The story appears simple on the surface, but is revealed, especially after multiple viewings, as more multi-layered and textured than Cassavetes at his best. Ostensibly it concerns a 14-year old Catholic girl, Wynne (Agutter) growing up in this post-modern wasteland, who develops a crush on her much older adoptive brother (Marshall)- a crush which perversely deepens and grows into infatuation once she starts to believe he is the local sex killer. This is in itself an idea that makes you sit up and jolt, but as the narrative develops, it continues not necessarily along a linear path but in several confusing and fascinating directions: the family's history, (detailed effectively in chilling flashback during an improvised seance) is a chequered one, and has suffered at least one major relocation and upheaval in the last ten years. At the crux, however, it's the depiction of socialal changes that make I Start Counting so fascinating and elevate its language far beyond the confines of the standard horror film. The major subtext- that teenage girls were maturing more quickly than before, and developing full sexual and romantic appetites (even if in thought rather than deed) but were not possessed of enough discretion to make the right choices- was a step forward for a genre in which its young females had previously been portrayed as bimbo victims (Cover Girl Killer and The Night Caller spring to mind), but not one that all viewers would necessarily agree with. But most striking of all, and possibly the most enduring image which the viewer will take away with them, is of the masterful symbolism with which director Greene invests every shot. Every inch of the Kinch family's world- their house, their walls, their TV, Agutters underwear, bedroom furniture and toys, Sutcliffe's clothes, Marshalls van, the local Catholic church, their town centre, their record shop) - is painted a bright, scintillating white- a white which, by inference, is slowly becoming smudged and corrupted with the dirt of the outside world. White also symbolises, of course, purity and innocence (two qualities Catholic schoolgirls are supposed to hold dear), and it is into this world of innocence that the ever-present red bus (a symbol of violation and penetration), conducted by the lecherous yet similarly juvenile Simon Ward, makes regular journeys. The allegory is further expanded in one scene where Agutter believes she sees the Christ figure in church weeping blood: by the time we acknowledge it, its gone, but the seed has already been planted. Rarely in a genre production has the use of colour and background been so important or effective in creating a uniformity of mood. I Start Counting is as near-perfect an end to a decade as one could hope for, and exactly the kind of film people should be making now- which is, of course, exactly why they never will. A genre essential. by D.R.
在公路和放逐的片子里并不能算特别打动我的。本来遇到各式各样的人和相忘于江湖的淡如水还挺感动的，但最后归结到要 remember 不太能 relate。大概是被迫而不是出于选择的缘故，回到原点的 Amazon 仓库真的有点 depressing，看的时候我想要的放逐重生自由感完全没有，内心满满的是女主在房间里听到雷声时的压迫感。
当主角踏上孤独却又不乏动人情感的旅途时，我们得以看到这部真诚、美丽又充满诗意的杰作。视听、剧本和表演都是顶级，赵婷又一次超出了我的期待。
甚至有点向往这种生活 孤独也自由 每天可以在空旷的一望无边的地方看各种颜色的天空和日落 see you down the road.
之前看过，忘记评价。为防止以后消失，先给个五星。我真的很喜欢这部电影。寂寥的荒原，没有目的地的旅途，有一种莫名的情绪抚慰作用。看完后我真的觉得焦虑的心平静下来了。看完想起了艾略特的《荒原》：爱尔兰的小孩，你在哪里逗留？那一段。说出来不怕您笑话，此前一直很抗拒开车，看完第一次开始考虑考驾照，甚至都开始搜索房车了。估计会成为我最喜欢的、会反复看的电影之一。
现代游牧民，尤其在美国语境下，是很艰涩深刻的，影片略有避重就轻，做了通俗化处理，但胜在调度流畅、动人肺腑，用好看的方式讲了难懂的故事。剧本、摄影、配乐、表演都是顶级水准，观影过程极其舒服。关于启程出发这个命题，只有同类才能达成共识。有的人天生就无法不出发，无法稳定下来，无法抗拒生活在别处的召唤。不被理解的这些人，或许包括你我，都能够感受到影片的注视和温柔。才知道赵婷是Tisch毕业的，影片中展现的人文气息、熟悉的关怀感，都是那座城市的居民所更能理解的。一座导演小金人应该不过分。
科幻细节很精致，故事创意都很好，不过看下来就感觉特别平淡，好想法没表现好，可惜了
After Bob's death, Fern chose to stay, being houseless - "If I left, it'd be like he never existed," she said, "I couldn't pack up & move on".
我看電影是為了娛樂，而不是看偽紀錄片去傷感。
开着房车，沿途停靠，兼职取代全职，一路的风霜取代固定的屋檐，在回归游牧的生命之路，多少人背负着伤痛，在孤独中体味缺失的自由，如斯万基描述的悬崖边的燕子，融入自然成就了思想上的极大满足，人的不断前行，是不断的舍弃与丰满。
focus在人和情緒上的寫法和拍法，很沉得住，準確的地方也不乏力道，那份踏實和成熟度還是令人覺得服氣的。唯一缺陷是配樂，像是直接拿了幾首罐頭鋼琴曲就擺到音軌上了
平实、内敛又高级，从叙述到演绎都无可指摘。回忆婚礼誓词的片段太过动人，隔着屏幕都能感受到旷野里的孤独与深爱。选择平实快乐的生活可以很简单，但有时候就是因为人类的那些执拗，才能造就沁人心脾的深切力量。PS：有些人梦想有钱有房有车有孝顺子女，有些人只要看到漫天飞舞与水间倒映的燕子便觉此生无憾，选择没有错对，但后者的选择能被认真聆听和欣赏并展示出来，已经是太妙的事。）
题材好感，比预想的好，虽然过于精致还有烂俗配乐，但这类故事只要不说教不自作多情就不会令人厌烦（反面典型《冰山的阴影》），我只是喜欢那句是houseless不是homeless罢了
看到最后才理解这部电影为何能得奖，因为电影院会有更强的体验感，和女主角一起体验游民式的生活，摄影和配乐完美。但由于非影院的观感，没有那么强的沉浸感，反而为了强化体验而弱化的背后的社会问题，成了更主要的关注点
唯美摄影抒情镜头很泰伦斯·马力克！纪实化叙事镜头很贾樟柯！叙事玩不转的导演，就算摄影抒情玩出花来，电影依旧没戏。讲好故事的电影才是主流，说未来能超越安叔的简直是丧心病狂！
以极度小资的方式呈现无产阶级，和《骑士》一样，所谓“自然主义”的外壳下，包裹的依旧是一个程式化的故事，但这部要矛盾得多。如果真是想要替真正的游牧者发声，那就应该以他们为主角，而不是让他们成为背景，让来体验生活的奥斯卡影后逮着一个就来一段鲁豫有约（唯一与主角发展出浪漫关系的“男主角”也是职业演员）；如果着重的是人物研究，那为何不多把视线从“站点”中挪开片刻，多拍一点“上路”的过程？
唯美摄影抒情镜头很泰伦斯·马力克！纪实化叙事镜头很贾樟柯！叙事玩不转的导演，就算摄影抒情玩出花来，电影依旧没戏。讲好故事的电影才是主流，说未来能超越安叔的简直是丧心病狂！
Don't make me sad, don't make me cry. sometimes love is not enough and the road gets tough, I don't know why.
这片透出来的悲伤和海边的曼彻斯特有点像，而我更能看懂后者的悲伤。说不上太喜欢，但挺遗憾因为愚蠢的原因而不能在国内上映。每年都有大量制作精良、远不如这部优秀，但也颇有亮点的电影上映，而我们在电影院却只能看那三两部密钥延长一次又一次档期长达两三个月的不断刷新世界影史票房纪录的国内片，以及部分已经上映十几年、政治上正确、又已经得到市场检验的国外片，更让人遗憾。从书本以及电影里了解到的美国人，注重与他人的联系似乎更甚于所谓集体主义的中国人，他们甚至不能独自打保龄。
倔强与孤独，逃离人生的无意义，让自己始终保持游荡/遇见/寻找/放纵，沉浸在自然与无为中，大概就是最自由的样子。
她一直和世界是疏离的，状态不定，在amazon工作间里行走时，她左右向大家主动打着招呼，但又有点讷讷。做营地管理员后，好像一下有了元气，跑入石阵群深处被搭救，向朋友挥手时像做错事的小姑娘。最后抱着小婴儿一时慌乱，却还是走出屋檐，心中也许就像那片海，也是有波澜挣扎的。这一路经过的好多人也都记忆深刻，可一次次短暂陪伴后回归沉静，真的太寂寞了，屏幕前的我感同身受，却不得不（有点绝望的）被她拽着继续行进下去，继续路上再见，心中默念着十四行诗。20210608
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