This is a heart-warming and soul-warming work. Two dry hearts based on family affection slowly approach, accept, blend, and rely on each other, becoming indispensable people in each other's lives. In the film, the United States has just ended the Civil War, and the crazy massacre drove the Indian tribes to develop the west. In the background of the era, people are scattered, the law is lacking, and it is rough and barbaric. The relationship between family, responsibility, honor, and trust expressed in the film is seem particularly precious. This connects the world-weary, tough but kind Jefferson with the wild and rebellious Helena, whose 10 years on this earth have been filled with horror and grief, and she begins to believe that Jefferson may be the first to show compassion and good adults. Although they didn't realize it at first, they were each other's last best salvation. I've always had high expectations for Tom Hanks movies, probably because the movies he starred in in the past whetted my appetite, but this one doesn't have dazzling stunts, violent fights, and just gunfights So far, mainly use family affection and warmth to slowly moisten and stir your heart.
Jefferson, a retired captain, traveled from town to town in the vast west, reading the latest newspaper news for the people in the town who were closed to the news, bringing the latest current affairs news, and earning a small income to make a living. A carriage was robbed and damaged by bandits, and the coachman was also hanged. The little girl Helena in the carriage narrowly escaped. The little girl could not speak English, but only the Indian language. The official documents carried in the carriage proved that she was young. The girl was looted by the Indians and grew up in the tribe during the war for the reservation a few years ago. In the recent war, the tribe where the little girl belonged was wiped out. The little girl was rescued by the government and was about to be sent home. Jefferson had no choice but to put The little girl was brought by her side, ready to be handed over to the police, who would take Helena home.
Helena's family had all died in the war for the reservation. At present, there is only one aunt 400 miles away, and the police lacked manpower to send Helena home, so Jefferson had to entrust Helena to one of his former subordinates. However, because Helena grew up in an Indian tribe, she was untamed and could not adapt to the current life. Jefferson had to take care of himself and send Helena on a long journey home.
Due to the language barrier on the road full of hardships, the two hearts slowly blended and approached during the trial. In a small town on the way, they met a group of human traffickers. They wanted to buy Helena from Jefferson, but Jefferson refused. If the purchase failed, it was changed into a robbery. Jefferson and Helena fled desperately. The car overturned on the edge of a cliff, and the horse died. The escape was not successful, but he fought desperately. , using the combat techniques learned in the army, after a fierce gun battle, killed the traffickers and successfully escaped.
You can meet all kinds of strange people on the road. When passing through a camp that hunts bison to obtain leather, they are intercepted again. The camp owner is a black boss. In order to fool the workers and defraud the labor force, Jefferson reads the code written by himself for the workers. He sang the merits of the newspaper, out of conscience and justice, Jefferson risked danger and did not obey, but instead read the Fourteenth Amendment of the Constitution for the workers, was retaliated by the black boss, and Helena used the same method as last time to shoot the gun at an emergency. After killing the black boss, the two managed to escape.
The road encountered a strong sandstorm, and the two ran out of ammunition and food, struggling on the edge of life and death, and deepened their mutual dependence on each other. It was thanks to Helena that she asked for a horse from the Indians she met before she escaped.
Jefferson found Helena's aunt. For the purpose of family reunion, despite Helena's fierce opposition, he left her behind. He rushed back to his home, which was no longer there. In the dilapidated house and in front of his wife's tomb, Jefferson felt remorse , realizing that she is indispensable in his life, so he rode his horse back to Helena's aunt's house and saw Helena who was tied to the house by ropes because he was always running away. The repeated emotions revealed in the film brought great shock to the viewers. In the guilt, Jefferson obtained her understanding and brought her back to him without hesitation. Since then, the two have lived a life of wandering but happy. ,
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