"Winter's Bones": Bitter children head home early

Judy 2022-03-23 09:01:48

A 17-year-old girl who has to take care of her mad mother and 2 younger siblings; her father escaped from a crime, and the mortgaged house and forest farm will be taken away... It's hard to say that this is a desperate situation, but this situation is really bad and a heavy burden All on top of a little girl.

In order to save the house, the girl must find her father. Without the house, there is no hope for life. In fact, during this arduous search process, she had long understood that it was impossible to find a living person, but even a corpse or even a bone could keep the family going. A very strong girl, struggling to support this sad family. On the one hand, she wants to teach her younger brothers and sisters how to survive. On the other hand, she cannot stop searching. Even if she is threatened and threatened, even after being beaten, she still does not give up. The only thing that supports her is the belief in her heart, so that the family can survive and find her father.

This is a story far away from the city, the house is far away from the house, and the family relationship seems so unfamiliar here. Supporting the lives of people in this small place turned out to be the manufacture of drugs, and the girl's father was undoubtedly a victim. Since this is an economic source, they both know that survival is the first priority. But when the breadwinner of the family is gone, it will bring a devastating blow to the family. The kindness of the neighbors can only be dealt with temporarily, but not in the long run.

There are many blank spaces in the film, which is quite suffocating. In such a place, life seems to see no hope. People only want to live well in the present and have fun in time, not to plan for the future. Due to economic disputes, family affection has also become illusory, and only oneself can save oneself. This strong social contrast is enough to make people think for a long time. What if you lived here?

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Winter's Bone quotes

  • Gail: [after asking her husband to let her use his truck] He said no.

    Ree: Did you tell him I'd spring for gas?

    Gail: I told him. He still won't.

    Ree: Why not?

    Gail: He never says why not to me, Ree, he just says no.

    Ree: Man, it's so sad to hear you say he won't let you do somethin' and then you *don't* do it.

    Gail: It's different once you're married.

    Ree: It really must be. 'Cause you ain't never used to eat no shit.

  • Ree: He might be hangin' around with Little Arthur and them. You think?

    Teardrop: You don't wanna go around Little Arthur's askin' them people about anything they ain't offered to talk about. That's a real good way to end up et by hogs... or wishin' you was.