everything she has

Dominique 2022-04-21 09:01:57

Winter's Bone doesn't have a compelling plot or emotional ups and downs of characters. But oddly enough, it kept me thinking about those clips after watching it. Perhaps, a look, a back, enough to impress every audience.
The heroine is played by Jenny Lawrence. As a post-90s generation, she did not rely on her face to appear, but her superb acting skills. A pair of eyes, showing helplessness, but also showing strength. Her voice is soft but not strong, and it always brings me into her world, to understand her situation and pain in a vague way. Without heavy makeup or elaborate dress up, she always seems to be indifferent, resolutely rejecting alms from others, and naturally shoulders the burden of the family in times of crisis. She never compromised, and in a difficult situation, not a single tear slipped from the corner of her eyes. Standing proudly in this desperate world, she still looked directly at the pain with those deep and sad eyes.
A back figure, so clear and then gradually blurred, disappeared into the barren fields near or far. She stepped on the road full of thorns and seemed to be looking for an exit. Yes, where is the outlet of fate? At the age of 17, she was at the age of a flower, but she was forced to carry the burden of life. She doesn't seem to complain, just silently proves all this with her actions. "A thousand reasons to be weak are not as good as one strong being." Under the torment that ordinary people can't bear, she miraculously stood up and supported a family.
I think that's all she has. The suffering brought her pain, but it also gave her that strength. From that back, I seemed to see the plum blossoms that were supposed to wither in winter but bloomed miraculously. Just like Mei, the cold wind is biting to the bone, and it will never pierce through her strong heart. In the empty world, she never lowered her noble head, standing with a charming posture, arrogant to everything.

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Extended Reading
  • Teagan 2021-11-29 08:01:20

    The story is really boring, and the performance is not enough. There are various gaps with "Frozen River".

  • Eino 2022-03-27 09:01:05

    Typical one-man movie.

Winter's Bone quotes

  • Blond Milton: This right here is the last place me or anybody seen Jessup.

    Ree: He never blew no lab before.

    Blond Milton: I know, but something must have jumped wrong this time.

    Ree: He's known for never fucking up labs or cooking bad batches. He's known for knowing what he's doing.

    Blond Milton: Well, you cook long enough, this is bound to happen.

    Ree: You're sayin' dad's up there burnt to a crisp?

    Blond Milton: That's what I'm saying.

    Ree: [starting to climb out of the truck] I'm going up there for a look.

    Blond Milton: [pulling her back] No! That shit's poison. It'll rip the skin off your bones.

    Ree: If dad's up there, I'm bringing him home to bury.

  • Ree: [to Blond, after visiting a meth lab where her father allegedly died] God damn you. You must think I'm a stupid idiot. There's weeds growing chin high in that place. It must have been a year since that place blew.