In addition to chopping wood, 17-year-old Dolly has to take care of her mad mother and younger siblings; because she has no forage, she has to ask her neighbors to do the feeding. The most troublesome thing is that the missing father must be found, even if it is a wreckage. Having trouble finding the police, what are you kidding? If the sheriff hadn't revealed that Dolly's father was a whistleblower, the "disappearance" incident of her father would not have occurred, and Dolly would not have encountered so much indifference and suffering in the process of finding her father.
Baoyu wondered that after her daughter got married, she "was dyed with the smell of a man, so she became a bastard, and she was more slaughter than a man", which was exactly the same as Dolly's best friend after her marriage. The young girl who suddenly broke into the patriarchal world quickly tasted the taste of sexism: friends are unreliable, and relatives are even more unreliable.
Dolly's uncle, nicknamed "Teardrop", takes drugs, has a bad temper, dares to offend the authority of the sheriff, and smashes the windshield of other people's cars with an axe, just like a "teardrop" shed by a rough and depraved living environment; The distant relatives refused to talk to Dolly, and offered a glass of water anyway. When Dolly chased after her, she offered another glass of water, but it fell on Dolly's face and beat her to the core. God, who wants to be a troublemaker, but Dolly has no choice but to save her family from a dingo-like fate.
Winter's bones, father's bones, and Dolly had a hard time finding them. Life is a process of struggle, compromise and understanding, stick to the bottom line, maintain dignity, don't be a bad guy, and don't be afraid of a bad guy. It is no coincidence that "Thunderbolt" and "Winter's Bone", featuring girls as protagonists, were both shortlisted for several important awards at this year's Oscars. Praising women's tenacity and greatness has always been a subject that Hollywood is keen on.
The media reports on school shootings in the United States are overwhelming. It seems that Americans are too stupid to know the dangers of the proliferation of guns. It seems that there are really good things on earth without any harm. Following classics such as First Blood (1982), Winter's Bone continued to emphasize that weapons are the most loyal friends of the American people: "Teardrop" did not want to get out of the car to be questioned, and the gun was his bullying on the sheriff. The confidence to say no to too many people is the most straightforward warning to not go too far with power; relatives who beat Dolly come to the door, and Dolly greets them with gunpoint unequivocally. Hand-in-hand teaching younger siblings to aim and pull the trigger can not only learn self-defense skills, but also very practical survival skills. It is also good to hit a few squirrels to supplement protein.
The father, who has never been on the scene, taught Dolly every skill and life principle that the younger siblings have to learn. For example, they can accept other people's venison, but they can't ask for it. Problem families also have a sunny side. Dolly resists corrosion and never sticks in an environment where white flour is as common as flour. She never complains or talks about others. She attaches great importance to family and friendship, and takes pride in her family. She is a typical American girl. .
Join the military, there are at least $40,000 in bonuses available for emergencies. Unexpectedly, the U.S. military's money is so high that it will take at least 14 weeks. And, you are gone, who will take care of the family?
Dolly, who was rejected by the U.S. military, inspired "Teardrop"'s fighting spirit and sense of responsibility for her family's courage, independence, strength and sacrifice. After all, Dolly didn't ask for much, she didn't care who killed the "traitor" father, she just wanted to keep a home that could keep out the wind and rain. The pressure of public opinion bullying orphans and widows and Dolly's calmness and composure in the face of the police and the bail agent, as well as "Teardrop"'s attitude of breaking the bank, finally forced the "informer" to reveal the whereabouts of her father.
The sinister rivers and lakes, the bones that are colder than winter, and "Winter's Bones" full of black elements are not so much a noir movie, but an alternative inspirational battle song. The teenage girl in "Thunderbolt" lost an arm to avenge her father and never regretted it; Dolly found her father's bones that were so hard that a chainsaw could cut through them, and finally saved the house, which is surprising and admirable. These two films are textbooks on how women gain respect in a patriarchal world.
Hemingway admired people who can only be destroyed but not defeated, including "them" of course: you are independent, capital, hard-core people first, and then a man or a woman. (Xinmin Weekly)
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