The tenderness under the rough and boldness is like water that can most touch people's hearts. "Brothers Hissters"

Alice 2022-01-04 08:02:36

"The Sisters Brothers" is a western film directed by French director Jacques Odiya, which won the best director Silver Lion at the Venice Film Festival. The rough and unrestrained western scenery, the thrilling hunting story, and the tender emotions, a very good one, highly recommended.

Western movies are a genre that I like very much. I always think that the most American movies are Western movies. The position of Western films in American commercial genre films is similar to that of martial arts films in Hong Kong genre films. The only difference is that no one can match Hong Kong directors' accomplishments in martial arts films. Western films are different. Many foreign directors can make excellent western films.

Italian director Sergio Leone's pizza-flavored Red Dead Redemption series.

Japanese director Takashi Miike Oden's "Sukiyaki Western".

Dutch director Martin Korhoven's "Herculus" with a tulip flavor.

I think it can be regarded as a masterpiece of Western films, this may be the theoretical cultural difference. A Chinese can never understand a western movie like a Texas cowboy; on the contrary, watching a martial arts movie by a cowboy might be a lively movie.

"The Sisters Brothers" is based on Patrick Werther's 2011 novel of the same name, set against the backdrop of the Western Gold Rush in the 1850s. The bounty killer Sisters Brothers (the other translation of the movie "Sisters Brothers" I think is more fun.) Eli and Charlie were ordered to hunt down a man named Worm.

The Scout Morris, an associate of the Sisters brothers, followed Worm all the way and reported Worm's whereabouts to the Sisters brothers.

Worm is a penniless pauper, but it is said that he possesses the secret technique of gold mining, so he has attracted people from all walks of life in black and white.

In the process of tracking, Morris discovered another secret of Worm. Worm wanted to use the wealth he obtained from the gold rush to create a utopian ideal country. After getting along day and night, Morris was gradually moved by Worm's lofty ideals. At the critical juncture when the Sisters brothers were about to kill the Pegasus, Morris released Worm who had been captured by himself, and embarked on the road of escape with him.

This is another not-so-serious western, not a derogatory term, but an anti-traditional and atypical meaning. I've seen relatively good westerns in recent years, and they basically fall into this category. Even if you don't think about it carefully, you can see at a glance that it is different from the Westerns of the time of John Wayne, Eastwood, and John Ford. There are often other spiritual cores under the appearance of Western scenery. I don't know if this is another revolution of this type of film.

Last year, another excellent "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs" was full of magic.

The essence of "Her Woman" is the awakening and resistance of women's rights.

As for "Going Through Water and Fire", it is a portrayal of the declining economic, social, and cultural status of the old-school white people in American society today.

If these are not Westerns, some of them cannot be said. If they are Westerns, these facts are not the same as before. And this new change has undoubtedly given new vitality to Western films. On the contrary, martial arts movies are re-adapted to Jin Yong and Gu Long every few years. They don't even bother to change the story, only one version is worse than one version.

"The Sisters Brothers" is the epitome of the era from barbarity to over-civilization. The ideal and destination of being a cowboy is no longer the lofty ambition of riding horses and bravely bravely across the world, but has become the little family spirit of returning home safely. This has been completely subverted. The values ​​of the original western film.

The character setting in this movie is very clever, and the strongest appearance must be his younger brother Charlie, who is the leader of the killer duo. Next is the older brother Eli, who is a follower of the killer duo. Next is Morris, who is a peripheral member of the killer organization. The weakest is Worm, the target of being hunted down.

But in the process from wildness to over-civilization, the attributes of several people have undergone a 180-degree reversal. Worm has risen to the level of philosophical thinking and can be regarded as a spiritual leader. Morris is a literary and artistic youth with the habit of writing diaries. As a follower, he can be regarded as the founding father of the country. Eli is an ignorant person who has a compassionate heart and is curious about new things. After being enlightened by thought, he can be regarded as a blind follower, while Charlie is a representative of the conservative forces, just a helpless transitioner.

The final outcome is also very much in line with the real situation of the great social change. It is a high probability event that spiritual leaders and founding fathers died before they were born. Every huge social change will always require someone to make a huge sacrifice. And those who ultimately enjoy the fruits of victory may not understand the original intention of this change from beginning to end. Think of another classic Western movie by Sergio Leone.

The most brilliant in the movie is not Jacques Phoenix, nor Jack Gyllenhaal, but the sturdy brother Eli (John C. Reilly) who is as strong as Xiong Er but has a soft heart.

This character’s toothbrush stem, toilet bowl stem, raw swallowing spider stem, and the scene reappearance stem dominate the most interesting sections of the film.

The ending scene is finally fixed on Eli lying on the wooden bed when she was a child, the warm picture of falling asleep peacefully, and the tenderness under the rough and boldness is the most touching.

Very good and highly recommended to everyone.

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Extended Reading
  • Ron 2022-01-04 08:02:36

    Die for the greed of others

  • Theodore 2022-03-22 09:02:15

    Audia's "transformation" work, the photography is quite good, some of the paragraphs are in the western film (now basically the world of the author-oriented director...) The system is quite novel (mainly the processing of the lighting atmosphere, but speaking of low lighting It is also a general trend in the digital age...), of course, there are also more conventional treatments, which are not thorough enough. The basic framework is treasure-adventure, but the focus is on the hardships and dangers of the journey. This kind of character who often reflects and doubts himself is the characteristic of this film.

The Sisters Brothers quotes

  • Charlie Sisters: Alright. You're not going to like what comes next. Open your safe.

    Mayfield: No. Never.

  • Charlie Sisters: We're the Sisters brothers. S-I-S-T-E-R-S, like sisters.