It tells the story of a ferocious escaped fugitive, Butch, who kidnaps a young boy, Philip. In order to escape the pursuit of the police, Butch and Philip drove through the vast wilderness of Texas. Along the way, the robber Butch did not hurt Philip, but took good care of him and brought him a lot of happiness.
At the beginning of the movie, it showed us a warm and harmonious picture: under the clear sky, the male protagonist Butch was lying quietly on the grass with his eyes closed, with his arms on his back, with a peaceful smile on his face, comfortable and comfortable. The white elf mask accompanied him, the helicopter whizzed past in the sky, and the bills blown by the rolled-up air flow all over the sky... But this is not the beginning of the story, but the end of the story.
It's Halloween, and the boy Philip's family is having a meal. Philip and his sisters discuss dressing up for Halloween because he wants to go for a candy or trick or treat. Mom didn't allow it, because they believe in "Jehovah's Witnesses" and it's not Halloween.
Meanwhile, inmates Butch and Poole are planning an escape. They dug up the prison's ventilation ducts, took a policeman hostage, and escaped by hiding in the policeman's car.
They drove near Philip's house and Butch offered to steal a Ford because his father liked to drive Fords. Poole had to get out of the car to look for it. He sneaked into Philip's house, and when he saw that Philip's house had no male owner, he became emboldened. He ate breakfast at Philip's house, and seeing that Philip's mother was a bit handsome, he wanted to take advantage of her.
Philip, who heard the movement, came out of the inner room. Poole, feeling that the little boy was no threat to him, slapped him in the face.
Butch also came in from outside at this time, and saw Poole beating the child, which he could not bear. He kicked Poole away, then crouched down, like a father educating his son, instructing Philip to pick up the pistol, pointing to himself and saying "raise your hand", Philip did as he asked, he said with satisfaction :"That is nice."
The sound of fighting woke the nearby neighbors, and Butch and Poole ran away. In order to escape, they kidnapped Philip before leaving, and took Philip on the road of escape.
Butch and Poole are two completely different people. Poole is arrogant and inhumane, but Butch is calm and rational, and has his own principles for doing things. Along the way, the two continued to disagree.
They parked in front of the store, and Butch told Philip to keep a gun on Poole in case he got into trouble, and got out of the car to buy something himself. As soon as Butch left, Poole took Philip's gun. When he found out that there was no bullet in the gun, he was a little embarrassed. He intends to molest Philip, but Philip resists desperately, biting Poole in the ear and fleeing into the cornfield.
After buying things, Butch found that something was wrong in the car, and quickly ran to check. When he understood that Poole was going to hurt Philip, he picked up the gun and aimed it at Poole. Philip took the opportunity to escape back into the car. Gunshots rang out, and Butch came out of the cornfield alone.
"Are you coming?" Butch asked Philip. Philip shook his head first, then nodded again, and the two set off again.
A little bored on the way to escape, Butch and Philip played a time machine game. Butch pointed to his car and said, "This is a time machine of the twentieth century, I am the captain, you are the navigator, the future is ahead, the past is behind, if life is too slow, you have to fly into the future, just Just hit the gas, see? If you want life to slow down, just hit the brakes and it will slow down."
The police were not idle either, and Police Chief Reid and Sally, a criminal psychologist, also began to track Butch. They set off in a luxurious RV for the governor.
Criminal psychologist Sally has pored over Butch's file. Turns out Butch's mother was a prostitute and his father disappeared when he was six years old. Young Butch took on the responsibility of protecting his mother. He killed a bully of his mother when he was eight years old, but because the victim was a wanted criminal, his murder was not pursued. At the age of twelve, Butch's mother hanged herself because of terminal syphilis. Later, Butch was sent to a reformatory for four years for stealing a Ford.
His crimes did not warrant a four-year sentence, but then-sheriff Reid bribed the judge to demand a heavier sentence for Butch. Because he knew that under the influence of that bastard father, Butch would also become a heinous scum. Heavy sentence Butch can let him get rid of his father's bad influence, maybe Butch can grow into a good person in the reformatory.
However, the reformatory failed to reform Butch after all, and he grew into a professional criminal.
Philip had a childhood similar to Butch, and from Philip, Butch saw his younger self. He didn't want his tragedy to repeat itself on Philip, so on the run, Butch assumed the role of a father, and he wanted Philip to have a full childhood.
Philip didn't play baseball with his dad, he didn't even meet his dad, because of faith, Philip wasn't allowed to play Halloween games, but Christmas, but birthdays, no parties, never been to the playground, no food I've been to marshmallows, but never a roller coaster. Butch told the child: "You are very similar to me, Philip, we are all handsome boys, we all like Rongguan Coke, and our fathers are trash---people like us must be independent in order to seek own destiny."
They went to the friendly store to buy trousers and shoes for their children. In order not to reveal their identity, Butch gave Philip a pseudonym "Baz". Police patrolling outside the store found their car and chased them off. Butch drives superbly and quickly throws the police away. Philip took advantage of the chaos to steal elf clothes and masks from the store.
Butch found what Philip had stolen and asked, "You stole it?" He seemed to be scolding him. Philip said, "Aren't you angry?" This is what the son asks when he has done something wrong and is worried that his father will be angry.
Butch said: "Let's get to know each other. Stealing is wrong, you know? But if you really need it and you don't have the money, you can borrow it temporarily. It's called an exception."
Butch meets Philip's wish to play candy or trick-or-treat by visiting a family's home. After Halloween, the old lady who was asked for candy didn't want to cooperate, so Butch secretly pointed a gun at the old lady. The old lady gave in and gave not only a large package of food, but even a stack of banknotes. Before leaving, Butch did not forget to teach Philip, "Never underestimate the kindness of ordinary people."
The police set up checkpoints at various intersections to check for passing vehicles. In order to muddle through, the two hitchhiked with Bob's family. Bob's family bought a new car and the whole family went out for a picnic. Bob's two young children accidentally spilled drinks and soiled the new car, and the children's mother scolded them roughly. Parents who don't love their children like this, Butch unceremoniously robs them, which is punishment for rudely treating their children. The reason why he is polite to Bob is because Bob is a man who cares for the family, "this is the greatest achievement of a man", unlike Butch's own father, and the man who cares for the family should be spared by the robbers.
Butch and Buzz park in a cornfield to sleep when they are woken up by Mark, who invites the father and son to his home to rest. It looks like a warm and happy family. The gramophone sings intoxicating classic old songs. Butch dances with the virtuous and gentle Lattie in his arms. That's what a family should be like.
However, this dreamlike happiness was soon shattered by reality. Mark beat and scolded his grandson again and again, without showing any love for his grandson, which made Butch very sad. He decided to teach the bastard grandpa who beat the child a lesson. Butch tied up Mark and pulled out his pistol. He wanted to scare Mark, but Philip thought that Butch was really going to kill him. In order to stop him from committing a crime, Philip picked up the pistol on the floor and shot it at Butch.
Philip felt that the man who brought him joy and was like a father should not be a criminal, so he wanted to stop Butch. More importantly, the director used this to show the audience that the child would not go down the road of crime.
The police had arrived at this time, and they surrounded Butch. Butch knew that he was doomed, so he told the police that he was willing to surrender, but there was one requirement: Philip's mother must fulfill all of Philip's wishes.
Butch let go of Philip, and Philip was reluctant to part with Butch. Butch wanted to give Philip the Alaska postcard his father had sent him. The police sniper mistook it for Butch to draw his gun, so he shot and killed Butch...
Butch's world is dark and incomplete, but he brings the child a perfect world. Butch's heart should be happy at this moment, because he saved a child's childhood. He has only killed two people in his life, both to protect the people he loves most, one is the mother and the other is the son. He killed when he was eight years old to protect his mother from harm, and he killed Poole so that his "son" would not be harmed.
It's a less than perfect ending. Butch's fate makes people sigh, but at the same time Philip's fate is full of warmth. This world is not perfect. If you love each other and warm each other, the world will be more perfect.
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