Because this story belongs to Jack Black, I still tell the story about the name Bernie played by Jack Black. This is a true story that took place in 1996 in Carthage, a small town in eastern Texas. A 39-year-old man named Bernie killed the 81-year-old million-dollar widow Nagent. Bernie was a man liked by everyone in Carthage, and Nagent was hated by everyone. Bernie, as an enlightenment teacher, met Mrs. Nugent at the wedding of her husband, and according to his own practice, he comforted the lonely survivors after the funeral. As a result, she won the favor of Mrs. Nugent and became her lover. The two went in and out of the world together and became a global world. Mrs. Nugent also signed Bernie's name on her account. But Nugent was unpopular and had a strong desire for control, which finally made Bernie miserable, and eventually shot at Nugent's back, fired four times, and killed Nugent. Then Bernie put Nugent's body in a large freezer. In the following nine months, he took Nugent’s money and did a lot of good things in the town. Because Mrs. Nugent was too annoying, no one paid attention to the disappearance of Mrs. Nugent even in nine months. Until one day, the police came to Nugent's home and found her body in the freezer.
Bernie was arrested, and before the police had time for a close examination, Bernie confessed his crime. This seems to be a simple criminal case, but what the police and the district attorney (played by Matthew McConaughey) never expected is that the whole town was guilty of exoneration in Weiboney. They all refused to accept that Bernie was the murderer and looked for various reasons to justify Bernie. This call is so strong that the trial of the case has to be conducted in a selective location. In the end, Bernie was sentenced to 50 years in prison without parole.
The shooting took place in 1996, and the trial took place in August 1997. In 1998, a reporter wrote the case as a reportage "Midnight in the Garden of East Texas". The current movie version is adapted from this reportage. Jack Black's performance in the film even has a feeling of Philip Seymour Hoffman's ease in "Capote", which is definitely a leap in acting for Black himself.
However, the film is relatively easy to use in the form of a documentary, interspersed with a large number of interviews with local residents in the plot of the story, which increases the credibility and realism of the story. Bernie, who is true in history, is a homosexual, which makes it more difficult to understand why he wants to be with Mrs. Nugent. And even though Mrs. Nugent lived together, Bernie still drove his vintage car and led a barren life. He used a lot of money for the charity in Carthage, and did not seek too much for himself. Benefits. After the incident, all the money Bernie spent for charity was recovered by the police, which also increased the dissatisfaction of the residents of the town towards the police. Even more than 10 years later, when some residents were interviewed, they still thought that Bernie was not a murderer, but a good man. It is not right to let good people suffer. No matter how serious Bernie's crimes are, morality seems to hold the commanding heights. Therefore, in the town of Carthage in East Texas, the people talked about this case. And make its influence continue to ferment, far beyond the scope of local influence.
What is a good person, what is a bad person, what a bad person is doing good, and a good person is a bad person, lies in Bernie. They are all merged into one body. The angels and the devil, the several aspects of the human heart, make people feel emotional.
It's just that, Matthew McConaughey, you really shouldn't be so aggressive. Leave the center of the stage to Bernie and Jack Black. But it's no wonder McConaughey, who made him an actor, and an excellent actor, the kind that shines as long as he has a role. Okay, I like it. However, to be honest, Shirley McLean, who plays Mrs. Nugent, also performed very well, playing the image of a hated old lady. However, as a former Oscar queen, her performance is dictated by her strength. The three protagonists are pretty good. what!
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