Ree Dolly's father has left her alone
Stuck on a farm she soon will not own.
It was put up as bond for his most recent bail
So Ree has to find him, she dare not fail.
If she loses the farm she loses her brother,
She loses her sister, and her role of mother;
For Ree runs the house and fills it with life.
Her real mom is sick, her mind lost to strife.
But life in the Ozarks is not very sweet,
It's peopled with folks unpleasant to meet.
They're rude up front and violent soon after,
And Ree's short search quickly ends in disaster.
But things aren't quite as bleak as they seem
For Winter's Bone has an interesting theme:
Success can't be forced by a strong individual,
It grows from the weakness that's to us residual.
As foes shift their stance and offer Ree aid
She finds new hope that her farm can be saved.
But why does she search when she could be free?
That was the question that kept coming to me.
Ree fights for a prize that few would admire:
An anchor of blood in a gene pool of ire.
But Ree cannot fathom the graces they lack,
She's too gratefully bound to the weight on her back.
2 comments:
Would you watch it again?
gr
It would certainly bear repeat viewings. My only negative reaction to it on my first viewing was mild disorientation resulting from the film's unfortunate labelling as thriller.
It's not a thriller. It is a strong, patient, insightful drama that presents characters who are dreadfully easy to caricature, as a deep and layered people and further suggests that despite their bizarre ways, there is, perhaps, more good than bad in them.
It explores strong themes of attachment - to family, kin, place.
It is lovingly played and made.
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