Evening one and all.
A pretty short entry this week as I only watched one film. (I did watch 10 seconds of another film but fell asleep)
So here it be, in my opinion, one of my favourite films.
Fargo (1996)
Using the old Texas Chainsaw 'based on a true story' false claim, this film instantly draws you in with a brutally honest shot of a car driving down a snowy road towards the camera as the cast names appear on the screen. After nearly a minute, the music has taken a hold of you and the titles come up and I'm sold.
The cast is a recognisable bunch of non-A list actors and actresses. Steve Buscemi is always watchable and here, he is the source of much of the comedy of the film with the best lines and scenes. Frances McDormand is someone who I've never really seen in too much else but she is perfect as the pregnant, strong, intelligent and dedicated law enforcer. Harve Presnell is great as the father in law, Wade Gustafson. Peter Stormare is just creepy. He has a creepy face. William H. Macy is just pathetic, his character is the worst kind of weasel. A fantastic piece of casting with his honest, neighbour-like, Ned Flanders look.
The reason the film works for me is because it's so small. The story takes places over a few days, mostly within a small town, there are small amounts of money at play. It's not a story where anything is at stake, it's just a small crime story in a small town. A fact reinforced beautifully as small subject matters are continual, mostly Marge's husband and his paintings of ducks. It's charming without being cloying. The scale of the film is one of its many joys.
However, the plot has a comic edge to it. A man who needs money decides to have his own wife kidnapped so his father in law will pay the ransom. It's simple, absurd and in this kind of film, it doesn't go according to plan. In fact, by the end, so much hasn't gone according to plan that it's a wonder that anyone is standing at the end at all.
The film has so many quaint touches that rise it above so many other films of a similar style. It's the distinctive accents that the characters have, the fact that police cars need jump starting and two men dressed in their super thick coats, standing in a snowy driveway discuss how it'll be cold tomorrow. There is an element of the absurd but the film never feels anything other than the real.
It's a timeless film. I can watch it now, I can watch it in ten years time and I imagine I'll enjoy it exactly the same. There are very few films I can say that about. This is honestly one of the best films I have seen, certainly up there in my favourite films. Also, by far the Coen brothers best work, utterly no doubt about that.
Trailer:
http://asylumdev.blogsmith.com/college/bangalore/bangalore-institute-of-technology/events/
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