Thunder - Road(2018)

At its core, the movie explores the "crush of the spirit" and the inability of a certain type of modern American man to process trauma. Thunder Road (2018)

is a raw, tragicomic explosion of grief that centers on Jim Arnaud, a Texas police officer undergoing a spectacular emotional collapse. Written, directed by, and starring Jim Cummings , the film expanded from his 2016 Sundance-winning short of the same name. A Breakdown in One Take Thunder Road(2018)

The film famously opens with a nearly 12-minute unbroken shot of Jim delivering a eulogy for his mother. It is a masterclass in "cringe" comedy and heartbreaking vulnerability as he struggles to operate a CD player to play her favorite Bruce Springsteen song, eventually descending into a frantic, interpretive dance that leaves the mourners—and the audience—unsure whether to laugh or cry. Themes of Masked Masculinity At its core, the movie explores the "crush