In recent years, with the prosperity of instant messaging software such as WeChat and Weibo, we have been able to access information from all corners of the earth more widely, and at the same time, these information also make us feel that the world seems to be more and more dangerous and dangerous. Ruthless: There are passers-by on the street who do not help, there are ill-conceived babysitters at home, there are lazy and procrastinating officials behind the desk, there are inactive policemen in the police car... It seems that in this world, there are indifferent people everywhere , you have to settle all the troubles on your own.
Maybe not everyone thinks so, but Mrs Mildred in the movie Three Billboards thinks so.
Seven months ago, Mildred's daughter was raped and killed on a remote road, but police were clueless about the case because there were no clues left at the scene. Day by day, the whole town seemed to have forgotten about this brutal case, and the angry Mrs. Mildred thought it was the negativity of the police that prevented the case from being solved. So she rented three huge billboards on the road where her daughter was killed, and questioned the police in a high-profile and exaggerated form, and the story of "Three Billboards" began.
It stands to reason that making a mother who lost her daughter so angry, this police chief must not be a good thing, but as the film progresses, we find that this police chief is not only a lazy and procrastinating villain, but a conscientious good person. And this kind of unexpected turning point keeps appearing with the development of the plot, and although every turning point is unexpected, it is also reasonable.
This is the subtlety of this film, which opens with a clueless rape and murder case, but does not start with an investigation, but revolves around the victim's mother, the police chief, and a grumpy policeman. , through the reversal of black humor again and again, conveys such a message to us: this world may not be as cold as you think.
As a middle-aged, unattractive Southern woman whose ex-husband found a 19-year-old girlfriend while raising a pair of children by herself, Mildred's stinky temper is somewhat understandable. After her daughter, this pain made her even more irritable and stubborn. She is soft inside, showing it when she sees the sheriff spitting blood and grabbing her ex-husband's hand, but life makes her hard on herself. She knew that the sheriff was a good person, but she had to target someone, she thought that was the only way to make the cold world act for her.
However, as the plot turns again and again, Mildred and we both discover that the world is not as cold as we thought, the letter left after death, the advertising fee paid in advance for a year, the book The case file rescued from the fire and the suicidal beating made this mother, who was already cold-hearted, feel a little warmth from others, but everyone, like Mildred, did not know how to express it correctly. .
This film is very precise about how to deal with the psychological state of the characters who want to warm each other but are overwhelmed. Through each unexpected turn and the rudeness full of southern characteristics, it is implicitly shown, so that this should be It is a story full of anger and sadness that has become warm after repeated surprises and black humor. This shows the strong skill of director Martin MacDonald, as he once did in the work "The Killer Has No Vacation", dispersing strong emotions into a large number of lines, blurring the position and background of each character , but allowed them to speak softly to the audience .
Of course, the reason why this movie is so good is not only the excellent script and director, but also the excellent actors. It goes without saying that Francis McDormand, who plays the heroine Mildred, has The blessing of the double halo of the Oscar-winning actress and the famous director's wife. However, the performance of the supporting actor Sam Rockwell in this film is really surprising. This actor who is good at playing abnormal people has contributed the best acting skills since the film this time, and put this kind-hearted but flawed character The police image is full of layers, which also earned him the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor. I personally think that with his outstanding performance in this film, the best supporting actor at this year's Oscars is probably ten Eight or nine will be his.
The most impressive part of the film is the scene when Sam Rockwell, who was burned, and the little brother from the advertising agency who was injured by him stayed in the same ward. Although the little brother recognized that the guy with the whole body bandage in front of him was the bastard who threw him downstairs, he still staggered and poured a glass of orange juice for him, and carefully adjusted the angle of the straw. I think this paragraph also represents the theme of the movie "Three Billboards", that is, although the world is not very warm, it is not extremely cold. Treat others with tolerance, and you can feel the unexpected temperature.
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