The world is barren, the heart is full of flowers

Kristin 2021-10-13 13:08:06

The most touching and shocking scene in the movie is the arson at the Mildred Police Station. Watching the burning of three billboards, she was filled with resentment and anger, which made her feel more hateful than the unsolved rape and murder case of her daughter. Before the arson, she had been calling the police station until it was confirmed that no one at the police station started throwing burning wine bottles. This action was quick and natural. The phone rang once and again, allowing the audience to confirm that Mildred is not a madman who is frantic and hated, nor is it a hypocritical person who tolerates integrity and is full of love. Inside the police station surrounded by raging flames is Dixon who is reading Willoughby’s suicide note. In his earphones, he reads "When the sincere heart is withered, and the one you love is gone, who would want to stay alone in this desolate world?" ", so he has not heard Mildred's warning call. Dixon, a violent policeman, would throw innocent advertisers downstairs. However, Willoughby told him in his suicide note: What you really need is love. Only through love can you achieve inner peace. I have always been a good person in my heart. When he realized that he was in the fire, he was talking fuck while stuffing the Angela rape case file on the table into his clothes. Mildred saw Dixon full of fire and the case file next to her. At that moment, she reached a settlement with Dixon in her heart. For a few minutes, love is surrounded by hate, love rushes out of hate, and embraces the friendly heart of the opposite person who was originally an enemy and may be a friend tomorrow.

Despicableness and greatness, viciousness and kindness, hatred and love can exist in the same heart without repelling each other. "Moon and Sixpence" Humanity is not perfect

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  • Mildred Hayes: [Upon discovering Denise got arrested] Rat bastards.

    [Mildred then enters the police station house]

    Mildred Hayes: Hey fuckhead!

    Dixon: What?

    Desk Sergeant: Don't say "what", Dixon, when she comes in calling you a fuckhead, and don't you come in here...

    Mildred Hayes: Shut up!

    Mildred Hayes: [to Dixon] You, get over here.

    Dixon: No! You, get over here.

    Mildred Hayes: Alright.

    Desk Sergeant: What? Don't, Dixon!

    Dixon: What? I'm...

    Desk Sergeant: You do not allow a member of the public to call you a fuckhead in the station house!

    Dixon: That's what I'm doing, I'm taking care of it in my own way, actually. Now get out of my ass! Mrs. Hayes, have a seat! What is it I can do for you today?

    Mildred Hayes: Where's Denise Watson?

    Dixon: Denise Watson's in the clank.

    Mildred Hayes: On what charge?

    Dixon: Possession.

    Mildred Hayes: Of what?

    Dixon: Two marijuana cigarettes. Big ones.

    Mildred Hayes: When's the bail hearing?

    Dixon: I asked the judge not to give her bail on account of her previous marijuana violations and the judge said sure.

    Mildred Hayes: You fucking prick!

    Dixon: You do not call an officer of the law a fucking prick in his own station-house, Mrs. Hayes. Or anywhere, actually.

    Mildred Hayes: What's with the new attitude, Dixon? Your momma been coaching ya?

    Dixon: No. My momma didn't do that.

    Dixon: [as Mildred leaves the police station house] Take 'em down, you hear me?

    Desk Sergeant: You did good, Dixon.

    Dixon: Yeah, I know I did.

  • Dixon: What the hell is this?... Hey, you. What the fuck is this?

    Jerome: What the fuck is what?

    Dixon: This! This

    [pointing at the billboard]

    Dixon: .

    Jerome: Advertising, I guess.

    Dixon: Advertising what?

    Jerome: Something obscure?

    Dixon: I'll say. Yeah.

    Jerome: Don't I know your face from some place?

    Dixon: I don't know, do you?

    Jerome: Yeah. Yeah, I do

    [spits on the ground]

    Jerome: .

    Dixon: I could arrest you right now...

    Jerome: For what?

    Dixon: For emptying your bucket... That's being bad against the environment laws.

    Jerome: Well, before you do that, Officer Dixon, how about you have a look at that first billboard over there? And then we can have ourself a conversation about the motherfucking environment... How about that?