Frances Modormand Analysis

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In Oscars Award 2018, Frances McDormand’s acceptance speech of her lead role celebrates moment of victory by delivering a message about the diversity of Hollywood. What she did not only assure her hard-working in the movie, but also suggest pulling out a stop to a film industry that is lack of possibilities for minorities. “Can you tell us more about your role in the movie “The Three Billboard outside Ebbing, Missouri”?” “Of course. I played an angry mother seeking justice for a teenage daughter who got raped and murdered. The case took months to ended up unsolved; the mother needs to do something right?” “What exactly did the character do?” “She paid for 3 billboards right at the entrance of Ebbing, Missouri saying in order “Raped while dying”, …show more content…

Speaking after she got announced, her voice shaking as if she was out of breath, asking to be picked up if she would fall from excitement, giving thanks, her smile faint and tremulous, she sounded overly emotional. Now it’s time for her real mission, her newly minted Oscar in gold set on the floor, her arms spread imploring the auditorium, asking for women standing with her in the middle of the celebration, she called “The actors, the filmmakers, the producers, the directors, the writers, the cinematographer, the composers, the songwriters, the designers! Come on!” She wanted Meryl Streep who was sitting in the front row, the new owner of the used-to-be-reserved-for-Jack-Nicholson spot, to stand up first so that the rest would follow. She raised her arms wider and higher when more and more women in the room stood up to support her. But somehow, she wasn’t satisfied with just filling up the room with cheers and applause for the women nominees. While the clapping sound didn’t stop just yet, she directly went one step further into the intention. The best actress winner ended her speech with an instructive term: “I have two words to leave with you tonight ... inclusion

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