Response To Lyrd Skynyrd's 'Freebird'

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It's not an usual thing for me to write something about a movie (because well, I can't write something good and nobody gives a shit on my writings and my opinions) but this 2013 drama comedy called Nebraska has really won me over. I would recommend it to everyone. I'm no drama guy in all fairness, like the most of general movie audiences, I like something that has explosions, stunts, high body counts, that kind of stuffs. Just like when Kingsman's Colin Firth stabs random churchgoers in the tune of Lynyrd Skynyrd's Freebird or when Tom Hardy is running away from a bunch of bad-and-gay-looking bald dudes in Mad Max or watching Arnie in any of his Terminator movies where he always had that "Aw yeah, hasta la vista bruh" look. Surprisingly, …show more content…

As the story develops, we'll learn that Woody used to serve his country in the Korean war. Woody was also used to be an overall nice guy who just couldn't say 'no' to anybody, he couldn't turn down any favor, people try to take advantage of him. He has a blabbermouthed but very loyal wife named Kate (June Squibb), 2 sons named David (Will Forte) and Ross (portrayed by the guy from Better Call Saul and Breaking Bad …show more content…

David finally agreed to take his dad to Nebraska, seeing it as an opportunity to fix the estranged son-dad relationship. A lot of things did happen during that journey, from visiting Woody's old hometown in Hawthorne (where they had an awkward family reunion) to that SCENES at the cemetery. In the end, they made it to Lincoln, Nebraska in one piece although Woody has injured his head and lost some of his teeth in the process. "I'm sorry, your number wasn't one of the winning numbers, looks like you didn't win," and all they got was a hat with the word "Prize Winner" on it. We did see that coming, yeah? But still, Bruce Dern somehow managed to deliver that aura about him and the whole things the story wants to convey, making that thoughtful, heartbreaking scenes, despite the fact you knew it's coming, it's just a silly scam, what do you expect? David did the right thing after all and that's what matters. That's not all, the last scene is a pure brilliance. You just gotta watch it yourself and have your say. Christy Lemire from RogerEbert.com sums up Bruce Dern astounding performance brilliantly: "[Dern] makes Woody as cantankerous as he is clueless, bobbing and weaving to avoid his inevitable mortality, but there's a purity about him that'll break your

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