For the people I care about, I choose to go through fire and water.

Trent 2022-04-21 09:01:41

The seemingly peaceful story is wonderful everywhere, and the characters' emotions are delicately portrayed. The excellent photography creates the wild temperament of a western movie, and the original soundtrack has its own ignition points. When a well-behaved person decides to break the law, there must be something wrong with society. The two brothers in the film are people from the bottom of society who are struggling to survive in the big environment. Seeing that the younger brother is about to be cornered by the bank, he decides to take the risk with his elder brother and start robbery. In order to help his younger brother go through fire and water, the white sheriff who is full of racial remarks also goes through fire and water to avenge the Indian police officer, which is a true embodiment of the most traditional and simple emotion. There is no absolute right or wrong in the film, what is presented is just the struggle of the two brothers for life and the sheriff's adherence to morality. The focus is no longer the battle between the police and the bandit in the traditional sense, but the lament of a society that has destroyed human nature, which is very exciting.

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Hell or High Water quotes

  • Marcus Hamilton: Howdy ma'am. How are you doing today?

    T-Bone Waitress: Hot . And I don't mean the good kind. So, what don't you want?

    Marcus Hamilton: Pardon?

    T-Bone Waitress: What don't you want?

    Marcus Hamilton: Oh, well, uh. I think I'll just, uh...

    T-Bone Waitress: You know. I've been working here for 44 years. Ain't nobody ever ordered nothing but T-Bone steak and a baked potato. Except this one asshole from New York tried to order trout back in 1987. We don't sell no goddamned trout. T-bone steaks. So either you don't want the corn on the cob, or you don't want the green beans. So what don't you want?

    Marcus Hamilton: I don't want green beans.

    Alberto Parker: I don't want green beans either.

    T-Bone Waitress: Steaks cooked medium rare.

    Alberto Parker: Can I get my steak cooked just a...

    T-Bone Waitress: That weren't no question.

    Alberto Parker: All right.

    T-Bone Waitress: Iced tea for you boys.

    Alberto Parker: Iced tea'd be great.

    Marcus Hamilton: Iced tea, yep. Thank you ma'am.

    T-Bone Waitress: Uh-huh.

    Marcus Hamilton: Well I'll tell you one thing. Nobody's gonna rob this son of bitch.

    Alberto Parker: My word.

  • Toby Howard: I need you sober.

    Tanner Howard: Who the hell gets drunk off a beer?