Directed by Bob Rafelson
It's interesting to see Jack Nicholson at an early age. Overall as an actor, he doesn't really blow my mind, but in Five Easy Pieces, he does a pretty solid job.
Five Easy Pieces is about a man, Robert, and his journey through adulthood without any real goals. This film prime real estate for young people because what Robert is going through, many people my age are going through as well-feelings of constantly being uncomfortable with where you are at in your life. The natural reaction to these feeling, at least for me, are to change my surroundings. Going somewhere new can give you the illusion of completely starting over just as Robert did. However, this isn't something that should be carried through adulthood. You'll never be satisfied with yourself constantly changing in that manner. Robert's only relationship that mattered in his life was with his sister. He detached himself from everyone, accept for a woman whom he met when he visited his parents house. Bobby let go and became vulnerable with this woman. She seemed to be the only one who had a chance at saving this mess that had become Bobby's life, but she turned away from him. This caused him fall back to what he knew-run when shit gets bad.
Now, to back away from meaning applicable to my life, Five Easy Pieces has characters who incredibly well written and compliment each other perfectly. The best example of this is the aesthetic between Rayette and Bobby. This film has little/no score, which is a choice that I find crucial when a filmmaker wants to really suck its audience in. I mean, life doesn't have any music, so why should a slice-of-life film?
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