"Yellowstone" (Yellowstone) is an American drama written and directed by Taylor Sheridan, starring the old handsome guy Kevin Costner. The first season has been aired, with a total of 9 episodes. There were originally 10 episodes. When the 9th episode was over, I didn't realize that this was the end of the first season.
A screenwriter who doesn't want to be a director is not a good actor.
Taylor Sheridan is a hot name in recent years. In 2015, he was recognized for his screenplay "Border Killer" and was nominated for the Best Original Screenplay by the Screenwriters Guild of America. Then, in 2017, he was nominated for the best original screenplay at the 89th Academy Awards for his screenplay "Go through Fire". In the same year, his self-written and directed "Hunting for the Wind Valley" was nominated for a kind of attention award at the 70th Cannes International Film Festival.
Before becoming a screenwriter, Taylor Sheridan entered the entertainment industry as early as 1996, but the movies and televisions he participated in were not very popular and remained silent. But when he was acting, he especially liked to study scripts purely to better understand the characters, so he slowly forged his screenwriting ability.
His movie "Hunting the Wind River Valley" gained a good reputation, and then he wrote and directed the TV series "Yellowstone".
Yellowstone National Park is the world's first and largest national park and is regarded as a gem by the Americans.
Located at the source of the Yellowstone River, Yellowstone Park has one of the largest forests in the world. The forests in the park account for about 90% of the total forest area in the United States. The park has landscapes such as Yellowstone Lake, Yellowstone River, canyons, waterfalls and hot springs. It is a prestigious tourist attraction. There are many kinds of wild animals in the park, including 7 kinds of ungulates, 2 kinds of bears, 67 kinds of other mammals, 322 kinds of birds, 18 kinds of fishes and cross-border gray wolves.
The filming location of this film is next to Yellowstone Park, and the natural scenery is comparable to that of Yellowstone Park.
Taylor Sheridan likes to make use of natural scenery. In "Yellowstone", his lens fully shows the surrounding scenery of Yellowstone Park.
It is worth mentioning that there is an Indian reservation next to Yellowstone Park.
In the previous "Hunting in the Valley of the Wind", Taylor Sheridan had already obtained the subject matter of the story from the Indian Reservation. I think he is not only obsessed with crude cowboys, but also has a special plot for Native Indians. There are three important roles in "Yellowstone", Monica, Thomas Rainwater and Ryan. Their actor also starred in the previous "Hunting for the Wind Valley".
Whether it's the director's "Hunting the Valley of the Wind", or the earlier screenwriters "Border Killer" and "Going Through Fire", Taylor Sheridan is a hard-line crime film style.
This TV series "Yellowstone" is no exception.
"Yellowstone" tells the story of the helm of the Yellowstone family played by Kevin Scottner. He faces a huge dilemma when facing a powerful enemy who wants to carve up his farm: he is suffering from cancer and time is imminent, but My own children are in a mess. In his opinion, his next generation does not have enough ability to take over this family, but he does not want the Yellowstone family to fall into his hands like this, this is his own heartache. How things will develop, can only wait for the second season.
This story cannot help but remind me of the two brothers taking risks in order to keep the property left by their mother and leave it to the next generation in "Going Through Fire".
In "Yellowstone", the father is worrying about the whole family, trying his best to fight against foreign predators. The children are constantly looking for their own position, step by step closer to this home.
Kayce fought against his father’s rebellion, and in the end he couldn’t help himself; Jamie had been helping the farm to "wipe his butt", in order to prove himself, and went against his father; Beth made a living by ruining his opponents and was never loved by his father. assassin".
This is the core theme of the first season of "Yellowstone", and it also sets the tone for the plot of the second season.
A brief comment on Taylor Sheridan’s "Yellowstone":
I also liked the first season of "Yellowstone".
The ink-and-wash style titled with the yellow tone of "Yellowstone" is very textured.
The characters in the group portraits are portrayed very clearly, and the analysis of each character is step by step, which complements the development of the story and complements each other.
The content of the story is very rich. There is cowboy culture, commercial competition, campaign for power, family rise and fall, and Indian culture. It can be described as gluttonous.
The story of "Yellowstone" is very attractive to lovers of western films and crime films. The photography is also very good, mainly due to the natural scenery of Yellowstone Park. In addition to enjoying the beautiful scenery, the ending songs of each episode of "Yellowstone" are very good. The director used several songs from the Whiskey Meyers album "Mud" and recommends this song "Stone".
In addition to the western cowboy country music in "Yellowstone", pop song elements are also added, which makes the western style of the whole show a new modern feel. The move of the modern commercial battlefield to this long-standing land just formed a battle of integration between the old school and the new school.
I think Taylor Sheridan’s directorial skills are inferior to his screenwriting skills.
His lens language does not have much personal characteristics, and some of the scenes do not put much effort in advancing the plot or expressing ideas, they appear to be relatively isolated, and they have not formed a rich expression. It is easy for me to think of his previous works. What I feel most is the shot of the vehicle team marching. The method used is very similar to the "Border Killer".
When filming a TV series for the first time, I asked him for a relatively high film standard. Maybe I was too demanding, but I still like Taylor Sheridan.
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