Godless but goddess , why did I start such a title, Netflix made such a strong theme Western movie of the cast. Isn’t it about a widow town under the leadership of the widow mayor’s wife, who does not love red outfits and loves arms, picking up the dead father and husband? Under the powerful protagonist's aura, will the story of the western bandits headed by Frank Griffin be wiped out with a relatively limited loss? However, it is the growth process of Roy, who is threading the needle. It has to be said that the screenwriter Frank failed to firmly implement the main line of feminism. The second season of Westworld is coming to next spring. Is Netflix planning to use this TV series to win the Emmy Awards? After all, Miss Michelle Dockery is here, and Jeff Daniels appears one-armed half of the time, and Scoot McNairy is semi-blind and highly myopic most of the time. If you don't get a nomination, you can't justify it. It's better to get an award.
The story is not complicated. In the 1880s, a gangster who yearned for a family but disregarded the order established by God, in order to punish Roy, who betrayed himself but sympathized with his father and son, killed him from the small town of Colorado Creede to the small town of La Balle, New Mexico. Western road piece on horseback.
Regarding time, I will pick out some key points:
1. Frank Griffin, the starting point of the western gangsters Utah: Joined the Union in 1896, and used to be a gateway to California as a gold rush, and the Griffin family died on this road.
2. Marshal and Sheriff Bill McNue set out to find the place where the army went Wyoming: Joined the Union in 1890, before it also existed as a passage for pioneers to Oregon and California.
3. The film was first massacred to death, Colorado, where the small town of Creede is located: Joined the Federation in 1876
4. New Mexico, where the small town of La Balle is located: Joined the Union in 1912 and was the 47th state to join the Union.
It’s not difficult to see from this that the film took place at an extremely turbulent and disorderly time in the American Midwest. Not only did we see cowboy gangsters who drew their guns at disagreements in traditional Western films, but there were also whites and Indians in reservations. Disputes and vigilance between people will also lead to incidents of large enterprises squeezing ordinary people under imperfect systems. Godless is to show all these western elements in 7 episodes through that very simple story, and at the same time, it is also used as a western scenery promotion film in disguise.
It is more straightforward to speak with the map.
Regarding values, I will also pick out a few key points:
1. Same-sex love: Undoubtedly, the current mainstream values in Europe and the United States are tolerant and respectful of same-sex love, but in the Midwestern states, except Colorado, which is the Blue State Democratic Party, the rest of the states are basically red to crimson, with similar views. It is more conservative than the east and west coasts. This can be seen from the occurrence of "Brokeback Mountain" in Wyoming. Even in 1998, there will be people who will kill the gay, "the horrific killing of Matthew Shepard". Therefore, in terms of history, the relationship between the two female characters Mary Agnes and Callie Dunne in the film may be more low-key and obscure. Of course, this is for the audience to see today, LGBT rights do not need to be so obscure, it is understandable.
2. Feminism: On the Internet in China today, "Chinese Pastoral Feminism" is a derogatory existence, and the scene in this widow town that broke out from the beginning to the end, women can withstand most of the days, can it be called the American West? Rural feminism? This kind of 83 men in the early stage was completely unknown, and the middle stage was squeezed by large mining companies due to lack of men. In the end, in front of the newspaper mouthpiece of AT Grig, the team of gangsters who killed the Midwest and the male law enforcement officers did nothing was completed. Women's truly independent transformation. And here I want to say that one of Wyoming's nickname is "the state of equal rights", which first granted women the right to vote (1869) and produced the first female governor in American history (1925), which is even more marked on the state emblem." Equal Rights", call for the state I used to live in, and applaud!
3. Religion: In fact, this TV series does not describe much religion, there will be some head and tail weight, and more of it exists in Griffin and other people. However, religion is the most important introduction. Griffin carries the Bible with him, but because of his personal experience, he scoffs at the creed; adopts the young Roy according to the guidance of the Bible, and after Roy "betrays" himself, he follows the scriptures of the Bible. Go chase Roy. From this point, it is actually not difficult to see the influence of religion on the pioneers who are extremely poor in the western spiritual world. In addition, the film also shows the mysterious primitive worship of Indians. Sheriff Bill's treatment of eye diseases, and Grandma Iyovi's treatment of Sadie's children can see traces of witch doctors.
4. Black life is expensive: Of course, Black Lives Matter is today’s statement, but in the era of 1861-1865 when the United States took the lives of many white soldiers for the black slave issue, La Balle was very tolerant of the families of black soldiers who migrated to Blackdom. , Our dear Whitey Winn short-lived deputy sheriff is learning the violin from Miss Randall based on the concept of equality of all beings. It seems that the loose order and even the vacuum of order bring people not only self-endangerment, but also the place where the disadvantaged groups seek a chance.
5. Gun:
The Second Amendment to the American Constitution A well regulated Militia being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms shall not be infringed.
It has to be said that the Bill of Rights passed in 1791 is one of the foundations for the founding of the United States. From this film, we can see that the people in the Midwest’s worship of guns is more out of the guarantee of their own safety. This is life. In that densely populated area of New York, Democratic gun-controllers cannot understand. On Laramie, Wyoming Street, it is possible to walk around with a small flag rifle inserted in the free boring. I am afraid that it is impossible to happen in New York. Of course, the era of TV series is the wild west wilderness, the era when the power of law enforcement is relatively weak, but the mentality of holding guns and protecting themselves is deeply rooted in the hearts of the conservative American people. In 2014, Bundy, the rancher on the border of Oregon and Nevada, upheld the Second Amendment to the Constitution and armed against the federal government's decree.
Going back to the film itself, watching this TV series seems to have brought me back to the boundless wilderness of the American West, endless rolling hills, the world is quiet but rustling, the winter is bitter, the folk customs are tough, jeans, high-heeled hard leather boots, Denim shirts, camouflage jackets, all kinds of Bolo Tie, weathered face, blushed cheeks...If you have the opportunity to go to the United States, don't just hang around in the bustling Big Apple New York, remember to go to the Midwest to see those hard but warm Scenery.
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12/27/2017 At the beginning
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