We say that when the river is completely frozen into ice and cars can pass safely from above, the place where the river is must be extremely cold. The St. Lawrence River between New York State and Quebec, Canada is such a frozen river.
This area, which is regarded as an autonomous region reserved for Indians , is generally safe, and crime often occurs, especially illegal immigrants. The open and wide river and the neglected management boundary have created a natural barrier for illegal immigrants.
You can imagine the people living in this neighborhood. He has no income, and is tortured by the natural environment for many years. Everyone complains about the difficulties of life, and it's all too normal.
However, there are always others from whom fate will take more and put more obstacles. It seems to be fun to play with them.
For example, our heroine Ray, her husband is addicted to gambling, swept away all the savings in the family, and left two children, one big and one small, to run away. There is no better way for Ray to support his family with a small job.
Another example is our second daughter, Lila, whose living environment as an Indian is not very good. Her young child was forcibly taken away by her mother-in-law, and she lived alone in an old RV in the deserted suburbs, and was forced to live in a corner .
The two of them lived a difficult life, which should have been two parallel lines, but came together because of a small misunderstanding.
Ray found his husband's car and was driven away by Lila. Ray thought she was her husband's concubine, so he chased after Lila's place. After a scolding operation, Lila returned the car to her.
This is even if you don't know each other.
Later, I found out that everyone wanted to make money, Ray couldn't think of a way but had a broken car, Lila had a way but no car. After Lila told her what the "solution" was, Ray initially had an ideological struggle, but the hero was killed by a penny , and the two hit it off.
According to Ray's idea, this matter is too risky, it's not a joke if you get caught, and you're ready to make a quick ticket and stop it .
But everyone also understands that the temptation of quick money is hard to give up. Just like gambling, you always feel that luck will be on your side, so you get deeper and deeper.
The main plot of the film (the two driving to and from New York State and Quebec to transport illegal immigrants) is simple and unremarkable.
But what Brother Dog likes most is precisely this story.
The film accounts for four transports of illegal immigrants . The first two times were to establish a cooperative relationship between the two. The first time Ray was pointed at by Lila with a gun, and he slipped away without giving her any money. The second time was when Ray took all the money and said to Lila "We're even".
If starting from the plot, this back and forth is simply regarded as putting the two on an equal footing , which may not be complete. As mentioned earlier, Lila's child was taken away by her mother-in-law when she was still young, and she lived alone. It can be seen that she is very weak and does not have the courage and strength to resist the injustice to herself.
On the surface, Lila held a gun for the first time. This was her self-protection, not a threat to Ray. After all, she had been scolded by Ray and flinched when they first met.
The second time Ray took all the agency fee, Lila had nothing to say. From this, it can be clearly judged that Ray, who has a strong personality, has dominated and began to have an impact on Lila's heart.
The third shipment was a Pakistani couple, and Ray was worried that they were terrorists, had a bad attitude, and left their suspicious packages on the side of the road.
After delivering the person, the Pakistani woman said that the bag contained her child and nearly fainted when she heard the bag was lost.
Ray and Lila, both mothers, knew something was wrong and immediately went back to find the package. After being exposed to the ice and snow for so long, Lila decided that the child must be dead. Ray insisted that just because the body is cold does not mean it is really cold.
The two argued again over the issue.
For the timid and cowardly Lila, the "dead" child is the child who was taken away from him, no matter what. Ray, who raised two children alone, faced many difficulties, and he would not and would not give up unless he was forced to the end . This is what life taught her .
This time, the strong Ray won again. She asked Lila to warm the baby with her arms, and when she drove back to the Pakistani couple, they found the baby alive.
Ray breathed a sigh of relief, and Lila gave her a meaningful look. At this time, I believe that her heart is turbulent: it turns out that being brave and firm is useful.
For the fourth time, two Chinese girls were transported. The previous family was drunk when they handed over, and was only willing to pay half of the agency fee. Lila, as expected, persuaded to forget it, and Ray directly drew the gun and asked for the money back . Lila was stunned, and Brother Gou was stunned. At this moment, Ray is like a hero, tall and straight.
Previously, Ray and Lila said that this was the last vote and they had already saved enough money to buy a new house.
Smart, you must understand that there is no flag that cannot fall . They were frantically intercepted by the police, and finally had nowhere to go. If caught, Lila, an Indian, will be deported for five years and may never see her children again.
It was another ideological struggle. After all, Ray also has two children to raise. This is human nature.
But after working with Lila many times, she gradually understood that Lila's life situation was so difficult, and she also understood that she was a kind person, and she didn't know what would happen when she was deported with a weak personality.
So, Ray , who fled halfway, decided to top the bag and entrust his children and belongings to Lila .
This is a story of people at the bottom, which is mixed with various social problems such as smuggling, illegal immigration, welfare system, aboriginal people, etc. The director did not deliberately reveal it very much, but focused on the confrontation, cooperation and conflict between the two mothers. Accept .
The director is very smart, he didn't complicate the plot, he just balanced the cold environment (physical environment + family environment) with the warm human nature (motherhood + sympathy at the bottom) , and presented them naked in front of us. These are touching enough.
A good movie is like this. The plot, photography, and music will not distance the audience, but slowly guide the audience to immerse in it and share the experience with the characters .
Brother Gou was impressed by the excellent acting skills of Melissa Leo , the actor of Ray . Her interpretation of singleness and bottom-level mothers was just right, and her grasp of emotions was surprising.
Just one shot: At the beginning of the film, Ray sits in the car smoking a cigarette and thinking about something, and then tears flow down the folds of his face.
In just a few tens of seconds, the helplessness for her husband to run away, the burden of the two children, the unsatisfactory work, and the confusion about the way forward appeared and disappeared one after another on this face.
Back in the movie, after Ray was captured, the story ended like that, no, not yet.
After so many twists and turns, Lila also hardened, she hugged her child back, her eyes were firm and unyielding .
It's a shot of the strong Ray on Lila, and Lila is changed.
The story comes to an end: Lila comes to Ray's house and, along with Ray's eldest son, picks up the other two children on a homemade carousel.
The horse slowly spun, Lila smiled for the first time, the cold wind blew, and the St. Lawrence River in the distance was still frozen.
Thank you, I'm a dog.
Where to look? Public number: Liverpool West, reply " Frozen River ".
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