Some cliches hold back the characterization just a bit...
-all banks are evil (who forced Ma to take loans or a reverse mortgage? - I know illness can suck bank accounts dry but why is this the bank's fault? He should have blamed high medical gouging more than the BANK)
-all Texicans are gun toting nuts
-poor people are always held down by “the man”
but they in no means derail the movie.
Yeah because so easy for poor people to change their standing in life. Unfortunately people with money have a significant advantage whether you like it or not. I'm pretty sure there are a lot of people in the South in general that love guns so not a cliche. They didn't say all banks are evil, but the @#@hole who did her loan obviously didn't give sh@# about their mom. And based on recent events, it easy to imagine that people have a very negative perception of banks even if it isn't completely accurate.
It's a movie, not a book or documentary where they explore all the reasons for that situation so to keep things moving they narrowed the focus on who they felt was the antagonist.
It was an accurate reflection of the state the country is going I didn't see it as cliché.
At the end of the day it was the mother's fault for taking out the reverse mortgage but the whole idea is pretty immoral and banks shouldn't be taking advantage of people in such a predatory manner to increase their profits
I pretty much agree about the anti-bank theme, as I noted the other day in another thread. To quote myself:
But at times, the anti-bank populism feels a tad forced (or at least insufficiently explored), as if the film is straining for contemporary relevance or writer Taylor Sheridan is merely mimicking Bonnie & Clyde.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2582782/board/thread/261103821?d=261196805#261196805
In that part of Texas, I would imagine most of the men are carrying weapons. Not so much in the cities, but in rural areas it's just a given. Ranchers generally carry rifles to shoot coyotes, rattlesnakes or a cow that's broken a leg.
shareIn that part of Texas, I would imagine most of the men are carrying weapons.
One of the better movies of 2016.
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