"Perfect World": The American Classic That Was Squeezed Out

A prisoner who escaped from the prison took a young boy from a family as a hostage on the way to escape, and was urgently dispatched by various expert police teams to start a mighty chase. The frightened little boy sat next to the driver prisoner without saying a word, all obeying the instructions. After a boring conversation during their lonely journey, the fugitive who lost his father since childhood gradually developed pity for the little boy who lacked fatherly love. The fugitive asks the little boy to make a wish list of cheap pleasures. When the two fled around like father and son, they accidentally stayed at a farmer's house for one night. On the second day, just as they were about to leave, the male host's violent behavior towards his son angered the fugitive and tied the whole family as a lesson. As a result, the kidnapped boy was blinded and shot the fugitive. The fugitive continued to abscond with pain, and finally fell under a tree in the wilderness. The little boy understood the fugitive's intention for the farmer, and it was too late to cry. At this time, the police team had surrounded the two people who depended on each other. A misunderstood negotiation ended up killing the fugitive in the countryside.

The film is directed by Clint Eastwood and starring actor Kevin Costner. The names of these two people alone are enough to raise eyebrows. What's more, this is a multi-element film of literature and art + western + business, and Eastwood and Costner's rivalry as the best director is unique. Although this is a somewhat similar film to Eastwood's last "Unforgivable", it has been praised by major mainstream media and even called "the best director's work" by the New York Times, but it makes Surprisingly, the film was not nominated for any awards. I don't know if it's because there is a suspicion of vilifying the American police system at the end of the film, or it's a criticism of the system at that time. To say that the police manslaughtered the prisoner who took out the note is not a big scandal, not to mention that Eastwood has intentionally replaced the black Denzel Washington with Kevin Costner. What else violates the American taboo, and even the Metacritic website, which has always been known for its high quality, has not included this film.

Perhaps, it shouldn't, the title shouldn't be called "Perfect World". In a country that he thinks is perfect and unparalleled, the old cowboy Eastwood has honestly put forward a new theory of "Perfect World", And the film plays an imperfect, even heart-wrenching story from beginning to end. No matter how touching the film's plot is and how unique the actors' performances are, the core of the film violates the taboos of the entire system. Not to mention that the escaped fugitive escaped justice, he was still a kind-hearted, honest, and reasonable kind of sentient being who wanted to give the boy a happy life, but fell under the guns of the system. How can such a plot that is completely contrary to the main tone be able to be elegant? Considering this, it is not surprising that the film is marginalized and excluded from the game. No matter how open a democratic country is, there will always be weaknesses that cannot be touched. No matter how big or senior you are, once you cross the threshold, you will die at your own risk.

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