Paris, Texas

At face value, the screen story, about a dysfunctional family, is weak. The plot is not really credible. The lead character (Travis) is an older man who in the first ten minutes of the film wonders alone in the desert like a horse with no name, seemingly suffering from severe trauma. But Travis' later behavior and the behavior of other characters in the film are not believable, given this opening gambit.

However, if we discard our need to interpret behavior rationally, then the film works, either as a dream or, more generically, as a parable of modern day America, from the viewpoint of a European film director. The characters and their journey through the film's story are symbolic of American culture as a whole, with its ever-present loneliness, urban alienation, emotional separation, and general rootlessness.

The film's visuals and music combine to prop up the thin story, and give the film its enduring cultural theme. Cinematographer Robby Muller's images are stunning. His location shots both in the desert and in the urban jungle, using polarizing filters, are works of true photographic art. The images, with their florescent greens, reds, blues, and yellows in dim light are just terrific. More than any dialogue could, these visuals effectively convey the loneliness, alienation, and lost love that are so characteristically American. And Ry Cooder's simple but haunting Tex-Mex guitar sounds amplify this grim mood.

The film's main flaw is its length. With a runtime of 150 minutes, some parts of the film could have been edited out, without loss of the film's message.

"Paris, Texas" is a memorable art house film about the modern American experience. Like other art house films, the story is not necessarily to be taken literally. Instead, the story provides narrative support for the visuals, the music, and other film elements, the combination of which imparts some broader or deeper social message than could be conveyed by story alone.Travis在德州的沙漠里独自行走了好几年，当他回到文明的世界时起初他拒绝说话，即使最关心他的弟弟Walt一再追问，他也三缄其口，不肯透露这几年到底发生了什么事。他们沉默着继续从德州到洛杉矶的旅程，车子驶过沙漠。突然 Travis讲了一句“巴黎，德州”，那是德州中部的一处荒芜之地，他父母第一次做爱的地方，也应该是他开始的地方。Travis说。
　　他们回到Walt家以后，Travis渐渐适应文明的生活，也渐渐学会和儿子Hunter相处。但是他始终不肯透露他和妻子Jane发生了什么事。
　　从Walt的妻子Ann的口中，Travis得知Jane的下落，于是带儿子开车前往德州，在一家银行门口等待妻子。Jane出现又走了，Travis跟踪她到一栋老旧的建筑前。他来到一个小房间，墙壁是半透明的可以看到对面，但是对面看不过来。他的妻子在这里从事色情行业。Travis将过去的事娓娓道来，终于让妻子认出是自己：Jane一心想要离开，他则因妒嫉把妻儿锁在车库。半夜醒来发现家里失火，赶忙去车库看，但他们已经走了。这时他心中一片空白，只是漫无目的地跑着，跑着，跑出文明的疆界。
　　Travis告诉妻子儿子旅馆的住址，让她们母子团聚，自己则悄悄地走了。

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