Analysis of the Film "Goodbye Solo"

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Goodbye Solo is a film directed by Ramin Bahrani which indicates life-changing ideals and moral perspectives. It is an independent film that brings its audience to the life story of the two lead characters of the film, namely William and Solo. The context of the film was a new and fresh environment regarding the past works of Ramin Bahrami. For which, this film represents the creativity of the director as an individual and person.
This film was the third film of Ramin Bahrani, after Man Push Cart and Chop Shop, and had a very different characterization of the protagonist. Ramin Bahrani’s films were acknowledged as modest and patient in global issues that concern different areas. Duality and intertwining of subjects are what his films focus on, such as the small numbers of characters in the film who were exposed to a society that takes advantage of them (Rowin 48). Corbin specified that the films of Ramin Bahrani illustrate Italian neorealism and Iranian film. His use of characterization was these particular characters were multi-racial and striving for the American dream. One theme that can be extracted from the film was the idea of two people with different races and experiences can understand and get along with each other. In the film, where Solo gradually knew William’s life, he eventually guided William to his last breath. It was remarkable seeing that Solo’s curiosity to stop William from death was another step to know that other people have different experiences. Bahrani exclaims the idea of self-reflection in his film, where William and Solo’s journey brings their self-reflections about life. Personally, the story was very heartwarming as it goes by and very inspirational. Life for me was not that deep, yet this film made the concept of life and death very meaningful, and I was greatly influenced. I could also say that Ramin Bahrani brought out the idea of being an accented filmmaker where it brings life to Solo’s character, who was struggling to achieve his American dream despite being multi-racial.
The film’s approach was straightforward yet, at the same time, so impactful was the moral idea of it would be imprinted on its audience. The film showed accented styles as it showed the characters’ loneliness and the different aura from what they are, the deep meanings of its themes and languages. According to Naficy, accented styles of accented filmmaker...