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CRWN CINEMA Podcast · July 13 · 1 hr 23 min

"Hell or High Water" - A Perfectly Written Movie Nobody Talks About

Hell or High Water is one of the most perfectly written movies ever made… and somehow nobody talks about it. We break down how Taylor Sheridan built the dying cowboy way of life directly into the DNA of this film and why every single character, even the smallest ones, feels like somebody you actually know. We talk about Jeff Bridges delivering one of the best performances of his entire career as a retiring ranger who can't quite let go. We get into Ben Foster's insane method acting and the wild lengths he goes to for every role he takes. And we discuss how this movie got four Oscar nominations and walked away with nothing, which honestly just makes us more pissed off about it. Chapters: 00:00 Announcements & intro 0:54 Some of the most real characters on screen 11:41 The theme effects every part of this movie 17:33 The coolest side character there is 19:45 Chris Pine stepping out of the usual 22:39 Breaking down the opening scene 26:17 The beautifully bad brotherly love 30:47 Ben Foster's insane method acting practices 42:47 No Country vibes 45:28 The perfectly written dialogue 47:57 In praise of Jeff Bridges 53:23 2016 tough year to win an award 56:00 How Taylor Sheridan wrote this movie 59:09 A complete rushed production 1:02:39 Smart editing choices in this movie 1:06:11 Townsfolk have never been more ready 1:15:09 Our final thoughts

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Hell or High Water is one of the most perfectly written movies ever made… and somehow nobody talks about it. We break down how Taylor Sheridan built the dying cowboy way of life directly into the DNA of this film and why every single character, even the smallest ones, feels like somebody you actually know. We talk about Jeff Bridges delivering one of the best performances of his entire career as a retiring ranger who can't quite let go. We get into Ben Foster's insane method acting and the wild lengths he goes to for every role he takes. And we discuss how this movie got four Oscar nominations and walked away with nothing, which honestly just makes us more pissed off about it.


Chapters:

00:00 Announcements & intro

0:54 Some of the most real characters on screen

11:41 The theme effects every part of this movie

17:33 The coolest side character there is

19:45 Chris Pine stepping out of the usual

22:39 Breaking down the opening scene

26:17 The beautifully bad brotherly love

30:47 Ben Foster's insane method acting practices

42:47 No Country vibes

45:28 The perfectly written dialogue

47:57 In praise of Jeff Bridges

53:23 2016 tough year to win an award

56:00 How Taylor Sheridan wrote this movie

59:09 A complete rushed production

1:02:39 Smart editing choices in this movie

1:06:11 Townsfolk have never been more ready

1:15:09 Our final thoughts