Two families in rural Mississippi on the brink of the Pearl Harbor bombing. One family is white, the other is black. Mud unites them on the land that can be a terrible beauty. The look of vast fields topped by a dusk so pleasing to the eye can't erase the fact that the land is harsh and the weather can be unforgiving. The white man, continuing a taught lesson of superiority, inconveniences the black family man with his need for help in the mud. A white son and a black son will both be drafted to serve overseas in World War 2. Both will signs of PTSD when they return home. After the war, the world has changed. But Mississippi has not changed for the two sons who return home. The effects of war connects them. Will they be able to free themselves from the mud?
I watched MUDBOUND on Netflix because its a nominee for the SAG Awards and I'll be voting soon.
I want to see MUDBOUND again. On a big screen in a movie theater. It is that rich a visual experience -- like films directed by David Lean, Fred Zinnemann and George Stevens that went on to become classics. So.... if you have Netflix and you're up for a fine film to watch... I highly recommend MUDBOUND. Click onto the link to watch the trailer. By the way -- Brava, to Mary J. Blige! What a performance.
https://youtu.be/f5RxhSvbHzQ.
I also loved it. I had just visited Mississippi and Louisiana (where it is set, and filmed) and the pain and hate lingers. The performances were all solid. I wish I'd seen it on a bigger screen. I bought a big one but nothing is like the theater.
ReplyDeleteMy sister in-law was the ager/dyer for the costumes. A lot of work keeping all that mud in continuity!!