Lance: I know, but it's boring for the rest of us. I was falling asleep doing the work.

    Alvin: So what?

    Lance: So, I wanna play this tape. I wanna play this play to get motivated and pumped up, ya know?

    Alvin: I know, I know you want to play that tape. Look, you know what, Lance, I'm not here to start a fight. That's not what I want to do. But I need to listen to my language tapes in order to become proficient and informed to the best of my abilities.

    Lance: What about the equal time agreement?

    Alvin: That doesn't apply to studies in education. The equal time boom box agreement doesn't apply in this case. That's for recreation.

    Lance: Oh, come on!

    Alvin: Hey, don't push my buttons, alright? You are not the boss here. I'm the boss. I hired you. And we have a lot of work to do. We could sit here arguing about language and music and blah, blah. But we've got a lot of work to do. A lot of lines to paint, and it's a very long road. I suggest you start the machine and keep it going.

    Lance: Alvin.

    Alvin: Yeah?

    Lance: You have your tool belt on backwards.

    [restarts the loud motor]

    Alvin: Let's just enjoy the silence.