
1984
“I didn’t want to use him to fill all my emptiness.”
So devastating, yet I almost feel nothing. This story is so complete that the ending, though painful, feels necessary.
The core of this film is patience. The audience, the brother, Travis, and the filmmaker. Wenders understands— better yet, declares that honest, true emotion can only come out once a character and the viewer has made it past the initial cinematic lie of a scene. We have innate expectations when…