This film is likely not going to please everyone, but I firmly believe that everyone should at least give it a try. I had very low expectations going in and I was absolutely blown away by just how amazing it was.
Everything about this movie is pretty much perfect, to me at least. The cinematography is breathtakingly beautiful, the acting is some of the best acting I've ever seen in a dramatic film, the writing is on point, just everything about this movie is done incredibly well.
The film is very raw and gives off a very documentary-like style. The characters find themselves in dirty, grimy settings. The mood of the setting is never overdone. When Travis enters the first booth in order to try and talk to Jane, another woman appears. It's an unpredictable film. There are no perfect situations, much like life itself. This is why I feel that the film gives off a documentary-like feel.
Harry Dean Stanton cements his position as one of the most brilliant character actors with this performance. He's a man who's been through a lot, a man who wants to make up for lost time. He's been drifting around the desert for 4 years, and he wants to find perspective of his life again.
Nastassja Kinski gives an equally brilliant performance. There's a certain segment in this movie where it's just a long take on her face while she's listening to Travis's story through the glass, and I thought it was one of the most impressive takes I've ever seen in a movie. The way she is able to convey so much deep yet subtle emotion with just her face is amazing. She doesn't need to suddenly burst out in tears. She's restraining herself, and not a beat is missed during the whole scene.
The last 25 minutes of the movie, which include the climactic conversation between Travis and Jane, were some of the best final scenes in any movie I've ever seen, period. I'd venture so far as to say that the conversation itself is one of the most emotional scenes in the history of cinema.
The film won the Palme d'Or at Cannes, and it's one of the most deserved Palme d'Or wins of all time in my opinion. There were some truly great winners like Taxi Driver and The Tree of Life (controversial as that win may be), but Paris, Texas is one of the best.
When Mark Kermode reviewed this movie, he said that the title of the film indicates a fusion between the European style of film and the American style of film. I thought about that comment, and it could not be more true. The director of this film (Wim Wenders) is German, and it appears that he used a lot of that dreamy European cinema influence in this film.
The whole movie is virtually flawless. There are some people who will likely disagree with that, but it's a film that changed how I view the idea of cinema, and for that reason, it's in my top 5 films of all time.
Everything about this movie is pretty much perfect, to me at least. The cinematography is breathtakingly beautiful, the acting is some of the best acting I've ever seen in a dramatic film, the writing is on point, just everything about this movie is done incredibly well.
The film is very raw and gives off a very documentary-like style. The characters find themselves in dirty, grimy settings. The mood of the setting is never overdone. When Travis enters the first booth in order to try and talk to Jane, another woman appears. It's an unpredictable film. There are no perfect situations, much like life itself. This is why I feel that the film gives off a documentary-like feel.
Harry Dean Stanton cements his position as one of the most brilliant character actors with this performance. He's a man who's been through a lot, a man who wants to make up for lost time. He's been drifting around the desert for 4 years, and he wants to find perspective of his life again.
Nastassja Kinski gives an equally brilliant performance. There's a certain segment in this movie where it's just a long take on her face while she's listening to Travis's story through the glass, and I thought it was one of the most impressive takes I've ever seen in a movie. The way she is able to convey so much deep yet subtle emotion with just her face is amazing. She doesn't need to suddenly burst out in tears. She's restraining herself, and not a beat is missed during the whole scene.
The last 25 minutes of the movie, which include the climactic conversation between Travis and Jane, were some of the best final scenes in any movie I've ever seen, period. I'd venture so far as to say that the conversation itself is one of the most emotional scenes in the history of cinema.
The film won the Palme d'Or at Cannes, and it's one of the most deserved Palme d'Or wins of all time in my opinion. There were some truly great winners like Taxi Driver and The Tree of Life (controversial as that win may be), but Paris, Texas is one of the best.
When Mark Kermode reviewed this movie, he said that the title of the film indicates a fusion between the European style of film and the American style of film. I thought about that comment, and it could not be more true. The director of this film (Wim Wenders) is German, and it appears that he used a lot of that dreamy European cinema influence in this film.
The whole movie is virtually flawless. There are some people who will likely disagree with that, but it's a film that changed how I view the idea of cinema, and for that reason, it's in my top 5 films of all time.