Stage and film actress McDormand is a master at creating strong female characters. To be honest, I think it was Frances who saw it as more of a Western – at least to a greater degree than I did.” But of course, it’s not as simplistic as that. “In terms of a Western,” says McDonagh, “it’s a one street town and in some ways, Frances’ character strides in to take care of the bad guys. McDonagh, a Brit, admits the film functions as a Western but says he didn’t start out with that idea in mind. Enter her mother, Mildred, a lone heroine fighting for justice. In this case the murder of an innocent girl. Like any good Western, the story begins with a violation of law and order. It is an attempt to hold his feet to the fire. Desperate, Mildred rents three billboards at the edge of town to call out Willoughby by name and ask why nothing’s been done. Her daughter was brutally murdered and police chief Willoughby (Woody Harrelson) has yet to find any suspects over a year later. In the movie, Mildred (Frances McDormand), is at her wits’ end. But – believe it or not – McDonagh says it wasn’t his idea to make a genre film. Watching the film, it’s clear the movie is a modern-day Western. McDonagh’s film, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, follows his rebellious style and has been nominated for several Academy Awards.
Both are far from typical Hollywood fare, as both push the boundaries of three-act structure and storytelling in general. You may know Martin McDonagh’s previous films Seven Psychopaths or In Bruges.
0 kommentar(er)
