An hymn to the American spirit

Hunter 2022-03-24 09:01:44

Winter's Bones, the title plus the snow scene in the stills and the sweet little heroine, I thought it was a small literary film, but after watching it, I felt like I watched a Western movie. , seems to feel an essence, something that truly exists in the bones of the United States.
There are no high-rise buildings, luxury cars, beauties, handsome guys, complex plots, no exciting fights, and some just follow the helplessness and persistence of an eldest daughter who is looking for her father's whereabouts. In the first half of the film, we sighed at the indifference and ruthlessness in American interpersonal relationships, and the sense of wildness rose leisurely, which was even more cruel in combination with the cold winter environment. But with the development of the plot, the stubbornness in the bones of the eldest daughter finally won the support of family members. Once this family sense is established, it gives people such a strong and solid feeling, all of which make people truly self-reliant.
Winter is cold, but it feels more real; bones are cruel, but remind people to see the essence. Perhaps this is the true spiritual source of the pioneering nation of the United States - stubborn and powerful, ruthless but reasonable.

Some details in the film are particularly memorable to me:
1. For example, the change in the heroine's eyes towards her uncle's drug use changed from her disgust at the beginning to her understanding later. 2. The heroine finally had a dialogue with the police, wise but not merciless.
3. The heroine's expression when holding her father's finger and sawing her arm.
4. Her sister's lovely smile really makes people want to give her a bright future.

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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.