#CountryPeople's Elegy# (Hillbilly Elegy) (B) I feel very painful when I watch this, mainly three main characters, two (mother and grandmother) are emotionally unstable and always like to quarrel, and the other is a male The protagonist is relatively boring, so most of the time when watching the movie is spent alternating between quarrels and boredom. After watching it, I must feel that I understand why the male protagonist must leave the house [Yun Sad] Although earlier this film was thought to make Amy · Adams (#Amy Adams#) and Glenn Close (Glenn Close) are recognized for their acting skills, but because their roles are relatively single, it is difficult to gain sympathy or likes from the audience.
Since Trump's election as US president in 2016, the American elite and Hollywood have realized that maybe they don't understand the lives and thoughts of those Trump supporters, that is, some blue-collar white Americans. That’s why Hillbilly Elegy, an autobiography published in 2016 that was once the No. 1 best-seller in the New York Times, tried to get people through the struggles of a white south-central American man and his family. and struggle to understand the voices of the American people at the bottom. Maybe after watching this, you will understand why most people in Ohio voted for Trump. Americans like the film are indeed difficult to keep pace with the so-called elite.
The story follows Jed Vance (Gabriel Besso) from Southern Ohio, a Yale Law student and a former Marine. He was on the verge of getting his dream job, but his mother was hospitalized for drug addiction, forcing him to return to the home he was desperately trying to escape.
Traveling back and forth between Jed Vance's adult experiences and childhood encounters, the film is a constant reminder of the connection between their present and their past. Now on the verge of realizing his dream, he comes from a struggling family in Ohio, where he was often beaten by his mother as a child. His mother was moody and short-tempered, and often took anger at her family because of life's unhappiness. Although his grandmother was also a reckless person, she would put family first, and was the one who supported Vance to leave his hometown to study. It can be seen that the drug-addicted mother who is constantly making trouble has become the most difficult challenge in the male protagonist's life. He tries to change his life, but he cannot get rid of his past. But in the end, Vance realized that perhaps it was his past experiences that shaped him today.
Although Trump lost the recent election, he still has the support of nearly half of the voters in the United States, and most of them are still from the white south central United States. Although a story like this film is about the experience of a white male, it tries to make people understand that in addition to minorities and overseas immigrants, there are also many white people whose American dream is not so easy to achieve. But the problem is that the movie came out a little late. If it was remade immediately after 2016, it might be new, but everyone is already familiar with this kind of story, and this election has deepened divisions and contradictions again. Not enough to change people's opposing thinking and perceptions of Trump himself.
On the other hand, even if you put aside the social significance of the story and only look at the family, because the male protagonist himself is very plain and the actor is not well-known, it is difficult to get the audience's attention when he plays him, and only two actresses can still play. Watchable, but too crazy and rude. In particular, the character of Amy Adams would abuse her own children domestically, often making unreasonable noises. Indeed, part of the plot can be said to have the feeling of "shrew-woman-swearing". She played really hard, but people could only sigh when they saw it, thankful that this was not their mother.
We all encounter times in our lives when mothers get angry and sometimes get emotional, but most mothers still love their children very much, love their family, and are selfless. The type of not eating enough. However, if such a single villain mother role in this film is no problem in horror movies, but if you want to compete for acting awards in the awards season, it is more difficult, and you need more layers and characters that resonate with people. Even hateful has to be pitiful. And this mother is drug-addicted, and it is difficult for the audience to sympathize. Glenn Close's grandmother is still human, and may be expected to be nominated for a supporting role, after all, there are not many films this year.
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