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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Extended Reading
  • John 2021-11-29 08:01:20

    The most eye-catching feature of this film is Jennifer Lawrence's performance. The suffering in the film is too weak to talk about, but the power of family affection is still directed at people's hearts. ★★★★

  • Jennifer 2022-03-29 09:01:02

    The whole atmosphere is very winter, very hopeless

Winter's Bone quotes

  • Ree: You always have scared me.

    Teardrop: That's cuz you're smart.

  • Sheriff Baskin: I didn't shoot the other night cuz you were there in the truck. He never backed me down.

    Ree: It looked to me like he did.

    Sheriff Baskin: Don't you let me hear that's a story gettin' around.

    Ree: I don't talk much about you, man. Ever.