It's the movie that famously beat Brokeback Mountain for Best Picture at the 2004 Oscars.This left many stunned. I can see why as well, but I can also see why this was a more appealing pick as a winner. It's more hopeful and the dark tone is balanced well with a good vibe. I was depressed for days after watching Brokeback Mountain. While this movie was very well put together, acted, and written, there was also something about the movie that felt like it was trying to address an issue ahead of trying to develop characters. The characters suffered development because they became more trains to advertise an issue.
Summary: Graham and Elizabeth are investigating a crime that the movie ties back into by the end, but before it does we will go through a series of events that put us back to that spot. Showing how race, loss, and redemption are interwoven into the setting we see character dealing with who they can depend on most and how deeply their hatred has been seeded against those they strike out against for their own losses.
