To say that the strongest lineup of Netflix movies in 2020,
It definitely has a name —
This movie is assembled at one time, Spider-Man Dutch brother, Winter Soldier Sebastian,
And Bill Skarsgard the Joker in "The Joker Returns",
And Robert Pattinson, who shines in Creed.
In addition, the female cast is equally stunning—
"Alice" Mia Huasikovoska, Elvis Presley granddaughter Lily Gio,
And the most beautiful NPC In Hardcore Henry, Hayley Bennett.
Not to mention the beautiful appearance of the goddesses,
Just these few pairs of stunning Hollywood legs are enough...
But don't be fooled by a few pairs of beautiful legs,
This movie is not a small fresh movie of handsome beauty brushing their faces,
It's a real-life, restrictive thriller.
Come, let's take a look at —"
The Forsaken Land of God
Antonio Campos
The film is based on the novel of the same name by Donald Ray Pollock.
Its original English name, < The Devil All the Time> covers the main idea more than the translated name.
Because from the beginning to the end of the whole film, in fact, only one thing is said -
Destiny.
The main line of the film revolves around two generations of russell father and son.
There are many tributaries interspersed with them, and each person who flows through them eventually goes to their own destiny.
Let's start with Willard Russell —
Willard is a soldier who has returned from the battlefields of World War II.
At the same time, he is a devout Christian.
Although he returned safely from the battlefield,
But what happened in the war has always haunted his thoughts.
What made him most unforgettable was the scene before the death of his comrade-in-arms.
Like the crucified Jesus, he was crucified on a simple cross.
Willard could not bear to see his comrades tortured, and finally gave his comrades relief.
But this picture has deeply penetrated his mind.
He hasn't prayed since.
Until he met the beautiful Charlotte on his way home from retirement.
Charlotte is a waiter at the town's restaurant, beautiful and generous,
The two were almost in love at first sight, and it didn't take long to start talking about marriage.
But Willard's mother was not satisfied with the affair.
Willard's mother was a devout Christian.
Fearing losing Willard in the war, she had promised God —
If her son returns safely, she will let him marry the orphan daughter Helen.
But Willard could no longer hold Helen in his heart.
Even if they sit in the same church, even if they have the best efforts of their mothers.
But Willard's heart is not here.
His thoughts had long since drifted to true love thousands of miles away, Charlotte.
When fate is so wonderful, Willard already has a heart,
And Helen also looked at Roy, a mad believer who had come to preach, in that prayer.
The blind date between the two ended smoothly.
Soon after, Willard and Charlotte were married.
After marriage, they settled in a remote town in Ohio.
And this is the place where God forsaken is mentioned in the title.
How far behind is this place?
Only 400 inhabitants are more or less related by blood.
The willard Russell family is the only "outsider" in town.
Soon after the marriage, Charlotte became pregnant and gave birth to her son Yavin,
A family of three plus a docile big dog, the life is poor but also warm.
With the bondage of his family, Willard also began to pray again.
He sought God's forgiveness day after day.
I hope to exchange this for the peace of my family.
He built a simple cross of decaying wood in the woods behind the house.
Confess here every morning and evening.
At the same time, let his son Yawen learn this unique way of praying.
Willard was a good father.
After seeing his son being bullied by his classmates at school, he personally demonstrated how to punish the other party.
Find the right moment and punch it back with your fist.
He also told his son that there are many evil people in the world who have bad intentions.
This concept of countering violence with violence also laid the groundwork for Yawen's future fate.
However, the creation of people -
One sunny afternoon,
Yavin had the "best" day with his father, Willard.
When he got home, he pushed open the door and called out to his mother, but got no response.
By this time Charlotte was already slumped to the ground, unconscious.
The doctor diagnosed that Charlotte had cancer and that time was running out.
The doctor was powerless to return to heaven, but her husband, Willard, did not believe it.
He went to pray before the cross every day like a madman,
He even killed Yavin's favorite pet dog, crucified him, and sacrificed it to God.
But the miracle did not happen, and the wife died.
Willard's efforts were not exchanged for God's redemption.
He lost the faith in life and the faith in his heart.
He ended his life before the cross.
Orphan Yavin was sent back to Willard's hometown.
Yavin came to his grandparents' house,
Living with him is also his sister, Renola.
This sister is also a poor person —
She was the child of her grandmother's neighbor, and when she was still swaddling, her parents had an accident after going out:
Her mother was found dead in the woods, while her father's whereabouts were unknown.
So much so that her father was rumored to be a murderer.
Aven treats Renora like his own sister,
But what he didn't know was that this Renora was Helen and Roy's child.
One day 7 years ago, Helen handed over the swaddling Renora to her grandmother to take care of her.
He and Roy drove out for a ride and spent time together.
At that time, Roy was bitten by a spider during a mission and locked himself in his closet for a month.
In a month of dark claustrophobia, Roy thought he had heard God's voice.
So he obeyed God's will,
Under the guise of a ride, he took his wife to the grove.
Then cut the throat with a knife.
He wasn't trying to murder his wife.
Rather, he wanted to unleash the new divine power god had given him—to bring the dead back to life.
But it turned out that he was just crazy.
Poor Helen fell to the ground and never woke up.
After killing his wife, Roy casually took a ride on the side of the road.
As a result, he was killed by a couple of serial killers,
In this way, Renora, like her mother, became an orphan girl.
The story of Willard and Helen is like the introduction to the whole film.
After that, a variety of characters appear and end.
The only constant is the sin of this land.
As the original name implies—
Demons are everywhere, and God is nowhere to be found.
As for how will the story develop later?
What fateful ending will Arvin and Renora have?
Uncle here is not a spoiler ~
This movie Has a Douban score of 6.9, and the polarization of reviews is very serious,
Some people think it's God's work, some people think it's procrastinating.
In fact, the reason for such a polarization of evaluation is mainly in the director -
Director Antonio Campos seems to lack confidence in directing such a huge literary film,
In order to facilitate the audience's understanding, a large number of narration is added to the film.
And such an operation is just the opposite,
Large sections of narration and intermittent editing lead to a slower pace in the film.
It's not so much a group portrait of a small town as it is an outline of a novel.
But look closely at the plot of the story,
You will find that the movie actually played a big game of chess,
Multi-point of view cross-narrative, multiple story lines go hand in hand,
The real protagonist is not Yavin, but the ubiquitous evil in the town.
The so-called place that God forsook is actually not that God abandoned the people in this place, but that people abandoned God.
In the end, the source of all evil is still human nature and desire.