Put the important things first, this film will definitely win this year’s Oscar for Best Picture, just wait and see. The second most important thing is placed in the second paragraph. This is a journey of life that is about the release of anger and evil in the darkness of human nature, and the journey of life exposed to the sun. It is not a crime-solving movie or a warm-hearted movie. If you hold this expectation To watch, you may be a little disappointed. The whole movie is made up of a complete story and two and a half stories. This is a bit convoluted. For example, there are two bricks inlaid side by side in the dirt in front of you. One is intact, and the other is broken in the middle. , Divided into two halves. Director Martin MacDonald used two complete parallel narrative structures in 2008 "The Killer Has No Holiday". In this movie, his narrative method has been upgraded again, which is admirable. The story of the heroine Hayes, I like to compare it to a complete brick from beginning to end. The other two and a half pieces of bricks are the story of Sheriff Willoughby and Police Dixon. The stories of these two police officers are in the film. The first and second S1 and Hayes' stories are blended and juxtaposed, maximizing the width and tension of the narrative. At the beginning of the movie, it was dark, and then in the misty mountains and plains, dilapidated billboards slowly appeared in the lens. Why do you want to say this, the key is music. The music at the beginning of the film uses "The Last Rose of Summer". Not long ago, Feng Xiaogang's "Fang Hua" also used this piece of music. Are these Chinese and foreign bigwigs all open? After a meeting, collective nostalgia?
Let me talk about Hayes' story first. Hayes is an ordinary American small town aunt with two children. In China, the aunt dances the square dance collectively. The difference is that Hayes stands alone and is full of anger. She divorced her husband, her ex-husband, the temperament is still there, no The middle-aged is greasy, and I found a beautiful 19-year-old girlfriend, "a woman who smells like shit" (Hayes’s original words, just because his ex-husband’s girlfriend works at the zoo). Hayes’ daughter was raped and killed but the case has not been solved. Hayes’ inner anger appeared on the premise of dramatic. She rented three billboards near her home to vent her daughter’s death and the incompetent anger of the police station. Sergeant Willoughby at the police station. Sheriff Willoughby is recognized as a conscientious policeman in the town, as can be seen from the attitudes of his subordinates, priests, and dentists to Hayes. He is a perfectionist, and the director gave him a perfect shot of life, a beautiful wife, and two lovely daughters. Unfortunately, Willoughby had pancreatic cancer and was only able to live for a few months, so he arranged a nice outing for the whole family and committed suicide after writing three letters. Police Dixon is a guy with a big head but few heads. Before the death of Sheriff Willoughby, he was only a supporting role. After Willoughby died, he went on to develop his own story and stick to Hayes' story. . I just analyze the film from the structure of the story. The first half of the film is about Hayes' evil to Sheriff Willoughby's goodness. The evil in human nature is not released by the good. It is a dialogue between the true self and the encased me. Hayes' evil and anger show: Family members are always swearing. Detail 1: When his daughter went out on the day of the victimization, Hayes cursed her for being raped during the quarrel. Detail 2: The ex-husband came to the door with his girlfriend, and the two of them strangled their necks when they didn't agree with each other. The son was also skillfully holding a knife at his father.
Does the director just want to express the characters through anger? I understand that it is not. He wants to see the true self of the character under his anger. Response detail 1: After her daughter died, Hayes was alone in her daughter's bed meditating. Response detail 2: Fight with the ex-husband. After a few seconds, everyone cleaned up the tables, chairs and benches, and immediately returned to normal communication. The true feelings were unavoidable. Although Hayes was a little uncomfortable, he instantly withdrew the hand held by the ex-husband. .
Sheriff Willoughby's beautiful display: Family members are always warm and affectionate. Detail 1: Willoughby organizes a riverside outing for the whole family.
Detail 2: Willoughby's flirting with his drunk wife.
Detail 3: Willoughby and his two innocent daughters are fatherly love before going to bed.
Detail 4: Prepare carefully before committing suicide, and prevent family members from seeing the tragic situation after death.
Perhaps what the director wants to express through the sheriff is that the exquisite life is beautiful, but it is not a complete humanity, it is fragile, which is the same as the life in the Grand View Garden in "A Dream of Red Mansions".
In the first half of the movie story, there were two communications between the Sheriff and Hayes. The communication between Hayes and the Sheriff was not smooth. What was the root cause? It's because Hayes' anger is the true self of psychology, and the sheriff is more like a social person with a protective layer. The goodness released by the sheriff is a person's social attribute, and the frequency of the two is different. Standing by the swing for the first time, the sheriff released his kindness. Hayes didn't pay any attention, even if he knew that the sheriff had cancer. Swing is a metaphor. At the end of the film, Hayes' conversation with police Dixon Swing is completely different and can be compared.
The second time when Hayes read the letter from the sheriff, the sheriff helped Hayes pay for the billboard. Although Hayes was a little moved, she still hung a billboard accusing the sheriff. She did not fully accept it in her heart. The kindness of the sheriff. In the second half of the film, it is Hayes' evil against police Dixon. The evil in human nature is against evil. It is a dialogue between the true self and the true self. The goodwill of human nature is released, and both sides are freed. The police Dixon was shown vividly in the film, threw the young man from the advertising company downstairs and burned the billboard with fire. (Thanks to my friend Mao Xiaoxing. He suggested that the billboard was lit by Hayes’ ex-husband. I now agree with this point of view. I will not modify the above text. For details, please see the long comment of classmate Mao in the comment area. Thank you )
Hayes responded to evil and anger in the same way, burning down the police station. However, the evil between the two is redeemed separately, which is the redemption of the unconditional good. Police Dixon saw a young man from an advertising agency who was disabled by him in the same ward after his burns. He cried and apologized. The young man said, "Don't cry, tears will make the wound more painful." Then he limped and handed him something. The orange in the straw did not complain.
After Hayes burned down the police station, the dwarf who sold the car came forward and gave her a false testimony, which was also unconditional goodness.
Evil and anger are being released, someone can hold it, and the lives of police Dixon and Hayes can be unfolded, and both sides understand each other. Of course, Sheriff Willoughby's goodness (letters to the two of them respectively), somehow brought them back to some social attributes.
On the swing, Hayes said to Dixon: "Thank you." On the same swing, Hayes did not forgive Sheriff Willoughby.
At the end of the film, the two are preparing to pursue the suspect in their minds. Hayes revealed to Dixon that she had set the fire at the police station. Dixon shook his burnt head and said, "It's not you or who." He thought early in his heart. Just forgive Hayes.
I think the most important dialogue in the whole film is Hayes's questioning of her ex-husband's words: "Can anger really become greater anger?" Then she released her kindness.
It is mentioned in psychology that people are actually divided into a protective layer, a pain layer and the true self. People hurt each other on these levels. However, when everyone reveals their true self, both parties release the offensive nature of life as human beings and other things that the secular deems are evil. Therefore, life is opened, and life is full of vitality. We often see friends who add bad words or throw fists to each other and cry in the next second. Failure to understand the complex side of human nature may not be a complete life.
Director Martin MacDonald was a leading figure in the British drama before he entered the film industry. This film is the essence of the drama.
Never say that "Three Billboards" is on the same level as a film that simply praises those plastic flower-like love and a happy ending with tears. It is not at the same level and has no comparability.
In this film, although I like the little devil very much, it brings shock and plot twist to the death of the dwarf in the snow in "The Killer Has No Holiday". The little devil in this movie is just a supporting role, and I can't see the director. Deep meaning.
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