The film tells the story of a divorced mother who rents three billboards to challenge her local police station for her deceased daughter. There are several roles: a grumpy and fearless mother, a sensible son, a rebellious daughter who was brutally raped and murdered, the ex-husband of a 19-year-old animal breeder's wife, and a police station that is respected and loved by everyone in the town. The chief, the gay and impulsive police officer, the billboard owner who sees money with open eyes... Each character's image is very vivid and three-dimensional, and when you close your eyes, you can immediately recall their appearance in your mind. But if you only have the characteristics of a vivid image and a clear narrative, you probably won't be able to stand out and be nominated for an Oscar. So, what is so unique about this film that it deserves this honor (though it lost out to The Shape of Water in the final award). What makes "Three Billboards" unique, in my opinion, is the ingenious transition between hope and despair, as well as the complex human brilliance behind each seemingly pure image.
Hope and despair are common themes in movies. We can see similar plots in many movies: one second the male protagonist said i love you to the female protagonist, and the next second there was a big accident that prevented the lovers from getting married. But as an audience, if you read a lot of stories like this, you can guess one or two things: Next, the male protagonist will have the protagonist's halo explode, the accident will be resolved smoothly, and the fairy couple will be together again. But the film we are discussing today has such a rhythmic and unexpected story line: y-daughter was raped and murdered, and the desperate mother rented a red billboard to remind herself over and over again, and also reminded her to come This tragedy for the people of the town; Young - The high-profile billboards made the town famous, local TV stations came to report the incident, the police department was held accountable for their ineffectiveness, and the police began to get nervous, and things seemed to go their way. Good local development; refrain - instead of making things smoother, public opinion created problems for the divorced mother: people in the town came to trouble her, adding to her already poor life ;Yang——Mother didn’t flinch, her self-defense instinct made her fight back to everyone who hurt her, it seemed that life would soon return to peace; Y——the police chief’s sudden suicide, the billboard’s sudden fire, The mother was furious and suddenly set the fire, but the little policeman's sudden "solving the case" was a misunderstanding, and everything returned to the deep despair at the beginning... I thought this film would end abruptly here, or simply turn around and be happy. happy ending, but unexpectedly, an open ending is set here: no one knows what will happen next, even the two characters chose to "decide on the road". What will the mother and the little policeman do to the suspect? Was it a violent beating or a real shot? Could this suspect really be the murderer of his daughter? Could there be a bigger conspiracy behind it? After the whole story line, the audience has actually been made up and down by this rhythmic plot, thinking that the dawn of hope will soon be seen, but they never thought that it would be put together by the director, leaving a big question mark. , and constantly reminisce in my heart. An open ending is not a rare thing, but under such a rigorous and interlocking narrative logic, it not only wonderfully presents the various contradictions and conflicts of the story, but also gives an unconventional imagination. Space can be said to be a very good form of expression.
American mainstream movies always like to create some very pure images, whether it is an individualistic superhero film or a warm and tear-jerking family education film, each character is turned into a symbolic symbol to present a corner of the society in the eyes of the director. "Three Billboards" depicts the fringes of society, in Ebbing, In this small place in Missouri, the chief of the local police station, the single mother who works in the gift shop, and other supporting actors are all ordinary people in society who can no longer be ordinary. They are under pressure from all aspects, life, Work, emotion, no one is truly carefree. Their images seem to be very pure - a divorced mother burdened with the pressure of parenting alone, tough and ruthless; a successful career, a happy family, a high-ranking police chief; a racially biased gay cop with an arrogant attitude towards people Courtesy; amiable dwarf who always looks at everything kindly... I thought this was all I got, but as the plot progressed, under the cadence, I saw the other side of the pure little people. On the one hand - seeing the police chief's condition aggravated, the single mother suddenly turned from a hostile state and was full of concern for others; although the police chief was brooding about the three billboards, but out of love for her family and Professionalism, he actually wrote three long letters silently before committing suicide, and each of them was filled with love for his family, his career, and care for his friends. He narrated the unspoken secrets in a humorous tone with ease. : It turned out that he committed suicide so as not to cause unnecessary pain to his wife and children. It turned out that he anonymously paid the billboard renewal fee. It turned out that he had been silently concerned about the growth of his subordinates... And the little policeman, while being domineering, did not expect him In fact, there is an old mother who depends on each other, who is also very gentle in private. Later, in the fire, she has to come up with the case book, which has also dyed him a heroic color. The ugly and silent little dwarf actually thinks deeply about others and longs for someone to love him. These little people on the fringes of society suddenly became flesh and blood. This is the real society, the real human beings. Man does not only have one fixed attribute, but a complex creature with many facets. No matter how indifferent or useless people are, there must be something worthy of recognition. What a joy this is. The director must have observed a lot of little people in order to show the multi-faceted nature of each character so delicately. . This is also what I think is most worthy of affirmation in this film: behind each seemingly pure image, there is actually a complex human brilliance hidden behind it. It was the bright red reflection of a single mother who insisted on renting a billboard despite other people’s dissuasion, it was the light reflected on the body of the little policeman when he desperately grabbed the investigation manual from the fire, and it was the police chief who wrote three letters on the table before committing suicide The candlelight next to the hour... These brilliance of humanity are artistically expressed, adding a lot of brilliance to the film. What is worth affirming, what a joy this is, the director must have observed a lot of little people to show the multi-faceted nature of each character so delicately. This is also what I think is most worthy of affirmation in this film: behind each seemingly pure image, there is actually a complex human brilliance hidden behind it. It was the bright red reflection of a single mother who insisted on renting a billboard despite other people’s dissuasion, it was the light reflected on the body of the little policeman when he desperately grabbed the investigation manual from the fire, and it was the police chief who wrote three letters on the table before committing suicide The candlelight next to the hour... These brilliance of humanity are artistically expressed, adding a lot of brilliance to the film. What is worth affirming, what a joy this is, the director must have observed a lot of little people to show the multi-faceted nature of each character so delicately. This is also what I think is most worthy of affirmation in this film: behind each seemingly pure image, there is actually a complex human brilliance hidden behind it. It was the bright red reflection of a single mother who insisted on renting a billboard despite other people’s dissuasion, it was the light reflected on the body of the little policeman when he desperately grabbed the investigation manual from the fire, and it was the police chief who wrote three letters on the table before committing suicide The candlelight next to the hour... These brilliance of humanity are artistically expressed, adding a lot of brilliance to the film.
You and I are both little people. I only hope that we can move forward. Even if we are forced by life, under the worst circumstances, we should not forget the most beautiful and soft part of our heart, because only such a small act of kindness can gradually create the secret of this group of people. And great.
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