August: Osage County Views

When I saw the title of this film, I felt very strange and confused. What does it mean? I checked on the Internet and found that Ose should be a place name, and governing a county should be equivalent to a county or a village. It's a story that happened in the southern state of Oklahoma. The vast expanse of wilderness in the film, the vast grasslands in northern China, only appears more rude. Reminds me of the famous oil painting, The Gleaners. Of course, this is a digression. The lineup of the film is very strong. Aunt May, Julia Roberts, Ewan McGregor, Chris Cooper, etc., it should be very enjoyable to see the two big actresses playing together. Of course, Benedict Cumberbatch, who is very popular recently, has joined. Unfortunately, there are not many scenes in the film, and there are not many lines. Fortunately, in the tender song "Can't hide " sings mesmerizingly. Capturing the hearts and minds of an unknown number of fans. The content of the story is very strange, because it involves a huge family, it is complicated, and the things it does are very bloody, and it is also jaw-dropping to watch. But it is in such a family full of contradictions that everyone's entanglement and fierce noise made the whole climax. It should be said that it is very attractive to watch. Especially Aunt Mei's performance, she was amazed as soon as she appeared, with sparse white hair, pale and old face, staggering steps, hunched body, puffing clouds with a cigarette in her hand, constantly nagging, mocking her own Husband and new Indian maid, the vitriolic tone reminiscent of her other classic The Devil Wears Prada magazine editor-in-chief is exactly the same, but this time it is more sloppy, completely subverting the previous screen image above. It can be said that it is quite powerful to be able to play Aunt Mei in such a way. After the last time I won the award with Iron Lady, there was news that I would play such a sloppy housewife. First job after award? Now it seems that she can interpret it so accurately and with perfection. It's a pity that in the competition for the Oscars this year, I was afraid to face the competition of Queen Cate Blanchett from Oceania. The latter also dedicated her superb acting skills with blue jasmine and won the little golden ball. Therefore, the contest between the two can only be seen after the awards are over. The story goes something like this: Beverly and Violet are an old couple. Now, one of them relies on drinking and the other on drugs to maintain their relationship. One morning, when Beverly left the house and never came back, Violet had to call their three daughters and her cousin and cousin-in-law to the house. second daughter pulled back. When everyone was at a stalemate, the eldest daughter finally broke out, pressing her mother to the ground in a fiery manner, snatching the pills in her hand, and declaring that she was the one in the family. The furious anger made her look like another copy of the mother, and the mad dog-like counterattack made it possible to see the potential crisis finally surfaced. Every family has a scripture that is difficult to read. Look at this Osage County, which is so sparsely populated, few people travel, and no one is seen after driving for a few hours. This is the southern part of the United States. It is a pity that in such an environment, the old The couple lived in an environment that lacked communication and popularity. In a tightly closed home with windows of all sizes closed, facing the darkness and endless pointing all day long, the wife couldn't take it any longer. Finally running away from home, lack of communication and understanding, inability to communicate is the life of this family. But it is precisely the wife who can best embody a gentleman who also has an unknown secret. He has an affair with his wife's sister, and the child he gave birth falls in love with his daughter when he grows up. Seemingly rebellious and unethical things are also his long-term torment. a nightmare. Her eldest daughter found out that her husband who had been married for decades was having an affair and separated, but she did not choose to divorce. Divorce at such an age seemed to her to be a very shameful thing, and her daughter encountered youth at this time. During the rebellious period, things at home were constantly anxious, and when he encountered the disappearance of his father, under the hard exterior, that fragile nerve seemed to be about to collapse. The second daughter seems to be the strongest one. She has cancer but didn't tell her family. Because she understands the family's personality, even if she told them, she could not get any comfort and help, so she just carried it on her own. But unfortunately, he fell in love with the son of his relatives and aunts at this moment. When this layer of window paper was pierced, she was constantly entangled, so much so that she finally decided to summon the courage to tell her mother that it was the other way around, but was defeated by her mother, and learned that her lover was her younger brother, it was unbearable for a while. Unable to bear her mother's tone and sarcasm, she ran away from home in a fit of rage, leaving only the eldest sister and the mother. The third daughter is even more wonderful. At the father's funeral, he drove a sports car and sang songs all the way to the funeral. After the funeral, he did not have the sorrow of losing his relatives. Getting married makes the eldest sister feel speechless and angry directly. No one really stood up for the sake of the family, and everyone was tacit, thinking that the confused mother didn't even know the little Jiujiu in everyone's heart. So that when I saw Gao Fushuai at the dining table for the first time, I knew that it was not a good bird who named him and pointed out that the purpose of marriage was actually to soak his daughter. But in the face of such a slutty son, the three daughters The child is still immersed in it and cannot extricate himself. Everyone wanted to escape from this broken family, even my mother herself ran off to the wasteland at the chance of getting out of the car and vomiting. This big family finally came to an end after the father ran away and committed suicide, disintegrating and shattering. But as a story it is undoubtedly excellent and engaging, intertwined and interlocking. A nuanced observation of the conditions and spiritual outlook of contemporary American life. When you think the climax of this story is actually still behind, this technique is really top-notch. When everyone leaves at the end, only the old lady and the maid are left in the huge house when they are hugging in the stairwell. Feeling sad and intriguing. Fortunately, Benedict Cumberbatch played the smooth and tender piano song to add some seasoning to this heavy movie, and the soulful and deep voice also let us see a trace of love. Hope and perseverance. I think this is also the last hope for this big family.

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