``Fargo'' Happiness lies beyond greed. The Coen brothers' masterpiece, its charm

"Fargo" synopsis

Fargo, North Dakota. Jerry, a car salesman deeply in debt and on the brink of ruin, comes up with a crazy solution: he plans to have ex-con duo Carl and Gaear stage a fake kidnapping of his wife and extort a ransom from his father-in-law, a big shot in the auto industry. However, the duo, who don't seem capable of staged a successful kidnapping, end up shooting and killing a police officer and a witness, turning the case into a serial killer case. The case is left to the pregnant police chief, Marge, to solve. As she painstakingly tracks down evidence left by the culprit, her sights gradually turn on Jerry. How will the case end?

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• The Coen brothers' masterpiece, the secret behind its charm
• Outrageous humor that lives everywhere
• Good work by talented staff and cast
• Beyond the masterpiece “Raising Arizona”
• Happiness is right next to your daily life
  

The Coen brothers' masterpiece, the secret behind its charm

If there is a movie that I want to see in the winter, for me, who grew up in a snowy country, ``Fargo'' (1996) is one of them. Needless to say, this is the masterpiece of the Coen brothers, Joel and Ethan. The setting is Minnesota, USA, which is also the brothers' hometown. The desolate and cold snowy landscape leaves a lasting impression.

Let's take a look back at the story of Fargo. Jerry, a car dealer saddled with debt, plans a fake kidnapping of his wife and hires two thugs, Carl and Gaear. The wife's father is a successful businessman, so paying the ransom should be easy. The plan goes ahead, but things start to go awry when Carl and Gaear end up killing three police officers while on the run. Marge, the pregnant police chief who is in charge of the investigation, uses her cool reasoning to gradually uncover the truth of the case. Meanwhile, an unexpected incident occurs when the ransom is handed over, and more bodies turn up...

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The main character of the movie is Marge, but she doesn't appear until a third of the way through the story, so it could be more of a group drama. The story is suspenseful, as people who are possessed by greed go astray, and as a result, tragedy unfolds, but it is also a comedy, and at the same time a realistic human drama. The story is chilling, but it doesn't end there. Let's take another look at the appeal of this film, which was nominated in 7 categories at the 1996 Academy Awards.

Outrageous humor that lives everywhere