The fifth star always has a personal touch, because I like the image of an independent, strong and brave girl rather than a charming girl, so this 14-year-old rookie who has come up with a popular scene immediately became my big love. Although some people say that the style of the Coen Brothers is hardly visible in this film, it is true that this is a simple traditional Western film structure. What I like is that it is the least show off among all the best film candidates. I like its simplicity and directness. The cause and effect are brought to the forefront in a single stroke. This kind of economic method is more than 2 hours in the movie nowadays, and the constant climate seems to be rare. Photography does not use exaggerated angles and composition, but allows natural scenery to occupy the main position. This kind of tolerance that can retreat the so-called personal style to the background and serve the film as a whole reflects the experience and age of the producer.
The dialogue used formal language without evading the cruelty and roughness of the time, vivid and mixed with humor, and never seemed out of date. This kind of Shakespeare's swearing style is a feature of modern westerns, and a particularly outstanding example is the dead wood of the wonderful American drama. Although I admit that because of the accent, it is really difficult to hear everything without subtitles.
Compared with the previous works of the Coen brothers, this film has a rare warmth. Especially in the end, in order to save the little girl, she ran wildly under the starry night. This unexpectedly reminded me of Hayao Miyazaki’s animation, perhaps because he used the same brave and strong little girl as the protagonist, or the innocent and non-cynic touch, like the little white dragon in Spirited Away, or It is the volley jump of a girl who travels through time and space, which is unique in Japanese animation. In any case, this is an amazing association. Maybe Jeff Bridges can play an alternative totoro?
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