Many film critics always use the term black humor when evaluating this film. To be honest, looking at Fargo, I didn't feel a trace of humor. The plot is absurd, but everything seems right.
Persuading his father-in-law to invest in buying land failed, and Jerry thought of hiring someone to kidnap his wife for ransom. In the conversation between Jerry and the kidnappers Carl and Gaear in the opening bar, the middle-aged man revealed a nasty face: greed and ignorance. Such a earnest request to the kidnappers, and naively hope that no bloodshed will happen. It was doomed to get out of control.
Just when everything seemed to be moving in the direction that everyone expected, two things changed. During the kidnapping, Gaear killed a policeman and solved two witnesses passing by. Jerry's father-in-law decides to invest, but only willing to pay Jerry's low commission.
The kidnapping became a farce. tragedy.
One of the most memorable scenes was that Jerry learned from his father-in-law's office that his long-term plan was easily occupied by his father-in-law, but he could only get a few poor tickets, which was despair in his heart. He brushed the glass of the car vigorously. The expression is hideous. This trivial thing looks creepy. Can't help but think that the car glass is Jerry's father-in-law, and his brush is a blunt knife. The white snow is full of blood.
Jerry's heart collapsed completely. The gaffe is completely out of control. He is undoubtedly a tragic figure. But it's not as beautiful as Lu Xun said. He is not evil, but despicable. But his despicability does not stem from personal character defects. Greed and being smart is the original sin of mankind. It's just that it was put a lot on him, so it constituted a tragedy. The father-in-law decided to monopolize the profit, unable to contact the kidnappers to cancel the transaction, the false mortgage loan was cancelled, and finally he was helplessly involved in this murderous serial murder. Obviously, he could feel that the cunning in his eyes turned into passive despair a little bit.
This kind of person makes people want to hate but don't want to hate, because he has each of us in his character.
Think that Carl is a clue character as the keynote of the whole film. In the opening bar, Carl is a typical "little person." When Jerry was thinking about his father-in-law's $750,000, Carl loudly proposed to complete the transaction for $40,000. His eyes, looks, and tone of voice are all tingling with a little family. It is an image of a thief who only dares to steal petty things and never dare to make big moves. Presumably Carl's change is the most obvious in the whole film. From the time when the first policeman was shot and killed in the whole incident, his face was helpless and shocked. Later, he shot and killed Jerry's father-in-law and the innocent parking lot staff who came to pay the ransom without blinking. It is not so much that he has become violent, it is better that he has become dull. The mind is dull and unable to think, and he doesn't know what he is doing.
He is the most innocent of the criminals. Maybe I just want to pretend to be kidnapped and take the money away. But it was forced to develop into a murder case. His expression always asks: What the fuck! How could it be! When Jerry's father-in-law was shot, his line said: What the hell happened to you guys? Are you kidding me? After speaking, the shot was fired.
Add a label to him, I choose Lost. It is a shallow daze. It is not good to say that money makes him ignorant, or ignorance makes him only see money.
Gaear is one of the scariest characters in Fargo. From beginning to end, 4 or 5 lines. Constantly smoking, facial paralysis.
When he killed the first policeman, he said to Carl: You said you can solve it. When killing the hostages, said: She kept making noise. It seems to be a machine without emotion. Probably the most absurd and thrilling part of the whole film. It can be said that Gaear is the driving force of the whole film. His behavior makes it difficult to guess the purpose. This calm appearance used to conceal inner madness is always the most terrifying.
Finally, after murdering his accomplice Carl, he calmly stuffed the body into the wood shredder, and the messy blood clot collided fiercely with the calm expression of his expression. He didn't even have a dislike for blood stains.
This kind of person is the most terrible. They are not greedy, they are just perverted. Live for some reason. So sad.
The talent of the Coen brothers, which is most fully reflected in Fargo, is the narrative angle of the film. This kind of shooting technique without the slightest touch of emotion is often the most direct way to arouse the audience's thinking. (Guessing the train also uses this kind of narrative perspective) It is like a documentary or a news reporter, using the most direct picture to intuitively reflect the development of the event. Rarely render. There is also no strange lens angle and light usage that reflect the director's subjective thoughts. Is all this absurd? Is it reasonable? Is it an abomination? Is it pitiful? The director left everything to the audience.
I never know how to define a good movie. I don't think it can be regarded as a good work if it has a certain clear enlightenment. It is not necessarily true that those who directly or indirectly praise the truth, the good and the beauty are the classics. Those thoughtful comments like this movie are simply nonsense. Which movie has no thoughts? Perhaps like Hamlet, a movie that leaves a thousand impressions in the hearts of a thousand audiences, in my opinion, is art.
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