When Coppen took the little girl to the reservation to find Chaney, he passed an Indian family. This family was his grocery store. Chaney sold him gold coins and tied the horse to the door. There were two little girls sitting at the door. Boy, a man and a woman, looking at this drunken white man in innocence, boredom and a little horror--it's not the first time they saw him. The old man went up and released the horse that was tied to the door, then kicked one of the children off the railing and fell into the mud. The child got up in horror, patted the dirt on his body and sat down again, dumbly. Then, the drunkard entered the house. We don't know what happened in the house. It is very likely that he shot and killed the child's parents, or at least frightened them and handed over the gold coins. But they bought this gold coin from another robber.
Because he didn't ask for the information, he came out angrily, saw the child, and kicked him again.
In this scene, little Lori was watching from a distance. The two children were about the same age as him, but they had black eyes and black hair. They are Indians, the original masters of the American continent.
Then, the old man moved on with the little Lolita, bragging about his glorious past experience, and instilling an ideology into the little Lolita: I am drunk now, but my wife and children have no place to sleep. Then I met the corpse, the veterinarian with the head of the bear, and the doctor. In the end, the Indian shot him and said that someone was following him-this is the Stockholm syndrome of all oppressed nations.
Then, they came outside a house. Of course, the old man was very familiar with this place. He yelled a few words with the people inside, and then shot randomly at one of them. I still remember the answer from the people in the house: here There are only two XX believers. Damn, one of them was hurt by you, and then he went in, ate and drank, and used intimidation to force out the information he wanted.
Before the person hit by him is about to die, pray and ask him to help bury himself, otherwise he will be eaten by wild dogs-he is also a poor criminal who fled his hometown. He is still very young. Little Lolita said, you promised to bury him, and the old man said: Cock, the ground is too hard to dig. This bitch should die in the summer.
In this way, two more people died. Although they were a gang, these two were inferior people at the bottom. They were forced by life, and they had already expressed regret and provided information.
The old man said innocently, he pierced you with a knife, and I helped you kill him. What do you think of me?
Later, the Cyclops had two spears to wipe out the four fierce bandits. Of course, he was very brave. If there is a grudge, he is also a true gentleman. Little Loli's strength, intelligence, and shrewdness can also be said to be deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. This is a very good movie, simple but not simple. The dramatic tension between the three is like a drama. Relying on dialogue and setting to promote the development of the plot. Just like "Noon", it is a magnanimous film. Noon is about the cowardice of most people, and the wit and bravery of lone rangers. This movie talks about the great influence of "courage" and "experience" on a person's growth-small Loli was unmarried all her life and never met these two heroes again. What a moving story full of poignancy and regret.
Going back to the beginning of the movie, three criminals were executed. The first two all released speeches of repentance, and they burst into tears. The third is an Indian. As soon as he opened his mouth, maybe it was to pray or to redress the grievances. No one gave him a chance, put a sack on it and let it go directly, and executed it by hanging.
This is the way Americans treat Indians. They never treat natives as human beings-and this is what I think is the most successful part of this film remake.
It happened that the second day after watching this movie, I watched a documentary "History of Chinese Immigration" on RTHK, telling a story that was almost forgotten by history-Angel Island, the Chinese Exclusion Act in the United States. This is a heart-wrenching story. Now those Chinese who have stayed in Angel Island (they have to wait for the immigration review one by one in Angel Island to get the U.S. status that could have been legally obtained) are over 90 years old, 100 Many years old, some became historians, and one went to Hollywood to be an animator. His representative was Bambi. He was free, but he would never forget that period of history. The law is fair, and the immigration law based on the First Amendment is enforced by people. They collect black money and discriminate against the Chinese.
The thing about American Bull B is that they are willing to face up to the mistakes they have made. Everyone has changed from monkeys. Who has not had any bad problems, who has never bullied the weak and lost humanity. A confident nation does not evade mistakes, reforms, apologizes formally, and never commits it again. And the other nation hides it, seeks to rob people's memory, and tries to erase the mistakes they have committed. And continue to stand still and arrogant.
This is what this movie left to me. Many years later, I may not remember anything about this movie. I still remember the scene of two children being kicked off the railing and thrown into the mud.
I like this old remake very much. Although I have a lot of Coen brothers' movies, I still like this one the most.
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