Stage drama lingers

It is believed that nine of the ten audience members are admitted for the actor. Aunt May, Meryl Streep, and Julia Roberts were both nominated for Oscars, although they both lost, but the acting alone is actually worth the ticket price. What has been overlooked is the script adapted from the stage play. August: Osage County, written by Tracy Letts, won the 2008 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. Naturally, Tracy Letts had to think twice, and hired John Wells, who is used to being a TV producer, as the director, adapting a three-hour stage play into a two-hour movie. The handling method is a bit over-the-top, mainly because it fails to take advantage of the location (except for the scene where Aunt Mei is running on the countryside). The hot weather, which is constantly emphasized, only appeared in the first half, and the effect of the hot air should be more prominent. Unfortunately, it was not like the classic "Do The Right Thing" (Do The Right Thing, 1989) or "Golden Ten Thousand Twos" (Dog Day). Afternoon, 1975) is generally referred to as the "fan fan ignition". There is always a strong sense of stage drama lingering, but it's not Tennessee Williams who teamed up with Mount Ilica, let's take it as a small flaw. In terms of drama, the drama is actually top-notch.

The emphasis is always on slobbering, and no doubt the characterization and refined dialogue can mask other shortcomings. "One Funeral, Four Misfortunes" is a conflict story between members of a deformed family in the United States. The Chinese translations are quite relevant. The story begins with the disappearance of Beverly (Sam Shepard), the grandfather of the Weston family. Funeral relationship, the family gathers again. They include Beverly's wife Violet (Meryl Streep), a drug abuser and terminally ill cancer mother; Barbara (Julia Roberts), her eldest daughter, whose marriage is on the verge of breaking down; Ewan McGregor) and daughter Jean (Abigail Breslin), who has entered a period of rebellion; second daughter Karen (Aiken Juliette Lewis), who suddenly shows up with her rich fiancé Steve (Dermot Mulroney); single on the surface, secretly belonged to another, the only one remaining in the local area Ivy (Julianne Nicholson); aunt Mattie (Margo Martindale) and uncle Charles (Chris Cooper), who often fights over the incompetence of son "Little Charles" (Benedict Cumberbatch); and newly hired Indian maid Johnna ( Misty Upham).

There are many characters but distinct personalities, and the audience will not have any ambiguity about the plot. The actors and actresses are excellent, and the climax of the mid-course dinner is amazing: Violet, who is drug-abusing, and Barbara, the equally vicious daughter, begin to expose each other's wounds, and everyone makes fun of each other, often on the verge of eruption, and the audience is all in a cold sweat. As the story progresses, the dark side of the family that cannot see the light emerges one after another. In fact, the subject of family ethics is also common in China. If you see someone compare it with "Thunderstorm", if you have read or watched the play, and compare the ethics of the East and the West, it will be interesting to do an extended reading of this play.

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