Two words: shock!

Astrid 2022-03-23 09:02:19

Two words: shock!

This film can be described as a collection of documentaries + biopics + literary films. Generally speaking, one of them will make people have the urge to doze off. Fortunately, he is talking about music. Profound philosophy, life experience, obscure plot, wandering, time and illusion, is one person attached to many individuals, or are there many individuals with the same person?

Even so, from the very first shot, I decided he was to my liking and would ponder. I'm he. I'm her. I'm not there. "I" is a shadow in everyone, not a whole person. That shadow is what truly reflects everyone's conscience—criticism of political hypocrisy, disgust with hypocrisy and vanity of human nature, but also infinite yearning for freedom and reverence for creating new power.

The various "folk"-style songs in the film tell about the people and events around them: a beautiful girl was shot to death, Kennedy fell like this, street vagabonds flirting with girls in the alley... Unrest, people panic. The reason why "folk" is put in quotation marks is because the type of music should not be defined, they are just telling what is going on in this era and speaking our hearts, I think more appropriate than "folk" is "political". ". ( Doesn't really matter what kind of nasty names people invent for the music. But folk music is just a word that I can't use anymore. What I'm talking about is traditional music, which is to say it's mathematical music, it's based on hexagons. But all these songs about roses growing out of people's brains and lovers who are really geese and swans are turning into angles.)

Pressing on.
Pressing on.
To the higher calling of my Lord.
Facing difficulties, we have to hold on; facing fear, we have to hold on; facing parting, we have to hold on; facing the unknown future, we have to hold on Live because that's the only hope. At least along the way, you see what's going on around you. See what's going on in this era.
Live your own time!


Classic quote:
Seven simple rules for life in hiding.

One. Never trust a cop in a raincoat.

Two. Beware of enthusiasm and of love. Each is temporary and quick to sway.

Three. When asked if you care about the world's problems, look deep into the eyes of he who asks. He will not ask you again.

Number four and five. Never give your real name, and if ever told to look at yourself, never look.

Six. Never say or do anything, the person standing in front of you cannot understand.

And seven. Never create anything. It will be misinterpreted. It will chain you and follow you for the rest of your life. And it will never change.



What I didn't know is that it didn't matter what kind of music you were playing. Folk, pop, rock'n roll. We're all rolled up in the devil's pocket. Now, I'm not talking about devil with the pithfork and horns. I'm talking about a spiritual devil in the midnight hour. He's gotta be overcome. And we here in America, we shall overcome. What greater honor for a nation than to speak for God? For some say that the war to end all wars has already begun right now in the Middle East, where it is prophesized that the weak will fall, and that Jesus will get up his kingdom in Jerusalem. So why should we worry about when we're already free, right here, right now? And why you are free – you're free because Jesus paid for you to be. That's why you're free. You're free to seek the higher calling of the Lord.

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  • Allene 2022-04-20 09:01:56

    this is a beautiful dream, those are who don't wanna wake up, but they said "sleep? I dont need it, it is for those dreamers.." The only real and natural thing, only dreams, is that nature cannot reach and corrupt of.

  • Adelbert 2022-04-21 09:02:41

    Six people perform a singer, and the pieces are mixed together. After watching the whole movie, I only remember Cate Blanchett. She interpreted his paranoia, unruly, and fragile heart perfectly.

I'm Not There quotes

  • Hobo Joe: [Woody shows Hobo Joe and Hobo Moe his guitar case which says 'THIS MACHINE KILLS FASCISTS'] You wouldn't be stashing no weapons in there, son?

    Woody Guthrie: No sir, not in any literalized way.

  • Jude: You know, saying 'cause of peace', it's like saying, 'hunk of butter', you know, I don't want you to listen to anybody who wants you to believe is dedicated to the hunk and not the butter.

    Reporter: I'm not sure I follow.

    Jude: You know, I didn't come out of some cereal box. There's no one out there who's gonna be converted by a song.