"Thunder Land"

Evalyn 2022-03-18 09:01:03

The Coen brothers have always used humor to show the dramatic conflict between the unpredictable and the uncontrollable in their own author's films. In fact, there are limits to expressing the greatness of human beings and the potential value of human beings.

In the adaptation of the novel, we look for the connotation suitable for self-expression, a state of heroism, justice, morality...lack and vagueness. The supremacy of reason and the pursuit of objectivity are two characteristics of Western experience, and their works of this kind have always been "contradictory" in this regard. As the cornerstone of Western society, law has always been a cover for mockery in Cohen's works. Just like the girl Mattie Ross used "know a good lawyer" as an excuse to prevaricate all kinds of goods to achieve her own goals, but from the beginning she did not believe in the real rule of law, but sought a solution by herself.

Westerns, especially the spaghetti westerns that came together afterwards, are similar in many aspects to the works of the Coen brothers. It is an exploration of the diversity of human nature in a state of non-government. It is also foreseeable that their first attempt to achieve good results this time.

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True Grit quotes

  • Rooster Cogburn: [referring to the defense attorney] Pencil-necked son of a bitch!

  • Mattie Ross: Who's the best marshal?

    Sheriff: I'll have to weigh that. William Waters is the best tracker. He's half Comanche, and it is something to see him cut for sign. The meanest is Rooster Cogburn; he is a pitiless man, double tough, and fear don't enter into his thinking. Loves to pull a cork... The best is probably L.T. Quinn; he brings his prisoners in alive. Now, he might let one slip by now and again, but he believes that even the worst of men is entitled to a fair shake.

    Mattie Ross: Where can I find this Rooster?