John Cassavetes is one of America's leading independent producers.
The word repeatedly mentioned in the film is get old. What does aging mean to an actress, the downfall of life. Youth fades, enthusiasm fades, love is lost. In particular, a woman, an actress, paid a huge price for her youth. If she only bought a vain reputation, no love, and no freedom, then the simple word "success" would bind her life too tightly. . When Gordon meets that fantasy younger self in his subconscious, Nancy. She saw a young body that was eagerly pursued. Her death sent Gordon a self-destructive shock. In the imagination, two women in different time and space have three conversations. In the last time, Nancy asked: "I dedicate my life to you, music, art!" This is equivalent to a young and ambitious me who, decades later, questioned a successful me . Yes, I've made it, but what can I get?
In the final play, Gordon says, "I am who I am, I am not who I am." "What do you want from me?" "I want youth. Super strength. , chasing dreams, happiness, fun, emotions". In a high position, any use of economic interests is a kind of murder to oneself. Whether the people around you exist as a kind of "friend" or "enemy", they constitute a kind of "friend" to you. Murder that transforms you, oppresses you, binds you.
There are many things in life that are cherished that we already have without being aware of them. It's nice to be young!
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