"The Runaways", the world’s first successful all-female hard rock band, became a legend in the music world under the background of male-dominated rock in the 1970s, bringing people and the whole The music festival has a huge impact and influence.
Joan Jett and Cherie Currie, two young girls in season, left the shelter of the street and home, stepped onto the stage, facing the lights, carrying the dreams and longings in their hearts, Burning the flames of youth, shouting, singing, fighting, and fighting to the world, showing the madness and destruction of youth.
From the overnight fame to the world's madness, they achieved unprecedented success with lightning speed, but their fall was also sudden, as if a piece of music without a prelude, went straight to the climax, but stopped abruptly. They shared almost four years of time together. Four years, saying that long is not long, and that short is not short, to include the purest years in their lives. Four years ago, they walked to the stage with the youthful immaturity hidden under the rebellion and the pursuit of dreams, hesitant and confused; four years later, their eyes faded away from the green eyes, and they saw that they belonged to them. In the future, they have chosen a life different from each other, and their best friends will eventually be separated.
Joan Jett, the guitarist of the band. She was born for rock and roll, and she was born for dreams. In order to follow in the footsteps of her dream, she gave up everything, no matter how many difficulties and tribulations she faced, she insisted on her heart and never gave up. The broken family, the pressure of life, the ravages of drugs, and the departure of close friends all cannot stop her from moving forward. The escape band is her life and her home. For this family, she dedicated everything. When choosing the lead singer, she encouraged Cherie; when she performed for the first time, she maintained his teammates almost rudely; when performing in Japan, she worked hard to endure, persuade, and compromise, and negotiated with her agent Kim Fowley for the sake of principle. Controversy, confrontation•••••• She loves rock and roll so much that she can bear everything, but she has given everything but can’t undo the division of the band. When she said "This is my life.", but when she faced Cherie's back who turned away desperately, although she could not see her face, I knew that this rebellious and stubborn girl finally shed tears, that Her heart was bleeding for a moment. She was determined and working hard to awaken everyone but to no avail, she could only watch the band ruin in its glory. Maybe at that moment, she finally understood that she can only rely on her own strength to realize her dream. At the moment the escape band fell, she finally found her way of redemption. Dreams led her to break through obstacles, come out into nirvana, and eventually become an inseparable part of the history of rock and roll, a legend. When she finally reached the apex of her dream, maybe everything behind her is no longer important!
And what about Cherie? From the very beginning, Cherie's understanding of music was fundamentally different from that of other members. She was applauded by her classmates when she performed David Bowie's work at school; when she first chose the lead singer, she prepared to slow down and was teased by other members; even when she was in the car, her little wish to listen to Don Mclean's "Starry Starry Night" was stopped. . The agent said frankly from the beginning that Cherie was the appearance of the band. Although she accepted her identity by her fate, she still had difficulty getting other people's understanding. There is a clip in the film. She had to face the accusations of her teammates because of the "photo incident", and even when she was satirizing, she tried her best to explain, hoping to get everyone's support and understanding, but she was ultimately unavailable. Even her best friend Joan disagreed with her. way of doing. In the end, she finally plucked up the courage to fight against the agent's high-pressure control, but it also became the fuse for her to leave. The fall of "The Runaway Band" originated from her departure, but we can't blame her. The erosion of drugs, the misunderstanding of relatives and friends, and the persecution of the agent all made her physically and mentally exhausted. Rock and roll is not that important to her. Perhaps this is the biggest difference between her and Joan! So she chose to return, return to her father and sister, and be an ordinary person. She chose another path, another life. There are no drugs, no spotlights, no rock and roll, and no escape band, but her smile.
The two girls came together for their own dreams, but separated because of differences in personality. There is no right or wrong in life, only willingness and unwillingness. Youth should not hesitate to go forward, release the madness of youth, insist on the persistence of youth, at least they have had it, and they have not lived up to youth. But only by persevering and working hard can we succeed in the end.
At the end of the film, Joan was interviewed on the radio, and Cherie, who had been exhausted, called her from a small shop. Their expressions can not be forgotten before my eyes for a long time, maybe they all want to forget each other, forget the past, but it is hard to give up! Youth is so strange, persistent and crazy, but it is unforgettable.
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