Movies of the 70s have a very different pacing as audiences used to enjoy the scenery and had more time to invest in character development. It was nothing like how we consume film and tv today - the audiovisual transfer of something external to you was a big deal.
Hence, it's quite possible to get bored along the way when you want to see films of the era half a century later. However, FIREFLY does not make you wanna hit the speed on Youtube. The charm is still relevant, so is most of the dialogue. With little restrictions to content, you get a grasp of all the fun cinema is supposed to deliver, including bits of nudity and foul language, which certainly do not carry this gem into "adult territory". Indeed, it's a very childish film. Necla Nazir was 19 when this was shot and so is her character, though an age isn't assigned in the script. Whenever Tarik humps or flirts with another female, she gets angry, proving to have interest in him as a man. As Tarik openly tells her, he has the habit of sleeping with any attractive woman but not into "kids like her", so she need not worry.
The overall dynamics between the lead duo remind me of how Brad Pitt gave a ride to XXX in Once Upon A Time In Hollywood. Not the same thing for sure, anoting also that Tarik Akan is much younger in this movie than Pitt was in OUATIH, but the teen girl / adult guy territory is similary marked in both.
Anyways... I must admit there is some clumsiness to filmmaking and particularly with the editing. Like, you feel a natural follow up scene is missing as they keep up with the journey. But that rawness was almost a trademark of the industry back then and in my opinion it adds to the decency of the experience, especially in this age where cinema is definitely overengineered.
The background story to how she wasestranged from the rich grandpa was there just to provide us with the carefree finale, which Hulusi Kentmen appears just with a couple of shots, with little to no lines. And the heaviness of heroin smuggling is incompatible with the rest of the movie for sure. Oh - how about lotsa beating up, but no threat of sexual violence towards the pretty girl? But the overall ambiance makes us not question such things. This movie exists on a plane of Yesilcam classics where the rules are different both from reality and from those of other movies, just like they are in today's MCU movies.
I guess anyone can enjoy this gem on the condition of approaching it with an open mind.
