The story is about a conflict between two families. Since the background of the story is from the end of 18C to the beginning of 19C, the time period is just after the end of the American Civil War, which made me, a person who just watched Lincoln, suddenly pay attention to this work.
The first half of the first episode basically introduced some of the stories that happened before, paving the way for the story to happen. Suffice it to say, a lot of times the first half of the story, including the first half hour of the movie, is relatively boring, but I think it's fine in Hatfield & McCoy: through the previous mutual support in the army and Anse's escape from the army in the middle of the night, plus After Randall returned to his hometown, the accumulation of small contradictions formed a complex relationship between the two, which broke out in a subsequent court lawsuit.
It can be said that the struggle between the two families was actually caused by the struggle between two people.
Also, one of my favorite parts of the first episode was the love between Johnse and Roseanna, which developed very naturally. Originally, I thought it would be a "moving" love story with cross-family hatred like Romeo and Juliet, but I found out later that it wasn't - Johnse was influenced by the concept of the times (yes, I believe it is the problem of the concept of the times) Failing to bravely cut ties with the family for Roseanna to pursue love, which led to the tragic ending between the two of them. To say if it was true love between the two of them, I believe it was, and at the end of the show, when Johnse fell on his knees by Roseanna's grave with his hair covering his face and trembling all over, kissing the ground beside the grave deeply, I knew , that is true love.
A few episodes that really moved me. In the second episode, which is my favorite, when Randall's three sons were executed, his daughter just gave birth to a child. This should be a very warm scene, but it is even more shocking and thought-provoking because it follows a very cruel killing. The sons died, but it was because she insisted on the so-called righteous approach, and the daughter faced the situation of giving birth alone because she hoped to be with the people of the hostile family. It is worth mentioning that I have always believed that the director has been very successful in shaping the characters. From this paragraph alone, we can see several very distinct characters: a son is very cowardly, afraid of death and even cried; a son Before dying, even with tears in her eyes, she still maintained a determined expression on her face, refused to show weakness, and took the initiative to stretch out her hand to hold on to her fearful brother; even if her daughter was abandoned by her father, she still pursued the situation by herself. Love.
Such complex feelings, concentrated in a short period of time, are indeed shocking. All I can say is that I was totally overwhelmed by the scene when that slow, sad piece of music played in the background.
The second is the dialogue between the two affectionate fathers and sons and parents in the third episode.
When Anderson knew that it was Johnse who broke the news that Uncle Jim was killed, he secretly made up his mind to kill Johnse, but when he got to the river, he was moved by Johnse's long monologue - even if he was not careful and looked down upon, I just want to be able to live the way I live, and I want my dad and others to be able to live life with a smile. Perhaps this view of freedom, for me who lives in today, will move me more.
And what Roseanna said to her father who had her back turned: "Dead children, dead granddaughters, crazy wives, everyone thought you'd hug your living daughter. I was a kid. , you once told me that I am your last daughter. I have lived on this for years, and it is this little affirmation that has convinced me that I am omnipotent in this world, because you will give me Admonish, you will pray for me. In our family, you are God." Although the daughter's application was touching, Randall, who was sitting in the front without a word, gradually turned red, but it was even more heartbreaking. But in the end, he still couldn't turn around to talk to his daughter, and I believe that the tragedy that happened was an important reason for his mental breakdown.
Finally, let's talk about faith. This thing runs through the entire American drama. From what the two people said when they were still in the Civil War, they learned that they had two completely different attitudes: "praying" and "not believing in God". To be honest I was always on Randall's side at first, because all I could see was that Randall was always on the side of finding the "right" way to solve the problem, and Anderson was always on his own side - judges, large numbers, etc. , to do some "evil deeds", but until the end, I was affected by this sudden change in my thinking. Before Anderson said that the mentally retarded child would be sacrificed, I could already see that Randall had lost his Too many family members are becoming more and more worried about revenge, and he, who has been pursuing "just" means, is finally facing collapse, which is also realized in the play. Instead, Anderson was finally able to come to his senses and end the war by sacrificing one person. Whether this decision is good or bad is a matter of opinion. All I see is an old man who is tired of fighting and sees through the world, hoping to end this useless mundane thing. At the end of the credits, a scene of him being baptized was added as appropriate.
This moment is so peaceful.
And last but not least, the very nice background music, the slow and sad music played by the violin and guitar (if I guessed correctly), together with the plot, directly touched me. And the ending song is also very good. So recommend to everyone.
10 points.
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