Winter's Bone analysis

Winter's bone is a popular American film made in 2010, directed by Debra Granik and starring Jennifer Lawrence. The film was very emotional and though-provoking throughout its entirety as it was so raw and cold-hearted. There were no special effects or CGI, the whole film was just pure tear-jerking content. The setting played a part in adding to this as since it was a winter environment, it made the film seem physically cold and somewhat uncomfortable to watch too.

The film teaches it's viewers that love demands sacrifice and it is shown in raw detail when the protagonist character, Ree (Jennifer Lawrence) has to cut her dead father's arm off in the middle of a lake. Ree represented women well in this movie as she was portrayed as a strong, independent woman who can provide for her family alone.

Ree subverted the stereotype of women and was the best character in the film. Alongside this, Jennifer Lawrence had the best performance of the film, which makes it unsurprising that she and the film was nominated for four oscars. Ree has a complex personality and a typical female charcter, or even a typical hero character. She has her dark sides too and the film did not follow through with any kind of happy plot or happy ending.

The film itself was not very straightforward and it had a very slow build up that actually led to no conclusive ending or satisfaction. This is a genius way of making a film and it is something that the Coen brothers love to do.

There was not a lot of music in the film and when there was music, it was not loud enough to be able to dictate the emotions of the scene. This added a rawer emotional effect to the movie.

There were a lot of close ups and midshots in the movie to show the emotion on the characters '(especially Ree) faces. Although the movie did look great, there were not a great deal of longshots or contextual shots.

The editing in the movie was not flashy but was of high quality and used a lot of advanced transitions. Furthermore, it used a lot of invisible editing too, which again makes the film feel like we are there too as the audience. This allowed us to put ourselves in the position of Ree and feel the sorrow of her life.


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