The people in "Frozen River" are like those saplings growing in harsh environments, fragile, humble, but stubbornly growing. On the periphery of New York, the most prosperous city in the United States, just north of New York and south of Quebec, Canada, the St. Lawrence River stretches between the United States and Canada. In that area, although it is not far from New York, it is hell compared to the glamorous New York. Cold, desolate, and lifeless. And in winter, the ice on the wide St. Lawrence River can be so thick that a car can drive on it. It is precisely because of this condition that a gap is left for smuggling activities to escape customs. The Mohawks, the Indians living in this desolate land, will take advantage of this condition to smuggle some things from Canada to the United States. Consign some people of various colors who yearn to live in the western United States from Canada to the United States, and earn a little hard money.
The topic of "Frozen River" is about the social topic of smuggling. A Caucasian American woman, whose husband took all the money in the family before Christmas, ran away, leaving behind a 15-year-old and a three-year-old child. And the rent needs to be taught right away, even if it's only $550, and the poor mother can't afford it. In the midst of ice and snow, living on has become the biggest problem. In search of a car abandoned by her husband, she accidentally entered the business of helping smugglers consign stowaways. So, out of control, one vote after another went on. This kind of gray business also made her embark on a legal road of no return. As a Chinese audience, what I feel real and absurd is that the impoverished American mother and the stowaways consigned by the Mohawk Indian who was her partner are basically Chinese. Chinese people smuggling into the United States, this is really a very interesting topic. But the story does not put the theme here, but starts with the people who help the stowaways to consign, and the topic of discussion is more profound and easier for American audiences to accept.
The living conditions of the poor in the United States, the life of the Indian group, and the topic of smuggling are all intertwined in one movie, and they are comprehensive yet profound and touching. This "Frozen River" is really not It should be easily forgotten.
But this is indeed a very small film, but because of the superb performance of the heroine, it became nominated for the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress, as well as some other awards, so this film did not become a DVD. So simple, but as many people as possible. It is said that the actress Melissa Leo, after being silent for many years at the film festival, started a small blowout of her acting skills because of this film. Because of his brilliant performance in "The Fighter", he won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress in one fell swoop, thus officially becoming an actor who cannot be ignored.
In fact, in addition to this "Frozen River", the 2007 "Uninvited Guest" is also a rare masterpiece. The actor Richard Jenkins was also nominated for an Oscar for best actor that year, and compared to "Frozen River", which focused too much on the lives of the poor in the United States, "The Uninvited Guest" focused more on illegal immigration. Those who are interested can take a look at it together. "We've been pretending, pretending to be busy, pretending to be at work" I wrote about The Uninvited Guest: http://i.mtime.com/691139/blog/2837395/
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