Paris, Texas

Travis: “He ran until the sun came up and he couldn't run any further. And when the sun went down, he ran again. For five days he ran like this until every sign of man had disappeared.“ - Paris, Texas for me symbolises a path to redemption one that Travis must embark on like everyone at some point or other in their lives (i have embarked on this path before when i knew i needed to change the type of person i was) by truly looking into themselves, taking responsibility and acknowledging whats wrong and what went wrong and fixing it to a point where: patching up something that was broken isn't enough. The real thing that's broken is in him. And in order to fulfil that, in order to see what the true nature of those flaws are, he has to see it alone so pulling together the broken pieces of his past (Jane and Hunter) isn't enough for his own healing. And the path to Paris, Texas which is this ideology of percieved perfection or perfect lifestyle can only be obtained through responsibility and taking action to find himself through desolation or what was wrong in the before wont be right in the after. This film is a very real and very raw emotional display of the reality we do or should go through as people to essentially outgrow a version of ourselves that was weaker and more flawed and come out a better version that is prepared for the responsibilities of life and in this films case a healthy family. And It is all shown through desolate but STUNNING visuals, such understanding and real experienced writing and an absolutely IMPECCABLE score by Ry Cooder that truly elevates this films core themes. Also Nastassja Kinski is the most beautiful woman ever.