How Much Of The Surfer Is In The Surfer’s Head?
His increasingly haggard appearance and dehydration-induced behavior push everyone away.
Together, they’ve been tormenting the Surfer, making him question his reality.
This follows Scally’s creed, that one must “suffer before they can surf.”
The Surfer is accepted into their group, something he initially seems to accept and embrace.
What’s Up With The Bum In The Surfer?
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The Bum has been living out of his car next to the beach for some time.
He takes no blame for it.
Having grown up walking distance from the beach, the Surfer has plenty of happy memories of the area.
However, his father eventually died there, seemingly of suicide.
This prompted his family to move to America, and the trauma lingers within the Surfer.
As his life crumbles around him during the film, he only becomes more desperate.
The Surferis directed by Lorcan Finnegan, whose other films share a fascination with surreal visuals and colorful cinematography.
There’s a reason empathizing over surfing is what saves the Surfer and his son in the end.
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