{"id":28549,"date":"2025-09-18T10:56:48","date_gmt":"2025-09-18T07:56:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lorenalupu.com\/blog\/?p=28549"},"modified":"2025-09-18T10:56:51","modified_gmt":"2025-09-18T07:56:51","slug":"the-long-walk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lorenalupu.com\/blog\/the-long-walk\/","title":{"rendered":"The Long Walk"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Pe m\u0103sur\u0103 ce tendin\u0163ele antidemocratice se accentueaz\u0103 \u00een societate, reapare filmul de critic\u0103 social\u0103 subversiv\u0103, care e un gen foarte drag inimii mele. Taman de aceea, dintre toate filmele pe care le-am v\u0103zut anul acesta, The Long Walk m-a impresionat cel mai mult. Filmul are premiera oficial\u0103 \u00een Rom\u00e2nia azi, pe 18 septembrie, \u015fi \u00een urm\u0103toarele s\u0103pt\u0103m\u00e2ni, merge\u0163i s\u0103-l vede\u0163i \u00een cinematografe, s\u0103 sus\u0163ine\u0163i filmul contemporan de autor, pentru c\u0103 merit\u0103. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"video-container\"><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"700\" height=\"394\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vAtUHeMQ1F8?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Long Walk e un film low budget, bazat \u00een linii mari pe romanul omonim din 1979 al lui Stephen King. Genul de distopie care tinde \u00een zilele noastre s\u0103 devin\u0103 documentar, cam ca <strong>Idiocracy<\/strong>. Ac\u0163iunea are loc \u00eentr-o Americ\u0103 fictiv\u0103 s\u0103r\u0103cit\u0103 \u015fi devenit\u0103 o dictatur\u0103 (te mai miri de ce magaio\u0163ii nu \u00eencap nicicum de Stephen King. Similar cu <strong>Jocurile foamei,<\/strong> 50 de tineri sunt recruta\u0163i s\u0103 participe la Mar\u015ful cel Lung. Adic\u0103, p\u0103zi\u0163i de armat\u0103 \u015fi dirija\u0163i de un nene perpetuu \u00eencruntat numit generic Major, care \u00een limba englez\u0103 \u00eenseamn\u0103 \u015fi maior, \u015fi barosan, pu\u015ftii pornesc la drum, \u00een timp ce nenea \u0163ip\u0103 la ei tot soiul de cli\u015fee patriotarde \u015fi demagogice, de-l \u015fi vezi cu ochii min\u0163ii pe C\u0103lin Georgescu lu\u00e2nd noti\u0163e pentru campania electoral\u0103 din 2028. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Printre multe platitudini despre patrie, eroism \u015fi b\u0103rb\u0103\u0163ie, omul nostru le explic\u0103 regulile jocului: participan\u0163ii vor merge nonstop, ca \u00eentr-un fel de maraton, cu o vitez\u0103 obligatorie de 3 mile pe or\u0103, f\u0103r\u0103 a se opri pentru m\u00e2ncat, dormit, nevoi excretorii. Cine \u00eencetine\u015fte are un prim avertisment, apoi al doilea, \u015fi la al treilea e \u00eenl\u0103turat din curs\u0103. Nu exist\u0103 o destina\u0163ie final\u0103, cine rezist\u0103 cel mai mult c\u00e2\u015ftig\u0103 un premiu fabulos \u015fi ajunge extrem de bogat. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>La linia de pornire, ne apuc\u0103m s\u0103 cunoa\u015ftem eroii: un mic grup, \u201emu\u0219chetarii\u201d se \u015fi contureaz\u0103 \u00een jurul a doi b\u0103ie\u0163i, Ray Garraty (Cooper Hoffmann) \u015fi Pete McVries (David Johnsson), care se \u00eemprietenesc la cataram\u0103 de cum intr\u0103 \u00een vorb\u0103. \u00centr-o prim\u0103 etap\u0103, grupul e vesel, se bucur\u0103 de sentimentul de apartenen\u021b\u0103 \u0219i merge \u00een pas vioi, chit c\u0103 avem \u0219i bullies enervan\u021bi \u0219i atitudini de superioritate pe ici pe colo, p\u00e2n\u0103 c\u00e2nd un pu\u0219tan deosebit de simpatic e cuprins de crampe la picior, nu mai poate merge, \u0219i dup\u0103 ce \u00ee\u0219i prime\u0219te al treilea avertisment, afl\u0103m cum se p\u0103r\u0103se\u0219te concursul \u0103sta: prin \u00eempu\u0219care. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u0218i descoperim c\u0103 nu e o poveste young adult, ci un thriller de Stephen King. Evident, pe m\u0103sur\u0103 ce oboseala \u00ee\u0219i spune cuv\u00e2ntul, pierdem persoane din grup, \u0219i treptat, eroii no\u0219tri \u00een\u0219i\u0219i \u00ee\u0219i pun via\u021ba \u00een pericol \u00eencerc\u00e2nd s\u0103 salveze c\u00e2te un concurent, de\u0219i \u00eentre timp au \u00een\u021beles c\u0103 a prelungi via\u021ba altuia \u00eenseamn\u0103 s\u0103 o scurtezi pe a ta. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Prietenia dintre Garrath \u0219i McVries este de o autenticitate \u0219i o c\u0103ldur\u0103 care \u00ee\u021bi tope\u0219te inima; pe m\u0103sur\u0103 ce grupul se \u00eempu\u021bineaz\u0103, discu\u021biile devin mai profunde \u0219i motiva\u021biile lor te cutremur\u0103. \u0218i decesele devin din ce \u00een ce mai \u00eengrozitoare, pentru c\u0103 lovesc din ce \u00een ce mai aproape. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fiind o premis\u0103 at\u00e2t de simpl\u0103, oameni care merg pe o \u0219osea \u00eenconjura\u021bi de tancuri, actoria devine principalul instrument de lucru, iar interpre\u021bii foarte tineri redau disperarea, extenuarea \u0219i groaza, dar \u0219i intimitatea celor ce caut\u0103 s\u0103 reziste prin prietenie \u0219i sus\u021binere reciproc\u0103, sfid\u00e2nd ideea de baz\u0103 a concursului: tu trebuie s\u0103 mori, pentru ca eu s\u0103 \u00eenving. Contrastul dintre speechurile demagogice \u0219i cruzimea rece cu care sunt executa\u021bi cei ce nu reu\u0219esc s\u0103 \u021bin\u0103 pasul, chiar \u0219i din motive medicale, e SUA de azi in a nutshell. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Finalul c\u0103r\u021bii e unul poetic; finalul filmului, modificat, e mai brutal \u0219i mai tran\u0219ant, mai ironic \u0219i mai adaptat Americii lui 2025. \u015ei nelini\u015ftitor de aproape de evenimente recente. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>***<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Izbe\u015fte autorul cu o cafea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/paypalme\/Trollywood\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"82\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lorenalupu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/paypal-.jpg?w=700&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-25884\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lorenalupu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/paypal-.jpg?w=250&amp;ssl=1 250w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lorenalupu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/paypal-.jpg?resize=150%2C49&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>***<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Vrei s\u0103 m\u0103 urm\u0103re\u015fti \u00een social media? \u00cemi po\u0163i da follow pe&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/lorenaalmighty\/\"><strong>Facebook<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;\u015fi&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/lorena.lup\/\">Instagram<\/a><\/strong>, subscribe pe&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCCHBtHi6S2GlUFqETH70cjQ\">YouTube<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;\u015fi pe<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@lorena.lupu\">&nbsp;TikTok<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pe m\u0103sur\u0103 ce tendin\u0163ele antidemocratice se accentueaz\u0103 \u00een societate, reapare filmul de critic\u0103 social\u0103 subversiv\u0103, care e un gen foarte drag inimii mele. 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