First of all, from a film perspective, "Mule" is generally good, with the right rhythm, clear narrative, serious actors and beautiful scenery. But the film's orientation is obviously partial to Tanier, and I have seen other people's answers, saying that Earl's trade is excusable, and it is basically beautification.
asked me to say that Earl is a scumbag. When he was young, he only cared about his own fun, including planting flowers, and was just his hobby. He basically ignored his family. When he was old, he knew that he was selling du, but he still had no hesitation. Just imagine, Can a normal good person do this? Even if there is an existential crisis, can DU be sold? Even if you use the money of the peddler to fund someone, can you wash the crime of the peddler? Moreover, he still has no responsibility for the family.
However, all members of the family forgave him, but he is an egoist who is totally irresponsible to the family. Why forgive him? Is it just a petty crime? Is this American familyism? Earle is essentially self-centered. No matter what he does, he is the first person. He focuses too much on his own feelings. This kind of person is an out-and-out hedonist and selfish person.
When planting flowers, flowers are the main business, and it doesn't matter whether the car is good or bad; when driving is the main business, the old man immediately changed to a luxury pickup truck, humming a small song to be a mule. In the end, it was the same as before, planting flowers. This is his favorite. Salvation is false, but fortunately family reconciliation is true. Through luck and money to provide some help to the family, and to make up for the responsibilities that have been missing for many years, it finally reflects the responsibility of the ex-husband, father, and grandfather, and the family forgave him. Also, there are several fragments in "Mule" that reflect the current racial discrimination or stereotypes in the United States, which is quite interesting.
is the first stereotype of Hispanics: the old man was watching the two Mexicans who were watching him while eating. The two Mexicans were interrogated by the police after the check, and the old man sent the police a can of corn. He got it done, and when he was hunting down the old man, he also caught a Hispanic by mistake. These two examples are particularly realistic. Whether you make a mistake or not, Hispanics are easily suspected as criminals anyway. If
is a white man wandering in the street, it may not attract the attention of the police and residents, but if a brown-skinned person dangles in the street, someone may call the police. But I am curious, given the current population of Hispanics, how many towns can have scenes of Hispanics. Is it exaggerated in the movie? The man caught by mistake in the movie even told the police that he could not speak Spanish to express his identity, which felt quite ironic. This scene might be uncomfortable for Hispanics to see it. The fact that the second and third generations of Hispanics can't speak Spanish is just as emotional as the Chinese can't speak Chinese. Then on the old man's highway, he helped black couples to fix their cars and called them nigger. I laughed at that time. I am indeed an old stubborn white American. In fact, if the relationship between boys is iron, then it is not impossible to call nigger mutual damage, provided that the relationship is iron.
To tell the truth, I haven't fast-forwarded this movie from beginning to end. But looking back, you asked me to tell me where the climax of this movie happened, and I can't tell. I just think the old man is very interesting, someone who has never been born for a family. If you want me to watch it again, I think I can watch it again from start to finish without fast forwarding. That's the charm of a good movie. You think you are reading a story, but you are actually reading the person in the story. You think you are reading the character in the story, but you are actually reading him. Reading that you have never thought about buying a house for your family, nor have you bought a decent one for your mother. Clothes, the old man who retired and ran out all day doing what he loved.
