Now this scene comes back to my mind again because of a movie called "Winter's Bones". The strong western style and the mountain life atmosphere in the image make people suddenly feel the original strength, and the cruel feeling of life blows in my face. Chilling but profound, it hits our sluggish lives with a single blow. It is not difficult to see from the title of the film that the theme of this film is the bones of winter, which is also translated as the bones of winter. The latter is closer to the theme but slightly more artistic. In winter, the bones are hard and cold, and they seem to be sonorous and powerful, but in fact, the bones are the most fragile and easily broken in winter. This also means that the life of Ree's family will not be smooth sailing, and Ree is just a little girl, and she will still be powerless in the face of the powerful world of patriarchy.
The opening country folk song brings out the life of the Ree family. It seems that it is not difficult for the younger siblings to play innocently, but gradually we see that the life of the Ree family is stretched. Food for the winter, all because of the absence of the father, the mainstay of the family. His father, who is facing prison, is missing, his house and property will be taken away, his mother is in a trance because of the stimulation, his younger siblings are still young, and his plan to become a soldier seems to come to an end. Ree's life was on the verge of collapse.
But the girl played by Jennifer Lawrence had a stubborn and cold face as soon as she appeared, seldom smiled and seldom expressed her emotions, and only shed tears beside her mother when she was about to sell the property or sit still. The main line of the first half of the film is to find the father to prevent the house from being confiscated, while the second half becomes the search for the cause of the father's death, to prove his death in order to keep the house. The smooth transition and progress of the two clues is not only due to the tension of the script, but also to the full play of the main and supporting characters. The characters in the film rarely keep the cold and hard style that a film should have, and everyone moves forward in an orderly manner on this track, without any loss, let alone a play. From the relatives and uncles Ree was looking for to the ruthless horns involved in the murder case, everyone showed their style and uniqueness. And calm and restrained.
The 17-year-old Ree, like any American hero, goes into the tiger's den alone, defends his younger siblings with a gun, and persistently looks for his father. If all this is replaced by an adult male, the contagion may be reduced by more than half, so the feminist awareness of this film is also evident. . This is also one of the reasons why I like this film. I see more beauty that does not lose to any beauties in Lawrence's stubborn and cold face. The charm of drama has always come from contrast. In the family, she has already taken over parental responsibilities and assumed all the responsibilities of an adult, but in the government department, she is still only treated as a minor.
This is the cruelty of life. When you think that you are still a little girl hiding behind your parents, all the cruelty and cruelty in the world have nothing to do with you. In fact, you have already been caught in the torrent of the world and have nowhere to hide. You find yourself having to stand up for everything, good or bad, and no one can help you, not even your parents. Only you know the helplessness, hardships, grievances and sorrows at this time. It's like Ree was locked in the garage and beaten. You thought she might have died under the scoundrel, but she survived and faced them without flinching.
Many times, people do not take the initiative to move forward, but are pushed forward by the world, the environment, and the events. The courage that burst out at that time is sometimes unimaginable. Maybe Ree has this brute force that makes the person who beat her come to show her the way. Although this turn is unconvincing and full of speculation, it is undeniable that we need this kind of ending, we need this girl to stand up and face it In life, we need bad people and repentance for good people. So, the uncle showed warmth, and the family sat in front of the wooden house and played songs. The sunshine and warmth that had never appeared in the film emerged in my heart at this time.
I don't know why after watching this film, I have a stronger feeling of family affection than after watching "Tangshan Earthquake". It is to enjoy the lazy afternoon of winter.
There are two times in the film where Ree lingers in front of rows of clothes and shoes, once when things are messing up and once when things are settled, this is her life, and she has to make choices and move forward at all times. So are we.
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