None of them looked back. Whether it was their three dear daughters, or their sister, brother-in-law, son-in-law, unmarried son-in-law, niece, nephew, and other relatives and friends, they all chose to leave and were very determined. This makes the mother played by Meryl Streep look very bleak. Although she loudly declares that she is the strongest person, at the end of the film, when her relatives leave her, she suddenly becomes vulnerable. With a sad face, she snuggled into the arms of the nanny—the Indian nanny who was often ridiculed by her. This woman who has always been stubborn, sharp and even mean, this woman who has always been resolute, strong and even strong, has finally become weak, not because of the pills of medicine, but because of the sadness that has penetrated into her heart.
Where does this sadness come from? Is it from the eldest daughter Barbara who is almost "confronting" with herself? Is it the "brother" from the second daughter who almost stubbornly fell in love with her? Is it from the third daughter who almost deceived herself and ran with the romantic man? Is it from the passion story of my sister and her husband? Is it from the end of the film that all relatives left him? It seems like this is the case, but in fact, from the beginning to the end, the biggest sadness in the heart that mother Violet concealed with her external toughness came from her husband who had been married for more than 50 years-he quietly left. She went and plunged into the southern river of the United States, leaving her with a never-turning departure. At the end of the film, when Violet, played by Meryl Streep, shouted her husband's name hoarsely into the house, she seemed to be fighting back, but it was actually a kind of hate, hate born of love. : Why did you leave me? She has been suppressing and covering up this hoarse hatred with strength, meanness, and strength, which instead reflects the greatest sadness in her heart: nothing is more sad than losing my love forever.
Meryl Streep is the most dazzling highlight of the whole film. Her acting skills, her understanding of the role, and her cognition of life have created a "laughing maniac" that combines the "Iron Lady and the Devil". Sorrow" of women. She is like a heroine who has a sword in her hand after the events of the world. She easily handles a character with a strong appearance and a sad heart. Although she failed to conquer the Oscars, she has conquered the majority of movie audiences. And the participation of Julia Roberts, Ewan McGregor, Benedict Cumberbatch, Chris Cooper and others makes the whole movie more enjoyable and dramatic. A level of thumbs up. Director John Wells withstood pressure to bring British actors into the play-based American tale, allowing all of the film's actors to give their best performances and make the film shine.
Most of the characters in the film are not outsiders. When they sit together, they maintain a kind of affection, and the circle depicts a family. But at the end of the film, the family dispersed, and the affection became dull without looking back. Isn't this the direction of the story that most audiences expect, isn't it a happy and harmonious reunion in the end? Director John Wells didn't do that, he let his daughters go one after another and didn't look back. It is precisely because of this treatment that the film is truly a masterpiece. If Julia Roberts turns back at the end of the film, the standard of the film will also turn, not because the happy ending is too vulgar, but because leaving without looking back is the family that the film depicts closest to life. Way.
As you know, "August: Osage County" isn't a scenery film, much less a commercial that will get you hooked, and it may even look bland. But it's a masterpiece because it presents a family relationship with a restrained but razor-sharp exposure to the ubiquitous contradictions of life. The screenwriter of the film is amazing, because he has drawn a lot of excitement on a seemingly boring subject, no matter the lines or the plot. You can't help but applaud some of the lines and plot while watching this movie. In the seemingly bland and tasteless progress of the film, the irritable and mean mother's unusually sharp language, the unique personalities of the daughters, and the unusual life contradictions of the daughters will gradually be revealed, and then the teachers and students will be shown in surprise. A series of staggering plots about life, such as love, brother-sister love, sister and her husband having an affair, fiance seduces a rebellious little niece, etc. These looming relationships make Violet's family conflicted, and her life appears to be riddled with holes. This may seem unreasonable, but it seems reasonable, because in life, not only family relationships may become complicated, but love may become chaotic, and even everything can happen, and contradictions are often interspersed.
"August: Osage County" can let you experience a kind of loneliness under the hustle and bustle, a kind of sadness in laughter, and better understand life and all the contradictions in it. It is also possible that after watching this movie, the understanding of family and the cognition of love will have a different kind of change. When you have time to calm down and think about it carefully, you will find that in real life, there are no sores and holes.
Of course, watching this movie requires a certain amount of patience.
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