About boy father G-Daawg

Lizeth 2021-12-28 08:01:44

Nowadays, seeing the name of Nicolas Cage, you will feel that the movie is 80% a joke. It is only when you see the name of David Gordon Green that you become interested. I saw DGG once and liked him very much. Young, successful in business, but not arrogant, humorous, clear-headed, and approachable.

The characters in the film are all from the bottom of the United States, living a life like a stray dog. Three protagonists: Nicolas Cage (Joe), Tye Sheridan (boy) and Gary Poulter (father). Nicolas Cage became famous because of some of his early successful works. In recent years, there are not many good films but there is no lack of loyal followers. Although he is no longer a leading male star in Hollywood, he has become a very personal performance style. Interesting cultural phenomenon. Tye Sheridan is a rising star, walking on the road of a powerful faction paved with heavyweight films like The Tree of Life.

The film is called Joe, and Cage is naturally the absolute protagonist, struggling to balance good and evil in the struggle of life, and finally dies as a hero. Sheridan's role is a 15-year-old boy who does physical work to take care of his family, representing kindness, persistence, life and hope. But at the other end of the balance between morality, destiny, and good and evil, there is only one soul character, the boy father, on the other side of the film's plot tension. He does not have clear and powerful language, and is mostly half drunk and half awake. He committed evil, although small in scale, he has no bottom line, and he wanders on the edge of man and ghost all day long. And in a short clip, he danced freely in the street, with the brilliance of the soul, so we understand that everything he has is not pursuit or consciousness, but the basic desire of animals, vulgar, unconstrained, and exudes mud. Breath originates from flesh and blood, and belongs to flesh and blood.

Gary Poulter, the actor of his father, performed the shape and soul of this character, and according to imdb, this is his only film work. DGG likes to mix professional and non-professional actors, so I was curious about the origin of this old man. After checking it, I realized that it was a drama of "art imitating life".

Gary Poulter is a drunk tramp himself. He likes acting and was an extra in some TV dramas in the 1980s. The director DGG and the manager in charge of the actor selection met him on the streets of Austin, Texas. Although passers-by reminded them not to talk to him, the two DGG still became interested. When Poulter said, "I'm an actor," there was still a bleeding hole in his head. The director was surprised to find that Poulter could speak fluent Japanese. It turned out that because he was a veteran of World War II, he was sent to Japan AWOL (away without leave). He once wandered with a mobile carnival team, and went in and out of the detention center more than ten times, for drugs, theft, and various crimes. He loves break dancing and heavy metal rock music. He had skin cancer and lost part of his ears as a result. He has a dual personality and a history of violence. Whether Poulter can play this role is undoubtedly a huge question mark. His sister told DGG that Poulter has his problems, but this is his dream. Later, during the filming, he would appear on the scene on time and be well prepared. In order to stay awake, he only drinks some beer every day.

Filming ended in December 2012. Poulter was diagnosed with advanced lung cancer in January 2013, and there is still up to 6 months left. He did not choose treatment and decided to spend the rest of his life in a stray way. On February 19, 2013, a homeless man found Poulter's body by the river. Cause of death: Alcoholism and drowning. On August 30, 2013, the film premiered at the Venice Film Festival.

In the movie, Cage has a wonderful performance, and Poulter is an incarnation. In the end, the dream came true, not in vain for a lifetime of madness. RIP

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Extended Reading
  • Tyler 2021-12-28 08:01:44

    The little boy is Tang Laoshi's son, right?

  • Sophie 2022-04-23 07:03:10

    Cage, it' better beginning!

Joe quotes

  • Connie: What are you thinking, Joe?

    Joe: Nothing. There's nothing I can do and I hate it.

    Connie: That's not true.

    Joe: Yeah, it is. You look at me like I can make a move. What are you thinking when you look at me like that? Don't you care? I don't know who I am, but I know what keeps me alive is restraint. Keeps me out of jail. Keeps me from hurting people. A mark of some fucked-up faith that there's a reason. A reason for all of this. A reason in most moments I shouldn't do what I wanna do. I do as I'm told. These men who bust their asses work like dogs - and I believe in them - but every day they hurt. They get old, they peel back... There's no frontier anymore. And I watch that boy, and I see someone who's... nothing like me, but... he's a child folks left behind. And he's on a fence, balanced right there.

    Connie: What do you want? What is it you want?

    Joe: Nothing.

    Connie: Just tell me what I can do. I like you.

    Joe: I like you, too, but what's the point in any of it? Fuck to this day. I mean, fuck to this day. It's all just gonna boil up and wash us away. Maybe you'll still be here. Maybe you won't.

  • [first lines]

    Gary: Hey, you old man, you look at me. I got som'in' to say to you. Every time we land someplace new, you say it's gonna be different, but it ain't. You mess up... a lot... then you leave a mess for me and Momma and Dorothy to clean up, and that ain't right. That's all I'm sayin'. Hell, I do what I gotta do. You do whatever the hell you want - whatever you can get away with. You're just a... selfish old drunk. Yeah, that's what you is. Yeah, this place is gonna be after us. Hell, they'll be on you, and they're gonna beat your ass. And I hate to see you go down. You know you're my daddy. You know what you are, ain't you? I'm talking at chu.

    [Wade gives a long silent stare]

    Gary: What'chu done this time? They'll beat your ass, shit. That's what they're gonna do. You can count on it.

    [Wade suddenly slaps Gary then walks away]