It's hard to hate any character

Barton 2022-04-21 09:01:10

I am used to watching all kinds of films that pursue political correctness in recent years, and I like this film that shows contradictions and tells stories well.

The film tells the story of a small town in Missouri, United States, a mother whose daughter was raped and murdered because the case of her daughter's murder was delayed, so she rented three billboards in the town and confronted the sheriff in charge of the case. s story.

Although the origin of the story is simple, it involves many residents in the town. The brave and stubborn but hysterical mother who tried to find out the real murderer of her daughter, the sheriff Willoughby who was suffering from cancer but couldn't help and finally committed suicide, the seemingly violent and racist police officer Dixon who still had integrity... (of course And more) Each character is set in a very full-bodied and sensible way: it's not black and white, and there's no absolute 'decent' or 'villain'. This makes it hard for the audience to hate any of them after watching it, and will only feel that there is no easy word in the adult world, and everyone is doing their best to do what they think is right.

At the same time, the content of the movie is quite rich but not messy, the plot is ups and downs, and there are several reversals, which increases the watchability of the movie to a certain extent.

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Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri quotes

  • Mildred Hayes: [Upon discovering Denise got arrested] Rat bastards.

    [Mildred then enters the police station house]

    Mildred Hayes: Hey fuckhead!

    Dixon: What?

    Desk Sergeant: Don't say "what", Dixon, when she comes in calling you a fuckhead, and don't you come in here...

    Mildred Hayes: Shut up!

    Mildred Hayes: [to Dixon] You, get over here.

    Dixon: No! You, get over here.

    Mildred Hayes: Alright.

    Desk Sergeant: What? Don't, Dixon!

    Dixon: What? I'm...

    Desk Sergeant: You do not allow a member of the public to call you a fuckhead in the station house!

    Dixon: That's what I'm doing, I'm taking care of it in my own way, actually. Now get out of my ass! Mrs. Hayes, have a seat! What is it I can do for you today?

    Mildred Hayes: Where's Denise Watson?

    Dixon: Denise Watson's in the clank.

    Mildred Hayes: On what charge?

    Dixon: Possession.

    Mildred Hayes: Of what?

    Dixon: Two marijuana cigarettes. Big ones.

    Mildred Hayes: When's the bail hearing?

    Dixon: I asked the judge not to give her bail on account of her previous marijuana violations and the judge said sure.

    Mildred Hayes: You fucking prick!

    Dixon: You do not call an officer of the law a fucking prick in his own station-house, Mrs. Hayes. Or anywhere, actually.

    Mildred Hayes: What's with the new attitude, Dixon? Your momma been coaching ya?

    Dixon: No. My momma didn't do that.

    Dixon: [as Mildred leaves the police station house] Take 'em down, you hear me?

    Desk Sergeant: You did good, Dixon.

    Dixon: Yeah, I know I did.

  • Dixon: What the hell is this?... Hey, you. What the fuck is this?

    Jerome: What the fuck is what?

    Dixon: This! This

    [pointing at the billboard]

    Dixon: .

    Jerome: Advertising, I guess.

    Dixon: Advertising what?

    Jerome: Something obscure?

    Dixon: I'll say. Yeah.

    Jerome: Don't I know your face from some place?

    Dixon: I don't know, do you?

    Jerome: Yeah. Yeah, I do

    [spits on the ground]

    Jerome: .

    Dixon: I could arrest you right now...

    Jerome: For what?

    Dixon: For emptying your bucket... That's being bad against the environment laws.

    Jerome: Well, before you do that, Officer Dixon, how about you have a look at that first billboard over there? And then we can have ourself a conversation about the motherfucking environment... How about that?