What are the dominant thoughts that run through the six stories in The Ballad of Buster Scruggs?

Alden 2021-12-02 08:01:26

Obviously, one sentence can be summed up: the uncertainty of everything .

The whole movie is full of various uncertainties. The fifth story reveals the mystery, and it is also the one with the most reversals. To quote the line from Story 5: " Uncertainty is the right way for everything in this world. The only thing we can be sure of is the next life. Everything we see and touch is unsure whether it is true or not. From ancient times to the present, What can be truly certain? "

"The only thing we are sure about is the next life."-This sentence seems not easy to understand, I personally think it should mean: The only thing that is certain is that we will all die. ——This sentence corresponds exactly to the sixth story, and it is seamless.

Story 6 is the pinnacle of uncertainty , and also the most difficult and connotative story. I'm thinking, should I make a separate diagram?

"The Ballad of Buster Scruggs" I can't even determine the meaning of the title. If the title can be changed, I will change it to "One Hundred Thousand Uncertainties . "

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Extended Reading
  • Johanna 2021-12-02 08:01:26

    The taste is the same as the Coen brothers, and the formula is the same. The picture is beautifully toned and intoxicating. The ending of the story is heartbroken and sad to the bone. In those barbaric times, life seemed to have no burden, it was theirs. The faith is so pure and broken, and I firmly believe in the next life.

  • Kurt 2021-12-02 08:01:26

    Look and feel declining

The Ballad of Buster Scruggs quotes

  • Mr. Arthur (segment "The Gal Who Got Rattled"): [as the Indians prepare for a second attack] They got the lay of the land now. This time they'll come with a purpose. You all right, Miss?

    Alice Longabaugh (segment "The Gal Who Got Rattled): Yes, Mr. Arthur!

    Mr. Arthur (segment "The Gal Who Got Rattled"): They ain't gonna do this all day. This will tell the tale.

    [points rifle]

  • Buster Scruggs (segment "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs"): [checks his hat after being shot and finds a bullet entry hole on the front and a bloody exit hole on the back] Well... that ain't good.