watch everything twice under one person's control . The second time and the first time feel completely different, and it can even be said to be subversive.
For the first time, I think TOM is too powerful. I don’t have much effort. I haven’t even seen him shoot anyone. But whether it’s the old man Leo, the superb Casper, the mayor, the police, etc. like him. Not talking about the source of the right and the left, but still not showing up at the critical moment, even when death is imminent, there is still no trace of panic. This style reached its extreme when Dan escorted him to the crossroads to find Bernie's body.
But when it came to the second time, I felt that TOM, as Dan said, was something to eat inside and out. When Verna held a gun to his chin, she said that he was full of lies and heartless. It's actually true, but on the surface he doesn't lie, but there is too little truth in his words. He also has his heart, but everything must be under his control, even love. He doesn't understand that when love comes, you don't treat each other as equals. If you want to take precedence over the love of each other, love will abandon you. When TOM told Li Ou about his relationship with Verna, Verna came to him and didn't blame him. It can be seen that Verna loves TOM deeply. Verna: You always have to go around a big circle to get what you want, right? You can speak up. TOM: What do I want? Verna: Me.
In contrast, Fona and Leo are very direct people, so they will be together in the end. Ferna knows that her brother Bernie is a rascal, but after all, she is a family, and she has to defend him everywhere. But when TOM asked her where Bernie was, she hesitated and told the truth. So Bernie was arrested, and Casper asked Tom to kill Bernie to show his loyalty. And it is impossible for TOM to have no guilt, plus his feelings for Verna, to let Bernie go. Bernie is a rascal, but as he said, he is just a small person, whoever gives the opportunity to take advantage of it, not to death. Ferna finally released TOM and said to die at Bernie's funeral. Her swaying figure in the rainy night was sad, and her ignorance of TOM at the funeral was heartbroken. Leo, in the face of love, such a murderous boss actually showed shame when talking to TOM about his proposal to Verna. For Verna, he did not hesitate to go to war with Casper, just to protect her. That rogue brother. Leo is definitely not an irrational person. In the scene where he swept the enemy with a machine gun alone, you could definitely see a wise and brave boss. But Li Ou puts himself very low when pursuing love. This is his true temperament. TOM doesn't have this, so TOM is not worthy of Verna at all.
As for the metaphor of hats constantly appearing in the film, I think maybe he represents the so-called intelligence of TOM. He always thought that as long as he had intelligence, he could mix and eat well in this dark society. So no matter how he was beaten, he had to get his hat back. At the end of the film, he lowered his hat until the close-up shot from bottom to top, and he didn't see his lost eyes. This may be that he finally realized that no matter how high his intelligence, how good calculations, but it is precisely this incomparable calculation that made him lose the love of this life and be spurned by the loved ones.
The first time I watched the Coen Brothers film, I was fascinated. Whether it is the plot, photography, dialogue or music, all are classics.
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