[Comparing the literary niche Drama, I scored 8.7/10, Rotten Tomato 100% fresh. ] The 2018 drama "Leave No Trace" tells the life of a father and daughter living in the woods, dependent on each other. The harmonious balance of the original father-daughter relationship was disrupted when they were forcibly resettled back into the crowd to live a "normal" life. Away from the crowd and leaving no trace is the father's attitude and choice for the day, but the daughter is strongly inclined to a completely different life through new experiences. Although the father and daughter are still in love, they finally choose to separate in pain. The film uses a rather extreme example of the proposition of teenage development and parental relations, dramatized, but at the same time true to the expression of American independence and freedom, with the perfect performance of Ben Foster and Thomasin McKenzie to the audience. There is not much dialogue in the film. Ben Foster, who played his father, is said to have cut 40% of the dialogue of his character in the original script after discussing it with the director. In a more silent atmosphere, the father-daughter relationship conveys a tearful inner activity. There are different types of characters hiding in the woods in the movie. I'm not very familiar with the background of "them" in reality. I know an American who prefers to hunt and wander in the woods "hunger and cold", but try to avoid going into cities and crowds. How they lived, I am not here to speculate, nor would I simply label them misanthropic, or simply homeless. The film's past experience of the "father" in the battlefield, and the strong influence on the current life are only vague and implicit treatment. Ben Foster to me is the rambunctious Texan guy in the movie "Hell Or High Water" who was ready to die for his brother. But he's a completely different person in this film: a reserved, soft-spoken father who supports any struggling father in his own unique way. New Zealand young actress Thomasin McKenzie has a good grasp of her role and hopes to see her in the future. The director of this film, Debra Granik, is another female director, and her 2010 film Winter Bone is also one of my favorites.
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