[Spoilers involved]
The background of the film - the issue of smuggling on the US-Mexico border. Although I'm not personally interested in this topic, I'll say it anyway, because it's the origin of all the conflicts in the film.
The social welfare in the United States is good, and Mexicans want to make a living, settle down, and have children there. However, the working people at the bottom cannot meet the immigration conditions, so they can only risk smuggling. Those who are not afraid of death can walk over on their own. People like Miguel who have smuggled in many times (but are deported each time) are already familiar with the road. But an inexperienced like his wife Paulina had to find a snake head.
The smugglers colluded with border guards to take people across the border illegally and make huge profits. What a huge profit, Paulina is not very poor, but she is only enough for one person's smuggling fee when she goes bankrupt. Unfortunately, she also encountered black-hearted snakeheads and was abused, looted, and blackmailed along the way.
Illegal immigration not only steals American jobs, but also brings a series of security problems. For example, Jose, out of hunger and thirst, went into a house with others to rob.
So some Americans hate these stowaways very much. They just ambushed with guns in the mountains on the border, sniping Mexicans who crossed the border (and advertised that they were doing what ZF didn't want to do). Some stowaways just die on the border for no apparent reason. The gunman left, and the police couldn't solve the case (and probably didn't want to).
There are also some bear children who are addicted to shooting games. They didn't really want to kill, they shot off purpose, they just wanted to scare the Mexicans away. However, such a gameplay will always be popular...
The reason for the story is that the three bear children are not satisfied with playing games, nor are they satisfied with shooting cactus, they run to shoot people. They were trying to scare Miguel and Jose away, but they accidentally startled Livy's horse, causing Livy to fall badly. When Livy's husband Roy arrived, he saw Miguel checking Livy with his horse. With years of experience, Roy immediately saw that Miguel was a stowaways, believed that he was stealing a horse and hurt his wife, and drew his pistol without hesitation. Miguel was scared away. Livy died in her husband's arms before she could say anything...
Livy (Amy Madigan) is warm and caring, and she has empathy for these Mexicans. When walking her horse, she would greet stowaways, give them water and blankets, and show them where to find work. So Roy complained that because she was always so kind, Mexicans who smuggled in always took their mountain road. (The fence has been destroyed all the time, and it is very tiring for people to repair it.) (If you are tired, ask someone to repair it.) (People just want to repair it yourself.) (My mother is so kind. (← The subtext of this pig brain supplement)
Roy (Ed Harris) is the exact opposite of Livy, a stubborn and stubborn man. Deep, introverted, not showing feelings in front of people. Out of professional habit, he is a meticulous and sharp person. Several times the sheriff tried to fool him, but he forced out the truth with just two words. He's also a hands-on man, doing all the work at home by himself, just not hiring anyone.
The depth of the relationship between the couple can be seen from that rivalry. Roy is actually very worried about Livy walking the horse alone - after all, the border is not safe. He wanted to accompany her very much, but Livy felt bad for his bad knees, so Roy was worried about which way she would go and whether she brought a walkie-talkie... Personally, I liked this scene very much, and I watched it many times. The tacit understanding between husband and wife is really Unable to express. (That back-to-back shot is really a death flag, QAQ)
After the accident, Roy was holding his severely injured wife, and this calm man's voice trembled. Livy reassured him "it's all right" in return, then let go. The camera is zoomed out, Roy is kneeling on the side of the road, holding the corpse without moving, as if everything in the world is still. TAT
As a stubborn and stubborn man, Roy did not cry and grab the ground. But many scenes showed his deep grief:
1) On the way to pick up his wife's beloved horse, Roy led the horse and walked silently with his head down. The camera is far away, and it looks desolate and lonely. The camera zoomed in slightly, and Roy suddenly fell to his knees with his knees weak, with his left hand on his thigh and his right hand on the ground, his head drooping deeply, as if he was sobbing silently. The reins pulled the horse's head down, and the horse took a few bites of grass and looked up, and pulled Roy up too. The horse looked at Roy in confusion, and Roy looked at the horse silently, then stood up and continued to walk forward.
2) When I got home, I didn't respond to my niece Kaye, who came to comfort me. I just tried my best to brush and brush my wife's beloved horse. Seeing him like this, Kaye was heartbroken and jumped into his arms and cried. Roy's hand loosened and the brush fell off, but his lips and eyes were still tightly closed, unable to stop crying. He patted Kaye twice, pushed her hard, bent over to pick up the brush, and continued to brush and brush the horse persistently.
3) As a seasoned former sheriff, he even forgot to tell the police such an important clue as hearing the sound of a rifle, which shows that his brain was empty at that time.
4) At night, Roy sank deep into the sofa in the dark, listening to Livy's recorded phone message prompts over and over again. The camera is facing the answering machine, Livy's lively laughing voice: Hi, this is Roy and Livy's home, please leave a message after the beep. The camera turns to Roy, with tears in his eyes, holding Livy's accessories in his hands. But even when there was no one around, he pressed his upper lip with his fingers, trying not to let himself cry. (This is the scene that moved me the most, I really cried TAT)
The next day, Roy stared out the window blankly. Once upon a time, he stood here admiring the back of his wife brushing the horse, but now, the scenery is still the same, but the people are gone. The phone rang, and Roy moved, but didn't answer, as if he was expecting something. The phone continued to ring twice, and Livy's lively reminder sounded: Hi, this is Roy and Livy's home, please leave a message after the beep. Next is a message from the funeral company notifying the family to collect the ashes. Roy listened silently, lowered his eyes and thought for a while. When he raised his eyes again, he had already made a decision in his heart: he wanted to dig out the truth of the matter by himself.
Then the old sheriff turned on the detective mode.
Stowaway Miguel (Michael Pena) is a simple and honest man. Seeing the frivolous words and deeds of his companion Jose to Livy, Miguel kept reminding him to behave decently and respect others. After Livy fell off her horse, Miguel didn't run away, but tried to help her. When he learned that Jose actually robbed, he left even more indignantly. Unjustly imprisoned and accused of murder, he was just helpless, without any resistance. Hearing that his wife was being abused, he comforted her immediately, and then vented his anger on his own. He told his wife: "He doesn't mind what happens, he loves her.
Paulina (Eva Longoria), a poor and strong wife. After her husband's accident, she is a weak woman who is still pregnant. She spends all her property and desperately seeks her husband, but unfortunately she has a black heart. After being bullied, Paulina felt desperate, but for the sake of the child in her womb and to see her husband, she persevered.
Miguel and Paulina originally had a big happy family. They suffered so many hardships in order to smuggle in. They almost lost their lives. Is it worth it?
The other characters in the film also have distinct personalities.
Jose is a pig teammate. I told him to bring more water but he didn't listen, and when he was done squandering, he would ask someone to ask for it. He also said that he molested kindhearted people ╭(╯^╰)╮ and ran faster than a rabbit when something happened. After the robbery, he still drove a stolen car around to show off, but he was caught ←_← The
bear boy Sean is not bad in nature. When he shot someone, he was the first to want to withdraw, but he couldn't help the aggressive tactics of his friends. When he knew the consequences were serious, he was terrified and panicked; when his father talked to him, tears flowed all at once. I think the boy did a good job.
Randall is also a dutiful sheriff. When identifying suspects, he routinely informs Roy of computer usage. Even though Roy was the old boss who promoted him, he routinely prevented Roy from seeing the suspect, and even if he finally agreed, he searched Roy's body seriously. After he recognized his cartridge case, he immediately asked his son. After knowing the truth, he did not cover up or let his son run away, and it exploded directly. Although he made a very false lie, and begged Roy to say good things in court, hoping to help his son reduce the punishment, but as a father, it is understandable.
The niece Kaye and the old colleague Flora are really two sisters who love Roy very much. When Roy rode alone to investigate the case, Kaye said: "If the horse is wet when you come back (referring to the injury and bleeding), I will scold you. Do you know?" When Flora saw Roy coming to the police station, she rushed over and turned off the TV that was broadcasting the news. Ah, what lovely and caring two girls!
When Roy and Flora came back from Mexico to cross the border, the Edward who came over to chat up, if you pay attention, you will find that he is the border guard who accepted the bribe of the smuggler, the police car number US9208. Roy ignored him, maybe because he asked something from Paulina, or maybe he knew some shady things - after all, he had been the sheriff for so many years.
PS. The director himself also made a cameo appearance, that is, the male owner of the house that was robbed.
The film has an unexpected beginning (I literally squirted when they started singing) and an unexpected ending. When I'm still thinking "Ah, that's all? Well, having Miguel come over every week to fix the fence, it's a smart way to not make him illegally cross the border and help him with some money. But it always feels like the end." Some sloppy" when suddenly! ——Damn, the gunman has appeared again! Holy crap, Roy fell from the sky! Emma, it turned out to be a game! Simply - so clever! !
(Wait! This gunman, this beard... how can he look like a sheriff?! Nani?! Could it be that the sheriff is a two-faced person, doing his due diligence in the open and breaking the law in secret?! Did the sheriff stab his precious son just to cover up My own crime?! Could it be that Roy's cultivation and promotion for so many years are all blind?! Ah ah ah ah, it's dark in an instant!!) (Then I quickly looked through the cast list and found that it was another person——4× 4 shooter, Emma is really relieved!!) (On the importance of the cast!) (← A false alarm from the face-blind dolphin, you can ignore it) This
film is not sensational. Such tragic things as Livy's death, Miguel's injustice, and Paulina's abuse, if they follow the routine of romance dramas, they may be so tragic and dead. But this film has been telling such a story in a light tone.
And it attracted me all the way to see the last one seriously, in addition to the smooth narrative, there are many careful little details and lines. A lot has been mentioned above, and here are two more:
one is "Don't leave the coffee cup there", which is very life-like.
The other is that after Livy's body was loaded into the ambulance, Roy stood for a long time, and finally he pushed the stretcher hard to make sure it wouldn't slide, and then turned to leave.
In addition, some similar scenes and lines are also set, which is very charming.
The camera focuses on the wind chimes in the near distance to the person riding the horse in the distance. The first time is Livy loading the saddle, and the second time is Roy unloading the saddle.
Livy brushes the hooves and Roy brushes the hooves, using the same movements and similar clothes.
There are also three occurrences of "- Going to ride a horse? - It seems so. - Want someone to accompany you?"
Even the cameraman is also very hard to concave the angle: long shot - medium shot - close shot - close-up, front - side - back, lying on the ground - shooting from the air, and various focus shifts.
All in all, it felt like everyone was trying to tell a story. I like.
However, there are still two questions:
1. When Livy set off, Roy mentioned the walkie-talkie, but there was no following. Thought it would be used after an accident.
2. The black-hearted smugglers extorted money from the stowaways' family members. Later, the stowaways all ran away. I don't know what happened to the smugglers. The police should set up an ambush near the garage and wait for them to fall into the trap. Really hope they get the punishment they deserve.
In the end, Ed and his wife have so blue eyes (づ￣3￣) づ Yes, I’m here to sprouting CP.
seahog004
2014-08-09
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