Some time ago, a movie suddenly topped Douban's real-time popular book and audio list.
This movie, which was born 29 years ago, has reappeared in the public eye after the recommendation and search of fans.
From today's point of view, it has neither eye-catching visual effects nor famous actors; There are no exaggerated plots or amazing reversals.
However, it conquered countless audiences with a warm and innocent story and received a high score of 9.1.
Today we will talk about this unpopular masterpiece that "exploded overnight".
Crocodile sneakers go to the end of the world
The Cure
Producer: Peter Houghton
编剧: Robert Kuhn
主演: 布拉德·兰弗洛 / 埃里克·伊根 / Delphine French / Mona Powell
Genre: Drama / Adventure
Country/Region of Production: United States
Language: English
Release: 1995-04-21
Runtime: 97 minutes
*Reminder: This article contains spoilers
The story in the film takes place in a quiet town and revolves around the two young boys in the poster.
Eleven-year-old Eric lives in a single-parent family and lives with his mother.
However, his mother's busy work and heavy drinking habits made Eric rarely feel the love of his family and loved ones.
At school, Eric is also the subject of bullying and pranks.
The mischievous boys make fun of Eric and give him nasty nicknames, which turns Eric into a boy-like teenager.
Eric's neighbor is also a single-parent family, but the situation is quite the opposite.
Linda, the neighbor's mother, and her son Durst have a very close relationship, and Linda cares for Durst in every detail, always giving him the greatest love and companionship.
But unfortunately, Dest can never grow up like a normal child.
Because in a medical accident, Dest contracted AIDS during a blood transfusion.
In those days when Esser was talking about the Ise, the news of Durst soon spread throughout the town.
All parents were terrified and did not allow their children to come near Dest.
At first, Eric also kept his distance from Dest.
Across a fence, the two were playing with their toys in their own garden.
Eric tries to talk to Dest and learns that AIDS doesn't spread through the air.
So he bravely climbed over the fence and played with Dest.
They gave all the planes, tanks, and villains a place and turned the entire garden into their "military base".
With frequent correspondence with Dest, Eric also met Dest's mother, Linda.
She often invites Eric to eat at home, and the variety of food she cooks is always swept away by Eric.
Once Linda made ice cream, and after Erik eats, his eyes light up at Dest's unfinished ice cream.
Linda said: "Although the doctor said that saliva is not contagious, but to be safe, it is better not to take risks." ”
Instead of being disappointed, Eric excitedly said, "I have a plan, as soon as Dest is cured, we will go to the ice cream parlor and order a huge sundae, and we will all scoop and eat together." ”
It can be seen from this plot that Eric does not discriminate against Dest in any way, and Linda is also thinking about Eric, and they both put each other in an important position in their hearts.
Linda choked up and praised Eric's plan, then left silently.
Because she knows very well that such a simple wish can only be a luxury hope at the moment of illness.
There is little chance that Dest will be cured, and every day of his life may be the last of his life......
With Eric by his side, Dest had a great time every day.
Sometimes, they would meet mischievous little boys who hurled insults at Dest, who was suffering from AIDS.
At this point, Eric will bravely fight back, hit each other in the head with a stone, and then the two will drive away in the supermarket shopping cart.
The world of children is always full of whimsical ideas, and Durst can't bear to see his friend suffering from his illness, and he begins to research various treatments.
Inspired by the scientist's discovery of penicillin, he thought that there must be a healing ingredient in the candy.
So he asked Dest to buy all the candy at the convenience store with his pocket money, made a "candy periodic table" that he took different types and doses every day, and used himself as an experimental control group to help Dest heal.
The end result was that Eric ate too much sugar and got up in the middle of the night to vomit.
Eric still doesn't give up, and he takes inspiration from the movie to use herbs to cure Dest.
He traveled to every corner of the garden, collecting leaves from unknown plants, and meticulously recording Dest's feelings and reactions after eating each leaf.
But the end result was that Durst ate the poisonous leaves and was taken to the hospital in the middle of the night.
After this accident, Linda did not blame Eric.
Instead, Eric's mother learns of his relationship with Dest and teaches him a hard lesson.
After the failure of candy remedies and herbal remedies, Eric was still not reconciled.
He read in the newspaper that a doctor in New Orleans had found a cure for AIDS, so he quietly left home with Durst to find the doctor.
They were on a raft with an alligator toy on the back of the raft and drifting down the Mississippi River.
This journey to find a doctor is also an adventure to explore the world for Durst.
Because of his illness, he never traveled far away, and he was exhausted at the slightest fatigue.
Led by Eric, he saw the stars, the fish in the water, the bridge over the river, and the boaters...... It's all scenery he's never seen before.
Rafting was fun, but it was slow, and Dest had little medicine left with him.
In order to get to his destination as quickly as possible, Eric went to the docks to find a boat, and finally spent all his money and got on a ship bound for New Orleans.
The boat was owned by two adult men, and they also set off with two other women.
Sailing days are boring, and the two owners and the two women tease and amuse.
In the eyes of Eric and Dest, romance in the adult world is both strange and curious.
While resting, Eric discovers an adult magazine on board.
And inside this magazine, there are still a few hundred dollars in cash.
They were shocked and put the magazine back into the distance.
At night, Eric and Dest are driven ashore by the ship's owner and need to sleep in tents.
During the night, Durst was shivering and sweat soaked his clothes and sleeping bag.
Not only that, but Durst also had a dream that he often had that he was walking alone in the universe, surrounded by endless loneliness and nothingness.
When he wakes up, it's pitch black, and he feels as if he's no longer in the world.
Eric swapped his clothes and sleeping bag with Dest, then shoved one of his shoes into Dest's hand.
He told Dest that by sleeping with the shoe, he would be reminded that he was still living on this beautiful and safe planet, and that he was by his side.
After daybreak, Eric and Dest tried to continue on their way, but the ship's owner delayed his departure.
Eric sneaks up on the ship, steals money from the adult magazine, and continues with Dest to New Orleans.
But soon his theft was discovered, and the ship's owner chased them after them, pushing them to a dead end.
Eric pulled out the knife he had with him, but it was clearly no deterrent in front of an adult man.
In desperation, Dest slashed his hand with a knife and told him that he had AIDS.
The man looked at the wound on his hand, and coupled with the fear of AIDS, he did not dare to take another half step.
Dest continued to press on step by step, stretching out his bleeding hand to force the other party away step by step.
No one thought that the virus that had been tormenting him would play an important role at this time.
And after being protected by Eric countless times, he was finally able to stand up and protect Eric like a superhero.
After this battle, Dest collapsed to the ground due to exhaustion.
Eric looked at the injured Dest and thought of the medicine he had almost eaten, and finally called for help.
They got on the bus home, and Linda was already waiting at the station.
After returning home, Durst was admitted to the hospital.
He is in poor physical condition and is not in stable condition and needs to continue to be hospitalized for observation.
And they finally learned that the news in the newspaper that AIDS was cured was fake.
The days in the hospital were always very long, and Eric would occasionally sneak some candy for Dest, but he was too sick to eat candy.
As his condition worsened, Dest began to feel pain even when he spoke, but he was still able to communicate with Eric tacitly.
They also play pranks on them: Dest pretends to be unconscious, and Eric cries and goes to the doctor.
When the doctor came to check, he was startled by Dest who suddenly woke up, and the two were having fun next to him.
On this day, they carried out this prank again as planned.
A doctor rushes to the ward to check, and Eric cautiously hides by the window, expecting the doctor to be scared by Dest.
But this time, Durst never woke up.
At the funeral, Eric comes to visit Dest.
Linda gives Eric and Dest time alone so they can say goodbye.
When Eric leaves, she finds Eric barefoot and unshoeed.
And when she returned to Dest's side, she saw Eric's shoe, which was held tightly by Dest.
In fact, at Dest's feet, there was also a shoe that was taken away by Eric.
He came to the familiar river, put the shoe in the water, and watched it float down the water.
Those places they have not been to, I believe this shoe will be able to reach ......
The plot of "Crocodile Sneakers Walk the World" is not complicated, but it is full of the innocence and warmth of the children's world.
The original title of the movie is "The cure", and the two protagonists in the film have also completed the healing of each other.
As Dest's mother said, what really scares Dest is not the virus itself, but the loneliness of being ostracized because of the virus.
Eric's company is the best medicine, and it is precisely because of his presence that Dest has spent the happiest time of his life.
For Eric, Dest and Linda made him feel the warmth of family that he had never experienced before.
In the day and night with them, the missing part of his heart was slowly filled and became a complete person.
Overall, "Crocodile Sneakers Walk the World" can definitely be called a warm and healing road movie.
In today's more and more developed film shooting technology and the emergence of piles of industrial assembly line products, this kind of sincere and moving work is even more valuable.
I hope that every audience can find the rare warmth and emotion in the adult world in this movie full of childishness, adventure and imagination.