Russell and his brother Ronnie depended on each other. Roselle's son worked in a steel mill from his father's business, and his younger brother was unemployed. The old father was unable to take care of himself when he was engaged in harmful occupations in his later years, and he relied on Uncle Roselle to take care of him. Russell has a girlfriend who works in preschool education, and the two have a close relationship. Roselle was imprisoned for a drunk driving accident. After being released from prison, his father was dead and his girlfriend abandoned him and went with the only local police with government pension insurance. Russell did not complain, and continued to go to work at the steel mill, and nothing seemed to be out of the circle. Ronnie owes the local Boss Petty money, and Petty is not in a hurry, but Ronnie forces Petty to recommend him to take part in the underground boxing match of the New Jersey underworld organization in order to prevent his brother from paying his debts. Instead, he lets himself and the boss. Die. In the case of ineffective police handling, Roselle had to pick up a shotgun and go on the road.
This is a forgotten industrial town on the fringe of the United States, with no wealth, no future, and no ambition. Residents each find a living to deal with their lives. The film does not satirize anyone, nor does it symbolize the characters. It talks about the helplessness of a group of good people who are caring and courageous in the face of a crisis of hatred. Even in the United States, described as the Elysium, there are still many unknown poor towns. The people there seem to have never been taken care of by the advantages of the system. When they suffer injustice, the system cannot protect them. And they didn't choose to turn their hometown into a jungle. They guarded themselves, hardworking and courageous. They didn't know why they came here, but they still pursue peaceful happiness.
Russell's car accident was entirely an accident, and drunk driving became evidence that the system convicted him. Russell was willing to go to jail to serve his sentence, and even returned to the place of the incident to mourn the dead in the most difficult time in the future. However, the police snatched his fiancee, put salt on his wound, said that he had killed someone and left the woman behind, and finally told him that there was no way to deal with Ronnie's death. Ronnie is not an ignorant swinger. The quarrel between him and his brother tells us that the war left scars on his body and soul, but the country did not give him a destination. He is unwilling to work for the country in the steel mill like his father anymore, and his life is early. But in the face of the brother who was worried about him, he finally made a compromise, only asking for the final battle to pay off the debt. Petty is the local boss, but that's all. He doesn't want Ronnie to take risks for him. In desperation, he had to pick up the car and act as an agent...
In this story, no one intends to escape from where to be a melting pot, everything is just for life. The father gave his life for the melting pot. In order to return to work before the furnace, Russell endured humiliation in prison. Ronnie took the risk of trading with the underworld to get back on track with his brother to work in a steel mill. Facing death and threats, my father said I was a little cold, Ronnie said I didn’t care, and Roselle said I wanted revenge. They have been deprived of so much, but they have become accustomed to what this country does not do for them. In the last moments of life, his father was with his uncle; Ronnie was with his life to pay his debts, and Ronnie was with the bar boss Petty; he was alone in the drug lord's lair, and he was still standing next to Roselle. Even the underworld murderer who finally knew that he could not escape to death had an attitude of gambling and surrendering. Everyone has been in the furnace for too long, like molten steel, unable to change their destiny to cool down. They only hope that the process will be calm and peaceful, without accidents. This is reflected in the skinning of the prey and the final shots of the movie. Only from the police can we vaguely see the shadow of the modern social system.
Therefore, it is not in line with the content of this movie to call it escape from the melting pot. Out of has the meaning of origin. It should be called from the furnace, walking in the furnace, and even how the steel is made, more appropriate.
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