Category: EnglishI have never seen a Wim Wenders movie before so watching this was undeniably a treat. Paris, Texas is a film based entirely on a man, portrayed brilliantly by Harry Dean Stanton (HDS), who has had a tragic incident 4 years back which led him to leave his wife and child.
When he's found 4 years later by his brother he meets his son and sets out to find his wife after his momentarily meet with his brother and his wife. On the surface the film is about a man who is torn on the inside and is trying to seek retribution for himself from the people he once held dearly in his life. Lost in the Mojave desert and exploring the Texan landscape, Wenders does a terrific job of mirroring the lifestyle in the year 1984, a year of transition for most people in the US of A.
The search eventually leads him to his wife and even though the end doesn't really matter the journey is as harsh and merciless as the desert in the backdrop, even in Los Angeles the movie finds its way into the dull lifestyle of the brothers family. When it reaches the wife in Houston it takes on a lovely saturation of green and red for a brief moment before re-uniting with the other colors.
Recommendation level: 4/5 - The pace is a little slow but the story of a man torn within because of certain beliefs can possibly hold onto you.
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