A good film about the beastly rock of capitalism. If you have money and connections, you can get away with any crime. People are branded like cattle, after which a person becomes either an obedient slave or a dead person. To the canyon. . The Duttons are presented as positive heroes, but in fact they are no different from the highway robbers. .
Yellowstone is a great series where Kevin Costner plays one of his best roles.
Montana is an American outback in the northwest of the country. Here, against the backdrop of picturesque landscapes, cattle are grazed, horses are circumnavigated, and cowboys live their lives. And here everything is run by the Dutton family.
It turns out that in the American forests or fields just not walk. All land belongs to someone else. And the landowner has the right to shoot uninvited guests. And every farmer has something to shoot.
Dutton Sr., played by Kevin Costner, is a classic fist. He has land, cattle, ranches. He bought or appointed local politicians and law enforcement officers. He has his own laws and regulations. In the state you simply can not live and earn without agreeing with the Duttons.
They, in turn, hire poor people who have nothing at all to work on their ranch. Workers are tortured, some are stigmatized, put in such a hopeless position that they agree to illegal actions. Whoever the Duttons want will be killed, shot or hanged from a tree, others will be intimidated.
The family of American kulaks is very similar in this sense to the infamous Tsapkov gang in Kuban. The same crime for the sake of preserving power and profit in the regime of neofeudalism.
The series on Kinopoisk has season 4. In each American Tsapkov has its constantly changing external enemy: the community of Indians, then neighbors, then the larger urban capital; and the intrafamily conflict, which is steadily developing to tragedy.
There are many bright characters in the series, some frankly infuriate, others grow over themselves, causing admiration. It's interesting to watch. In some places, cinema is similar to the Godfather in its dramaturgy, which indicates the highest skill of actors, directors, screenwriters. Operator work is worthy of some flattering words. Everything is beautiful and authentic.
There are minor drawbacks like some mini-plots that are very obvious in development. You can not, for example, let girls in a barracks with men, sooner or later there will be stabbing. You can not be injured to engage in professional equestrian sports. As in most TV shows, there are also untouchable characters. And so on.
But the value of the series is that it stands out here the main thing. Neo-feudalism has no prospects. In the end, only tragedy and death. When ordinary people are reduced to the level of domestic animals, there can be no question of any development or cessation of the war of all against all.
There is an episode when a farmer had a crop failure and sick cattle. And he has two options: either shoot himself in impotence, condemning his wife and children to beggars, or go to work for a man like Dutton.
Another episode, when nomadic from state to state and ready to work almost for food, a handyman comes to the ranch to the main character. It would seem that in the yard of the 21st century, but the plot itself completely repeats the stories from Steinbeck’s books “Grapes of Wrath” or “On Mice and People”, which were written in the 30s of the last century. Shame on the world’s leading economy.
Yellowstone is the stigma the Duttons place on their workers.
Due to the lack of education and prospects, the American poor in the series perceive their stigma as protection from adversity, although in fact it means the property of the master. More than once, footage of the cruel tame of freedom-loving horses is interspersed with the tame of people with character and personal opinion. All are unhappy masters and their slaves. The cycle of violence will not stop, even when all competitors have been killed and the authorities in the pocket. Justice in the face of retribution will find a way, but will not find a way out.
Season 5 is on the horizon. You can wait for it, or you can watch the already filmed 4 seasons, which have developed into a large, bright, single plot describing the life and false nobility of American fists.
It's a dream movie. You have to watch all the prequels, they are great. It explains how America became great again. For me, this is a story about what almost all of us have lost or never had. Your land, your future, your destiny.
We had a session for top managers and the host asked what was your dream? I just had to answer that question. My dream is to have something worth dying for. Not an abstract homeland invented by some uncle in a jacket for three thousand dollars. It's mine. What will remain for my children, loved ones, what will be remembered because I was there. My dream is my Yellowstone.
The history of America is very cruel. Millions of Indians were exterminated. There were wars. There were tons of injustice and cruelty. But they wanted to build heaven on earth, and they succeeded. John Dilton, the hero of Kevin Costner at first glance is not much different from the heroes of Kushchevka in our Krasnodar region. But there's an important difference. He loves his land. Everything he does, he does for his land. Earth. Not children, friends, fame, money. Nope. For the land. Its original purity and future.
He's definitely retrograde. Modern technologies, innovations of civilization are not about him. But it is a tradition that creates the foundation. Something to lean on and fly to a new dream, into space. It is worth living and dying for.
Ian Bohen, Montana landscapes, all the key characters in place.
Cons: so much that I am disappointed.
To be honest, Season 5 turns into soap. Boring dialogue, like cardboard can't play cardboard. Love snot, which in every series at least to add (I personally do not like). No events except when there was a series of wolves. He's not holding the bar anymore. And it started out as a political punk. I hope that in the end the thrash will begin, for which we are watching. From season 4 began to slide into a soap series. But it started well. I don't like that soapy boring dialogue, snot about love. Yellowstone began to slide before that. I'm waiting for action, and so are many. For 6 episodes, except shooting from wolves, nothing is remembered. I didn't start watching it for love crap. Yellowstone really started off as a series. Especially Paradise Season 3. 4 started well, but here's the next ... the forest is cut, the chips fly. I wanted to squander more, it became very boring. I really hope that at least in season 5, urine and action will begin. But no. It's not his thing. Well, a lot of people do. I can't judge. Taste and color, as they say. I just started watching the series not because of these crooked dialogues, love crap (for this I can safely go to “The Magnificent Century” to watch, although in “Kyosem Empire” at least urine and thrash were in each episode). Yellowstone did not start with water as it does now. It was cool. But season 5 is disappointing to me, it's the last season, maybe at least at the end the most interesting will begin.
Casey and Monica are a separate subject. I never liked that Monica, yes, she went through a lot and broke down. But. You have to hold on for your son, but no. We see her constantly crying and her husband bending to herself. Casey from a strong character became a heel, becomes like this Monica. There is no place in this series.
Jamie - oh, you can walk around here ... but again, from season to season, he was made a slut, dancing to the tune of his sister, who can push and command them. There would have been brains, but alas, he could have sent them.
Beth does what she wants. Really pissed off all seasons. Although she's a broken character, too. But it feels like she's going to get away with everything. And it feels like when she married Rip, something's wrong with them. There is no light that was in the first season.
The rest of the gang of cowboys from strong characters are bending under the women. A nightmare. It’s a cowboy house 2, really. There are some snots that were not in the first seasons.
I don't like it personally. Although I liked the evening party. Everything was better than in recent seasons. All hopes for the last series. It seems to me that the ranch will not hold in any case. I think it’s strange to want that.
I want one of the characters to be killed. I'm getting bored. This will probably happen in the last series. Maybe they all end up. Then there will be justice. It's time to finish, really. Just now there is a sucking some unnecessary problems out of the finger. During these 5 episodes you could fall asleep, did not see anything interesting, as if there was nothing to talk about. Lots of water, curved scripted dialogues, unnecessary characters. Even those nights were not interesting to watch. I want to squander more than watch. I just want to say, “Damn, you have to start the denouement, rather than make a plot.” He began to walk for me and many others. Here he shot, wrote the script, made, sold the ready-made series Sheridan, and for some reason I am ashamed. A lot of unnecessary cranberries, trampling on a flat spot. This is not what happened in the first three seasons. This series was different because there was no politics, love snot, which did not give up to anyone. It was interesting. Starting with season 4, Yellowstone began to bury itself somewhere in the abyss of incompleteness. We set a goal - to suck out of a finger and make more money. It's just that there's some stupidity in the series. Why did this show just get left unfinished? No, I thought back in Season 4 that it was going to be cool. But no. My hopes were not fulfilled. The script was written by (please excuse me) a woman. "Now we're going to add a lot of shmusi mushi, karoche." It's a tit-for-tat between the women, one of which is just, like, not in this show. You need to be able to put an end in time. I just hope everyone gets wet in the last series. I just look at it now and realize how absurd it is! I have no sympathy for any side, the snake is eaten by a bigger one. I hope it all ends in the last series. And there will be a period. For a long time no one was taken to the station. It's kind of heavy. They also spend time on unnecessary flashbacks from Beth and Rip's youth. All the action is a fight in the bar and a fight in the yard. A couple of episodes will now drive cattle, admire the views, and somewhere at the end of the season, Jamie will arrange another setup for the family. I thought, "Oh Monica stopped her whining," at dinner, she even had fun. No, at the end of the series, I'm back in the snot. It rolls (or already) in 1883. The more I look, the more it seems that more halima delirium is happening.
Has the show ever been so sad and snotty?
No, I never have.
He became more morally dull and heavy. It's as if Sheridan wasn't writing the script. If the series decides to end this season, it will be the right decision. Everything tastes and colors, as they say. But the series “Yellowstone” was not interesting, not a drama. There was a move, that's it! And now there is halimatia and thrust, really. No one gave up those snot about love, those tears. I'm definitely not. For the sake of snot, I can go watch love shows. Many would agree. I'm waiting for action. Many, too. It was interesting. But then it was as if a teenage girl started filming. And the series yes, before there was fire, very much waiting for the release of season 5. I’d rather see the Kyosem Empire and even the House of Dragons again. At least there is movement and violence in every episode. I would recommend this series only if you are a fan of previous seasons. Well, I probably wouldn't recommend it.
Kevin Costner as the head of a cowboy clan and owner of extensive land. Help him sexy daughter, sons and a gang of workers-thugs, similar to some sect and ready to do anything for the sake of a new family. There's a lot of shit on the land. Therefore, it is necessary to conduct uninterrupted political, economic wars, and sometimes to humiliate the bastards for real.
Lots of beautiful views, conics, cowboy hats and lasso. All this is involved in various kinds of internal disputes between many participants of this saga.
Smallness overtakes the pathos of speeches and habits of the Redneks and it sometimes even cringes. But still very beautiful, the plot is interesting, the types are bright and everything is done very qualitatively. All this cowboy cultural trait is known from the cultural heritage of America. And why not put it in such an attractive and sublime shell.
The dynamics of what is happening in the film is not too cheerful, but still not boring. A good crime family business drama about modern cowboys.
I can hardly be called a lover of Westerns, but it so happened that I still fell into the trap of Yellowstone.
No, it's not a western, I'd call it a godfather. I think it was time, maybe already. For example, if you are fans of the same “Godfather”, “Soprano”, “Godfather of Harlem”, “House of Cards”, then you will understand me. In all of them, the most severe and charismatic uncle owns something and tries to preserve and multiply.
Let’s go back to Yellowstone and start with a picture. I, as a lover of fascinating views and all life, it is incredibly pleasant to watch the views of Montana and Yellowstone, and how it is pleasantly filmed, God bless the operators. And the nature of America fascinates not worse than ours, and sometimes even takes envy, seeing how bison, coyotes and other alien animals roam the fields.
Acting and staging, as in any high-quality and versatile modern series at a fairly high level. From the first series, relationships in the Dutton family, and not only relatives, are captured. After all, sometimes even the farm workers can be more interesting to follow than the main characters. Only now comes the realization of how well the creators alternated dynamic horse racing, reining in cattle, cowboy fights and the battle of minds on the chessboard of the black and yellow District.
[Notwithstanding the above, I must add that some of the main characters became irritated by the third season with overplay and lack of motivation.] But that's in my spoiled view.
This is sometimes helped to cope with flashbacks in the close childhood of the heroes and the very distant past of the ranch, explaining certain actions. ]
Yellowstone is primarily about loyalty to your cause, your loved ones and neighbors.
Again, the series is universal, like most modern ones. Even lying on the crib with a girl, you will dream of riding a horse or having the same house as on the screen. And with guys over a beer, want that Ford or choose a character to your liking.
I write this modest review in the morning, as all evening and night watching the fourth season alone.
Yes, it turned out such a "Game of Thrones" for stupid, but loving beautiful nature and horses spectators. Because George Martin has an innate psychological flair (or, perhaps, a very good profile education), and here the psychotypes of the main characters were created by people who not only do not understand anything about it, but also are too lazy to check with any “psychology for dummies” and get rid of very obvious blunders. As a result, we have an unimaginable heap of completely unmotivated actions, on which the whole drama of the series is based. Why the viewer throughout it does not leave the feeling of unimaginable nonsense happening before his eyes. Papa Lannister, that is, John Dutton, first pushes his son through the legal path in order to make him a new defender of the family, using a pen instead of a bayonet. And he's even tapping all of his thawing influence to run his campaign for state prosecutors. But then all of a sudden he decides to throw the governor, the sponsors, and the voters, and demands that Jaime (yes, you heard right) drop everything and deal with some third-rate problem. No, we certainly appreciated the desire of the screenwriters to paint a portrait of a despotic oppressive father, for the approval of which the weakest of his children desperately compete, but in fact we are offered to believe that a completely incompatible infante has kept the entire district in his fist for for for forty years and appoints politicians. Further, the baton of extreme stupidity goes to the lesbian journalist, who, having learned the entire criminal background of the Dutton family firsthand, for some reason agrees to meet with Jaime in a remote deserted place, although she knows how members of this family solve such problems, one of which now she herself has become.
Further, our nerves and common sense are already tormented by Bette’s incomprehensible hatred for her brother, who, of course, must cause her daughter’s jealousy by the fact that Jaime is closer and more useful to her father than she herself, but they are trying to tell us at the same time about her insensitiveness, loyalty to her family and toughness in solving her problems. That is, they are trying to sell us the idea that Elizabeth is both hysterical and psychopathic, which, as we understand, is impossible, since neurosis excludes psychosis and vice versa. Either she walks naked in front of a bunch of men and takes a bath in a horse drinker, or she shouts at gunpoint to her assistant, "Don't let them feel like you're afraid of them." In the same person, it simply cannot be combined.
Well, the main villains are the Beck brothers, who at first are very worried that another huge casino will be built nearby, capable of taking away their profits. The truth immediately turns out that they can simply not give a license for alcohol, ruining the entire enterprise of their rivals at the root. Why they end up wetting everyone indiscriminately, obviously risking both business and connections, is a mystery covered in darkness. Instead of an explanation, we are offered the conclusion of the same Bette, who meaningfully says that just Malcolm Back is such a fool who really wants to be feared, but she did not get scared, compared him to a skinny dick, and this made a hard businessman and intrigue with an iron grip of a hysterical psychopath (this is a new such diagnosis, which, apparently, can be colorfully called Yellowstone syndrome!).
Cowboy hazing, gunfights, horseback riding, the incomprehensible romance of horseback (not really) life. No one is talking about the series anymore. Each series can already be viewed as something separate, separate picture, painted by someone in a hurry or something else. But still interesting landscapes, interesting and characters that poorly change and grow, or even slide to the beginning of their narrative. Everything is like life and nothing is like life.
There's hardly a word about a covid. Horses and cows are probably missing this topic. “In our places, he who pees, he is silent and does not prowl” – this is what the film is more about. These are words and customs.
The problem and advantage of the series (at the same time) is that it doesn’t grow much from season to season. Everything happens within the same geographical, worldly, spiritual boundaries. The same feelings, the same love and hatred of the world. On the one hand, stability is a good thing. That's what conservatives like. On the other hand, without obvious novelty, some sharpness is lost, which the authors understand, so the pace and sharp plots at the end of the seasons are increasing, almost avalanche. But then the degree drops sharply, as if you were taken to the sauna for 5-10 minutes, and then again in the snow dipped and then you sit in the pre-banner drink what you like, eating the same.
I wonder what kind of film would have turned out about Russian cowboys... cattle riders, although it would have been better done in Central Asia, of course. You can do it at your leisure.
How could we expand the cowboy universe? Bring Marvel's sweep here? Teach them how to fight for land with nuclear weapons, lightsabers, death stars on the platform of American pickup trucks. Oh, fantasy.
But you're distracted from the movie again. It's not George. Martin. Raymond Richard. Nope! Here you can not screw fire-breathing dragons - maximum helicopters fly, sometimes fire-breathing pills pop out.
I think the show is exhausted. It's boring. Though he's kind of got a prequel, sort of. But in terms of the fact that he still holds the stamp, it's great. Just nothing new.
I did not expect such a sharp fall to the bottom, I do not remember such precedents at all. I mean, when the show gets worse from season to season, it's quite normal and we've seen it many times. But when the series holds the bar high for three seasons, and then plummets to the level of “walking” season 9 – it is already pain, incredible disappointment and a signal that the channel has covered the show with oxygen in the form of green American presidents.
From a brutal, beautiful, intelligent, daring, intriguing and burly modern western, the series has turned into a documentary about the Yellowstone reserve and dialogues about fishing, dialogues about hunting, dialogues about maps, dialogues at dinner, dialogues about dinner at dinner, dialogues on the porch, dialogues about love and all sorts of other dialogues about “water” with “water” and “water” that do not affect the plot at all and do not develop it.
In order to somehow dilute the dialogues about the dialogues, the creators added several country songs to each series under cowboy everyday life and average camera work, as well as brought Jimmy into a separate story arc, and added to the ranch an orphan teenager with whom you could have dialogues about horses, dialogues about grass, dialogues about dirt on shoes, and other incredible conversations sitting ass on the ground.
Time in this series in the usual sense does not exist. And if in the first seasons you could somehow close your eyes to this (although in the third no longer), then in the fourth in parallel editing stuffed events that on the one hand pass for a couple of days, and on the other the feeling that several months or years have passed. But maybe it's just Jimmy, who turns out to be a time keeper, or maybe he can just go back in time. He treats spinal injuries in a couple of days (and so twice) and becomes a cool cowboy in a week, or at least while playing cards in the barracks.
All the events that happened in the fourth season can be placed in one episode, or even less. The philosophy, the rules laid down in the first seasons, the principles, the characters - everything was killed! Taylor Sheridan seems to have left to write some other movie and stayed here only to ride a horse, and all the script work was entrusted to some PTU-shoe, who has no idea about what and about whom the first seasons were, and in principle can not come up with anything interesting for this show.
The only bright spot in the film is Beth Dutton. Perhaps Kelly Riley just wrote all the lyrics to herself, because of this and “suffered” least of all. But it’s not all that clear here.
In short, I highly recommend watching the first three seasons of Yellowstone, because they are a real find and look in one breath. But, when you turn on the fourth season, do not forget to sit closer to the computer or pick up the remote so you can quickly press forward.
2 out of 10
The story clearly comes to a dead end, with each time I more and more lower my grade, but, surprisingly, I can not quit this soap.
“The coolest family saga in the spirit of a modern Western, which shows the wild, wild West of our days,” – so began my review of the first two seasons. By the third season, this phrase had lost its meaning, but now that the fourth season has ended, it is impossible to use it to describe Yellowstone.
Initially, the series was an exemplary American drama, built on confrontations. Conflicts cannot be counted: the war of cowboys and Indians, traditional America and the new industrial, family values and capital, ranches and corporations. You can't do without a brutal brutal. And the creators went all-in. They endowed each character with hyperbolic confidence and steadfastness, and the archetype of each was elevated to the absolute. Like the Shelby family from Peaky Blinders, the Duttons beat ahead and walk on their heads in the name of preserving their possessions (power?). "It's cowboys, they should!" - I thought, but the played scenes over time became more and more.
The first season was not bad, the second – generally the juice, because the “coolness” of the characters looked appropriate, in the third the ability of the writers to balance on the verge of “cowboyism” and caricature did not evaporate: false conflicts, artificial pathos of situations, ridiculous dialogues, dead-end arches, outmoded characters ... What a great ending it was! In the fourth season, I wanted to see its consequences, but Yellowstone finally stalled in favor of unnecessary story branches.
Only the unimaginable beauty of Montana remained unchanged. Snow-capped mountains, endless plains, mind-blowing sunsets - fascinating landscapes of pristine nature are still trying to show at every opportunity, and this is great! It is a pity that only the picture remained authentic and atmospheric.
It encourages to write a review the absence of a little critical review of the series. Well, hold on.
This series is not Banshee, not Fargo, not even Sons of Anarchy, and certainly not Breaking Bad. During season 4 of this series, it demonstrates almost complete impunity and irresponsibility of the characters for their actions, and the consequences of a number of events between episodes and seasons are minimized.
This family, almost all does not cause sympathy, because what is the point of empathizing with it, if by the will of the scriptwriters, strength, luck, the laws of physics and “truth” are always on their side, and the characters themselves are above any laws, even physical ones. In the best traditions of caricature westerns of the 1950s, here everything is served on serious occasions.
Of the entire Dutton family, at least some empathy is caused by Casey Dutton (Luke Grimes) and his family and Jamie Dutton (Wes Bentley) and his relationship with John (Kevin Costner) and Beth Dutton (Kelly Railly), but after season 1 in the episodes, it becomes criminally small and in the end the authors make it the final spinless cripple, although he at the end of season 1 and beginning of season 2 is the “voice of reason” among the wild inhabitants of the ranchers who thunder around and kill people without justice (rightly).
I will note the moments that do not allow the series to slide into complete despondency: picturesque views of the state of Montana, country music, the transmission of life and culture of modern American cowboys, perhaps knowledgeable people will appreciate the elaboration of this side and references; and, with all the illogical moments of the series, the high elaboration of dialogues and their semantic content, almost every episode of the series has a dialogue or aphorism containing a piece of wisdom.
It is interesting to see how the authors connect everything together and what they will eventually come to at the end of the series, which, I hope, will not take long to wait, because the series for 4 seasons is getting lost in its trajectory as a work of art, which, however, did not negatively affect its assessments on CinemaPoic and IMDb. Perhaps, just as Jimmy matured after Texas, the authors will take up their heads and not reduce the entire series to melodrama in the scenery of a modern Western. There is only one end in serious westerns: “I fought the law and the law won.”
6.5 out of 10
I've never been interested in cowboy movies. But this series hooked, but it is very rich, I can watch no more than one episode a day, today, really 2. Kevin Kestner brought in. But I loved all the heroes. So far, the best I've seen lately. Such a family saga, Wonderful landscapes, I want all this beauty not to ruin the greedy urban planners.
'No one has a right. You have to take a right, or stop it from being taken from you.
Yellowstone tells us a classic story about cowboys. Yes, many decades have passed since the days of the Wild West, but the main characters, despite the fact that in addition to thoroughbred horses, they now control powerful SUVs and luxury sedans, and replaced the six-shot revolvers with automatic rifles, the problems remain exactly the same as those of their ancestors who conquered the West 150 years ago: feuding with the indigenous population, protecting their land, and competing with other equally ambitious and enterprising adventurers. Yes, by the way, hats, checkered shirts and cowboy boots are also not gone anywhere.
But what do we see besides the elements of the classic western, transposed in a modern way? In my opinion, Yellowstone is a story about freedom and strength of spirit, about real cowboys who, as in the old days, strive for independence, who can stand up for themselves, their family and property, and are ready to defend their rights without hesitation. Their values and values are clear, they have a clear idea of what honor and courage are, they know how to distinguish friends from enemies, treat both with respect, and they do not care what happens in big cities, they believe that the native of New York is just an emasculated dandy who will never be able to understand them. They do not know how to weave intrigue and instead go ahead, not shy to use brute force if they see the need for it. Far from politics and Wall Street, it is important for them that their herd is healthy and able to graze enough on their own pastures, and they can sit on the porch of their house with their family, peacefully watching their possessions. But as much as they may wish, time does not stop and inexorably moves forward, bringing with it progress that literally puts its roots in the very soil. You can either accept it or resist it. But at what cost? The series tries to answer that question.
As always, the Western is a perfect setting for stories about the eternal: about life and death, about loyalty and betrayal, about the differences between generations, and, of course, about love. All these components are present here, they are closely intertwined with each other and tied in a strong knot by the creators of the series, one of whom is Taylor Sheridan, who wrote the script for such films as “Killer”, “At any cost” and “Wind River” – tough, uncompromising, but honest and realistic illustrations of our lives in a variety of, sometimes unsightly and repulsive, its manifestations. “Yellowstone” was no exception: he tells his story, not trying to smooth corners and embellish reality, he seeks to show life as it is, but does it not rudely, but with a slight irony and squint, with which John Dutton, the main character, peers into the horizon, going through the teeth of a straw.
By the way, Kevin Costner’s great performance, in my opinion, deserves special praise. The authors of the series managed to create a truly strong and noble hero, worthy of a leader who you want to follow, and it seems that if you were in the place of the inhabitants of the ranch, you would probably unbutton your shirt yourself, substituting your chest under a red-hot mark with the symbol Y. Of course, to be fair, I must say that most of the characters of the series turned out to be very bright, and to follow their story arcs is really interesting and exciting.
Separately, I would like to note the beautiful visual component of the series: the endless picturesque expanses of Montana, snow-capped peaks of mountains, full-flowing rivers and dense forests not only complement what is happening on the screen, but as if they themselves become its full-fledged participants.
Yellowstone is a deeply downtrodden, sincere and straightforward series imbued with the spirit of freedom and independence, which definitely deserves attention.
8 out of 10
The genre of the series implies a Western, but there is nothing left of the Western. It seems to be a family of working people, but with such a leader as John Daton and with so many ridiculous murders, crime and a psychotic alcoholic daughter, his farm would have gone bankrupt long ago and went around the world with an outstretched hand.
But you do. .
There are fights and division, but all this is the background for a snotty opera among the relationships of the main characters, and tense and strained, the spiritual properties of the family (people who have lived with each other all their lives) make you want better.
Daton’s daughter looks funny: a thin dwarf 1.6m with an unwashed head and without education, who thinks herself a connoisseur of human souls, although in the case just a boor with an inflated ego.
In general, if you want to see what is taken for granted in the Western genre: friendship, adventure, enterprise, justice, protection of the weak, etc. It is better to watch another series or movie, the good choice is available.
A splinter of that America itself on the TV screen
Genre 'Western' has been making ends meet for 20 years. The number of TV shows and films, despite the resounding success of a number of films, such as two films by Tarantino Django Liberated and the Hateful Eight, as well as TV series, which is worth the same Deadwood, undoubtedly fell. It is quite logical that this genre simply outlived itself, that stories about cowboys, Indians and the vast expanses of the United States can bring little new to the viewer, but it seems so only at first glance.
Time itself made its own adjustments. Alas, the USA of the 90s and the USA of the late 2010s are two completely different worlds. The values that were once dear to previous generations, the centuries-old foundations of everyday life and conservatism, are gradually disappearing into oblivion. I’m not going to talk about whether this is good or bad, at least not in this review. But something similar happened about a hundred years ago, you can even say in the same period ' the junction of centuries', the late 90s - early 10s... When industrialization and urbanization began to come to the territory, where certain communities and their agrarian existence were already established, and the traditional livestock industry, for a number of reasons, began to gradually decline.
' The Decline of the Frontier' or the End of the Wild West, a theme that has been traced in a number of paintings 'Revisionist Western' when traditional actions for the genre occur in parallel with developing against the background of progress, both social and industrial character. 'Once Upon a Time in the Wild West' is one example of this narrative. The very theme of the ending ' the era of the Cowboys' can be traced in the series of computer games Red Dead Redemption, where heroes living by the old rules of the Wild West must live in the civilization that has come.
The Dutton Ranch and the whole state of Montana in the series Yellowstone is the Wild West, the film ballads about which filmmakers wrote for centuries. The Dutton family, which owns the Ranch, which occupies many thousands of hectares of Montana land, are faced with the so-called "New" & #39; Civilization - Developers' Corporations that want to build elite settlements and ski resorts for the California rich on the territory of nature-protected lands. John Dutton, the head of the family and owner of the Ranch, knew that the day when the greedy construction companies knocked on his door would come, the same as thousands of other descendants of the settlers of the wild west, when urban society survived them from their own lands. As the settlers survived the Indians from their lands.
The problem of Indians in the series is also very well covered - next to the Ranch is a large Indian Reservation, where the ancestors of people living there once lived on the places where the ranch is located. At the beginning of the series, it seemed that the Indians would become the main antagonists, but in the end, under the weight of external circumstances, the chief of the Indian tribe and John Dutton conclude that if they cannot defend their lands together, then the Corporations will build up all of Montana.
Considering the prism of recent releases, you are even surprised how such a series came out at this time of tolerance and political correctness, the series is completely about White People, not from the point of view of skin color, but about life and foundations. About the value of the family, the property passed down from generation to generation, about the importance of private property, about the second amendment, about the big corporations that do not hesitate to take your life and the life of your family for the sake of their predatory aspirations. The beauty of nature and the need to protect it. About the real America, which remained only in the recluses of the country, in the outskirts like Montanta. And after all, in the 2020s, you can make a media product without inserting meaningless and unnecessary relationships between people of the same sex, as well as appeal to the problems of social groups of people not related to the theme of the film. That's a big plus.
I tried to reveal the main message of the series about many other advantages, such as excellent camera work, soundtrack, competent selection of scenery and settings, the play of actors and interesting characters, I do not see any point in mentioning, since other reviewers have revealed this before me.
8.5/10 - I rarely give high marks and this series is recommended for everyone to watch.
The story of Yellowstone Ranch and its family begins in the best traditions of director Taylor Sheridan. A strong and down-to-earth storyline about the real problems among Montana workers. Accustomed to relying on their word of honor, the horse, the colt and the local code of law, hardworkers and cowboys do not waste words and immediately go to the heart of the problem. Modern realities and ' tourists ' from other cities with money believe that they have the full right not only to stay, but to own and dispose of the still preserved gifts of Montana nature. The Yellowstone family has the right to dispose of their property, so they are not very happy with uninvited guests, especially when they consider their right to dispose of other people's property.
At the head of the family is John Dutton performed by the beautiful Kevin Costner. The authoritarian leader and head of the family believes that the best he can do is to preserve and pass on the land to future generations, whose family has owned for seven generations. The chief of the local reservation, Thomas Rainwater, dreams of regaining the land taken from the indigenous people. Dan Jenkins wants to build a great resort village and attract multimillion-dollar investments. That's the first season. The interests of all the trains of the parties intersect, so the viewer will have to watch how the participants of the events will enter the real path of war. To help John Dutton manage the ranch and the problems encountered will be his three sons and daughter.
In each of the three seasons, there is a major problem that the Dutton family must deal with and several internal stories that can reveal the relationship between the characters. If the first season as a whole looks like one big movie, then the second and especially the third as a connection of different stories under one roof. This involuntary feeling persists until you look into the list of the film crew. The first season was directed by Taylor Sheridan. He is also one of the writers of all three seasons, but how strikingly different the manner of presentation is from that of Sheridan and other guest directors. The main characters of Sheridan are verbose and are more used to solving problems with deeds rather than words. In addition, when a person acts as a director and a screenwriter at the same time, he better understands which scenes need balance. That is why in the third season, the balance of realism in many ways breaks down. Some characters cease to keep the bar of compliance with their motives and behavior, so when the characters 'storm', the viewer feels this trick. The details are in the details, in our case in the direction.
The main conflict is not in the external factors that fall on the Dutton Ranch. Everything is much simpler - the eternal question of fathers and children. Over the course of three seasons, we will learn who John Dutton is and understand the behavior of all four of his children (and other protagonists with similar questions). Why are some children forgiven everything and given unconditional love, while others are ready to enjoy even a warm word, but do not deserve a nod of approval? Are actions the result of an attitude toward a person, or does an attitude generate actions and fears? Such simple, ordinary questions, especially in the remote valley, echo in the mind. At the same time, the internal disagreements in the script look surprisingly simple and clear - two sons and a daughter are fully supported by John, but son Jamie does everything to gain the trust of his father, but he is always kept at a distance. Therefore, Jamie is the only one whose character transforms through a certain arc in three seasons. Jamie’s ambitions don’t come from scratch, he has a good career and education. At the same time, they are pushed by the fact that John deliberately turns a man into a monster only by the merit of John himself. Writers have hinted that Jamie has skeletons in his closet, just like the entire family. Only John creates the conditions for Jamie to become what he will become.
Casting and the choice of cast deserves special praise. The film crew is not only great with horses and rides. The actors fully keep the heat of passions laid down by the script. The head of the family in the person of Kevin Costner sets the tone and then take any character of the series and understand how appropriate they are in the role they play. So the idea of the director was successful and before us not just actors, but real residents of Montana with their problems and understandable motivation. The series is not about representatives of any minorities and fashion trends. While there is certainly a lot of time devoted to female characters and their problems in season three (Monica’s naiveté is especially over-hyped), the writers try to keep the line between narrative logic and ratings. Who wants to see ' Princesses and Dragons' can choose any other series, and ' Yellowstone' for the strong spirit, able to sit on the saddle.
By the end of the third season, various events are shown and in the desire to surprise a little overstep the bar of realism in characters and unexpected coincidences in favor of the plot. Given the diverse direction, it spoils the impression of the history and events of the wild west. Everything turns into a mid-range fighter. On the other hand, if the characters are always true to themselves, it is very difficult to form a permanent chain of events '. More precisely, it will require additional staff of writers to find the best solution.
Yellowstone 39 is one of the few series that can show the life and problems of cowboys, Indians, ordinary workers and the destruction of traditions in the era of globalization. Will the head of the family in the person of John Dutton keep his ranch and family afloat, being a representative of the old school? Will his children be able to face new challenges? The series has a story arc about a cowboy who, getting to the ranch of Yellowstone, agreed with all the rules of his stay on the ranch. At a certain point, the cowboy gets tired of the order surrounding reality and wants to leave, simultaneously violating the agreed conditions. The cowboy blindly believes he'll be fine, so the arrangements are irrelevant. But retribution will be inevitable. The cowboy doesn't realize it. And the head of the ranch, John Dutton, understands perfectly well that in real life no one will lead you by the hand and a series of decisions lead to consequences. So think hard if you're willing to take responsibility before you say yes.
9 out of 10
Let’s be honest, making a good Western in the 21st century is not an easy task. All that has been filmed over the past 15 years is either remakes of old ideas (' Iron grip', ' Train to Yuma' etc.), or something ironic like ' Ballads of Buster Scruggs' or outright slag.
The creators of the series approached this idea differently - they made a film about the modern wild west, where the shootings at noon on the main street were replaced by legal wars, the Indians use the benefits provided to them by cowboys, and decide everything not by a quick hand, but who has more money and political influence. I think it was great.
Beautiful shooting, so much so that despite the dirt and blood, I want to leave everything and go to Montana to herd horses.
Great actors, so much so that even with their, let’s say, contradictions, you worry about them, love and hate them from the heart.
Sharp and dashing plot twists, vile corporations, fast colts (not without them, what's the matter), and breathtaking views, which cannot be said again.
In general, it may not be the fault of all played since childhood ' Cowboys and Indians' but it is definitely one of the best TV shows I have seen recently.
The main and main question that has been tormenting me for many years since the films with Gojko Mitic and other stories about the frontier remained unanswered.
If in Westerns everyone dies at such an intimidating speed that the households do not have time to take out the bodies, where do the old cowboys come from?
9 out of 10
Look, this is probably the best show in years. I’ve watched it several times, and I like it even more every time! I was even slightly surprised, as I remember that in 2018, the first season was not as impressive as it is now in 2020. This is generally rare, usually series, on the contrary, exhale after the 2nd, or even the 1st.
But 'Yellowstone' is a happy and rare exception. I even forgot about a rather gloomy and boring screensaver, which at first almost pushed away from viewing. But what is serious is the approach of writers and directors to the history of the Dutton family. Kevin Costner in this series is just top, I love many of his roles, but for the last ten years I have not remembered any work that I would like to add to the collection.
Here, John Dutton is just an example of a hero who should be fair, cruel, and at some point kind. That is, the character ' multifaceted ' and with each new season, the viewer learns new details of his life. Which is exactly what makes him refuse any offer to buy back the national park's land. Yellowstone is an incredibly beautiful place, but the authors of the series emphasize the many dark sides of this place when it comes to business. . .
The series is very realistic, and although there are doubtful moments in some action scenes, the essence of the behavior of the Dutton family characters is unchanged. Realistically, you enjoy each series thanks to the thoughtful clashes of the characters, each time you wonder what will happen next, who will behave, what will push someone to another meanness or to a noble act. Plus, beautiful scenery, views, a beautiful soundtrack.
'Yellowstone' is an atypical series. Its atmosphere makes you enjoy what is happening, it is ideal for watching a calm evening. But season 3 I watched from night to morning, it was not bad! Talk about the most interesting moments and series could be long, but the review is not about this. I decided to share my impressions of one of the best westerns of recent times, and this is a first-class drama. I especially want to mention the relationship between Beth and Rip, these characters are the strongest, along with John Dutton. At the same time, they are always human. That's exactly what the series is about.
I love watching movies and TV shows about the American outback, whether it’s small towns or different size ranches. Ordinary people or powerful people. The stories of one person or a whole family. Cowboys or farmers, whatever. There is something real, worthwhile, eternal and unchanging in these films. Something that fills the soul, albeit briefly, with warmth. Told at first glance simply and unsophisticated, they nevertheless carry a deep meaning. "Electric Cowboy," "Life Interrupted," "Steel Magnolias," "Madison County Bridges," "Three Billboards on the Border of Ebbing Missouri," "Miner's Daughter," "Mrs. Daisy's Driver," "Fantastic Pizza," "Erin Brockovich" and many, many more. Now the series “Yellowstone” rightfully entered the list of my favorite works.
This is a magnificent spectacle in every sense, delighting us for the third season in a row. I will not repeat the story, it is quite simple and complex at the same time. And like any show designed for a long duration, it was unfortunately not without drawbacks.
The first and most important is the essentially absurd and far-fetched line of relations between the youngest son and his wife, stretching from season to season like a broken record, towing in one place. Of course, the idea broadcast to the viewer about a “simple” life, about not violence, about harmony with other people and nature, about which this couple dreams in their hearts, is utopian. The fact that they, in spite of their desires and aspirations, are already drawn into the cycle of cruelty, from which it is impossible to get out, I, as a viewer, understand. That nowhere to go or run away from the current situation will not work, as do not try. But to muzzle from series to series this simple idea is also not an option. But that's not all.
In the middle of season 3, we heard a strange statement from the father of the family, especially in light of the catastrophic consequences that would inevitably fall on the ranch and its inhabitants as a result of such a decision. Where is GG's common sense, where is his vaunted love for children and grandchildren? Still, future problems cannot be avoided, which was transparently hinted at since the first season. Then what is GG's promise to his father worth? What is this pathos?
It's quite possible that the writers have a stained map in their sleeve that will still sting their viewers' nerves, which I sincerely hope. But the fact that watching, I will not be afraid of this word, the epochal saga about the Duttons drags on is a fact. Even without the obvious flaws of the script, stretches and contrived collisions, the series is interesting. The star cast, stunning locations, the beauty of harsh wildlife, different in all senses of life, different life, other everything that is in the series, a new plot twist, another “intrigue” personally seems superfluous to me. Well, or another contrived and fake. In my opinion, not the best scripted move justified only by the general semantic idea of the series about the centuries-old human struggle for territory, with which I can not disagree.
Nothing is new under the sun. People change. The land, the power, the money, and the battle for all these things, taken together, remain unchanged. The price paid for the victory does not matter. It doesn’t matter that it’s always a human life.
Incredibly cool project from Paramount Network. A modern western against the backdrop of stunning views of Montana in general and Yellowstone in particular. In the center of the plot is a local landowner John Dutton and his numerous family. As the owner of the lands adjacent to the national reserve, he is forced to constantly protect his possessions from the encroachments of the state, insidious developers and the Indian community, driven to the reservation, but eager to regain their ancestral territories and restore justice.
Kevin Costner, who plays this very landowner, is doing so well in his role that you immediately imbue yourself with empathy and sympathy for this character. Despite the fact that, in fact, John Dutton is the head of a mafia clan, who catches up horror in the neighborhood and is the unspoken master of the valley and the most influential and dangerous man in these parts. He has all the local politicians and cops in his pocket, he is a respected and honorary member of all sorts of local pastoralist and hunter organizations. He rules in this kingdom, constantly circumventing or breaking the law, and all in order to preserve his ranch and surrounding territories, for which there is a constant serious struggle. And the age-old question is: ': Who has the right to be here? '.
This series is a drama filled with brutal realism. The plot is swift, like a stormy mountain stream, which only sometimes pauses, so that we could admire the incredible beauty of the views of Yellowstone. The incessant feud between Indians and cowboys, resulting in chases, showdowns and shootouts. Redistribution of territories and spheres of influence. Strong and courageous characters are men and women whose fates are closely intertwined around this place.
The series is a must-watch for all fans of high-quality content in all respects.
Checked Yellowstone. Initially, my interest was not so much the presence of Kevin Costner in the cast as the location of the filming - Montana. As a student, I visited this beautiful state and worked on a ranch in the rocky mountains of Absaroka. I always had nostalgia for those places and could not pass by the series. Montana can best be described in the words of one of the heroes: 'Such beauty! In any direction. It's like a painting. In New York you choose a direction and no matter where you look, you can’t see the horizon. At night the sky is purple, without stars. The noise never stops. It's the opposite. . . ' It really is like this: everywhere you look, there is beauty, the sky is low, there are picturesque hills and prairies with wild mustangs and bison. I've seen hundreds of them, and they live in the wild. I wanted to feel what it was like to get on a good horse and gallop in the direction of the horizon. A very strong sense of freedom. Indescribable. Anyone who read Mein Reed and Fenimore Cooper as a child will understand. At the ranch, I had quite a lot of contact with wranglers (I don't have a suitable translation into Russian). The atmosphere of the series very coolly conveys who these people are, their cultural code. Hard guys, but real.
The series is billed as a drama. Drama is certainly enough, but the film is not limited to this genre. I would call it a modern western with elements of thriller and political detective. Quite a lot of action scenes. The series is sometimes very tough, straightforward and uncompromising. It seems as if the creators deliberately decided not to smooth out any angles at all. Minimum illusions and pathos, maximum realism. The camera work is gorgeous, but it is difficult for me to imagine how in such a place it would be possible to shoot ' ugly'. The views of Montana are fascinating, but not always consistent with the plot twists. It’s like watching Animal Planet or Discovery, you want to stop and enjoy the view, and the storyline sends you to the House of Cards, then to the Windy River. And instead of Zen, you get an injection of a painful sense of anxiety.
You can talk about Costner’s game for a long time and only good. I don’t know what kind of person he is in real life, but it feels like he’s actually playing himself in the show. In addition, he was struck by the game of Cole Houser and Kelly Railly - the case when the secondary characters are revealed no worse than the main one and are not inferior to him. If possible, look in the original. 60% of Costner's perception of the game is his voice, intonation and manner of speaking, another 30% - facial expressions and 10% for everything else. So I'm not sure I'd have a dub. What else? Season 2 is even more cheerful than the 1st, in general, the series is growing. As Paramount plans to shoot Season 3, I hope the trend continues. Strongly recommended.
The last (4th) season of Yellowstone is over. The main idea of the series is to defend the rights of a farm family of pastoralists to their lands in the 2000s. A lot of blood, a lot of energy and lives were spent on defense. In addition, there is a lot of trouble in the family of Dutton farmers and their workers. Since there are many characters in the film, this explains the length of the seasons. Interesting to watch. The plot draws the viewer and does not let go until the last frame. Strong actors (stars) are busy and the combination with a sharp plot makes the film (series) competitive for film awards.
In my opinion, twenty years ago, series were considered the “second class” of the film industry, and acting in them was an inevitable shame for any top artist. HBO, Netflix and the like have changed the world completely over the years. So much so that, for example, the actor who suddenly refused to shoot in Game of Thrones for the sake of a full-length action movie, in the comments to the news, everyone was unanimously called a cretin. By the way, “everyone” was right: the action movie failed, and “IP”, despite the crushing fiasco of the last season, will forever remain a phenomenon in the history of cinema.
“Yellowstone” personally, I would include in the TOP 10 – well, or TOP 20 best projects of the “serial renaissance” we observed – and put somewhere next to “House of Cards”, also a mix of human drama and politics with excellent directing, excellent camera work and an equally perfect cast. True, if there is more politics in KD, then here the main emphasis is on drama.
The main star of “Yellowstone” is Kevin Costner, one of the most thoughtful in terms of choosing the work of actors, who has never seized on “everything in a row”. This quality, alas, did not save him from several blatant “punctures”, but, as for me, even “Water World” can be forgiven for “Revenge” and “Rescuer”. Yellowstone, by the way, too. His character is John Dutton, the owner of a huge ranch on the border with the national park, in fact, a “state within a state”, where their own orders reign and even have their own people – cowboys, loyal to the owner to the bone. So much so that they are willing to commit crimes for the sake of the ranch, agree to its trademarks and do not think of life outside this place. Others don't take root. Dutton, like any rich man and a really strong man, has a huge influence in the state and a wild number of strong enemies. And he has a long-dead beloved wife, a recently lost son, a high-ranking mistress and three grown children who seem to love and hate both their father and each other at the same time.
Dutton, his offspring, his employees are imperfect. Everyone periodically does bad things, one surviving son boycotts the patriarch for years, another betrays, although he quickly catches up, but shook even more, and his daughter, Beth, rude people as she breathes. But it's impossible not to be impressed by their interests, because they, with the exception of one of their sons, are whole people, with clear and understandable motivations, who have learned to survive and thrive in the wild world. The peculiarity of Dutton’s predatory strategy is that it is not dangerous at all for the “herbivores”. Not that good with fists... Rather, a person with principles and a willingness to defend what is dear to him at all costs. His family and the people and animals that live there. And, oddly enough, thin and eternally angry hummock Beth in this sense resembles her outwardly balanced father much more brothers. They still have to be persuaded to stand for a conservative way of life against the new rounds and sharks of capitalist progress, and Beth is one of those who unconditionally stands shoulder to shoulder with his father in any, even the most unfavorable scenarios. Bitch, but loyal and reliable.
Five directors alternately shoot the project, but its integrity is simply amazing. Not a single plot sag, not a single undeveloped arch... However, if you look at this team, you should not be surprised by the quality of the series. For example, Taylor Sheridan and Ben Richardson gave us “The Windy River” (the movie is no worse than “Three Billboards”!), John Dahl – “Billions”, and Edward Bianchi – “The Underground Empire”. For me personally, these guys have discovered Luke Grimes, Wes Bentley and Cole Houser in a whole new way. They actually gave them a chance at drama for the first time, which is a gift for any actor. Grimes, after all, risked staying in the role of youth idols until he grew old: on episodic roles of pretty women in films like “True Blood” and “Fifty Shades of Grey”, a serious career cannot be built. The second, although noted in the masterpiece “Interstellar”, but for the general public and remained Seneca Crane from the pop “The Hunger Games”, which is also not sugar. Cole Houser was not bad in Black Hole and Tears of the Sun, but you guys wouldn’t even recognize him at Yellowstone right away – he played Emmy in my opinion. The guy gained weight, changed suit, let go of his beard, but it was worth it: the role of Dutton’s henchman, almost adopted son of Rip, is clearly the best in his career.
But Kelly Railly’s performances were not surprised by the word “at all”: she already showed herself as a brilliant actress in “Paradise Lake” and the second season of “True Detective”. Here the girl just honed her skills. And there is also Houston (“Devoted Gardener”, “30 Days of Night”), McDonough (“Steping Wide”), Esbil (“Wind River”).
In addition to the magnificent visual series (the beauty of Montana, the operators passed on to fame), I would note another obvious advantage of the series – it is absolutely devoid of unnecessary pathos that are frequent for such stories (a powerful bunch against the system). In short, start watching Yellowstone and you won’t regret it.
I see no point in writing a review: there are already enough of them; most likely, all the most interesting and ' tasty' already expressed and noted by observing viewers. Therefore, first of all, I looked at what has already been written about the series 'Yellowstone' (and not only on Kinopoisk). Not everything I liked; more precisely, I chose a different perspective - economic: we will see how he explains what is happening on the screen.
My dear economist and financier Andrey Movchan, considering the possible directions of economic development, very accurately noted that agriculture does not generate profit: at best, it remains at its own cost level; profit arises in the field of retail (retail trade), service (service, entertainment) - and, undoubtedly, in the field of new high technologies. Let’s look at the events of the series from this point of view: it will allow us to understand a lot in the dynamics, in the future, in conflicts – and choose possible solutions.
It was rightly noted that in the series there are three active groups of people: the Indian tribe (representing the ancient population of America, its autochthonous archaic), the ranch & #39; Yellowstone' (as well as other ranches mentioned and not mentioned in the series - John Dutton is the head of their organization) and California money (a business that came from California, generating huge money on modern new technologies). In the center of events, of course, the family saga Dutton Ranch. Let’s look at the economy: John Dutton himself says that the main task of the ranch is to go to zero, not to get big losses, although at first glance the ranch is thriving. It is true that agriculture does not generate profits. It is possible to preserve for some time the way that has laid down on the ranch: products, fresh air, beautiful views - but this type of activity has no prospects for development. And the conflict in the family is not a conflict of fathers and children, but a purely economic conflict: is there a future for children if they continue to hold on to the ranch as the basis of their existence? In general, so it happened in Russia: ' fathers and children' is a stereotype of coexistence of generations; in fact, in the conflict ' fathers and children' first of all, there is an economic basis - although indeed: it is easier to explain such conflicts by differences of generations. Dutton's economically active children - Beth and Jamie - are lawyers, i.e. their economic base - the service sector, the provision of services - and returning to the archaic of rural life is not a prospect for them, but a regression - however attractive this patriarchal rural idyll may look. Casey Dutton, who broke off relations with his father, has two ways: the army (where they will drink, feed, dress, let them shoot and provide a sense of existence according to the charter), or on the ranch, to his father. Apparently, he is the only one who will be able to extend the existence of the ranch in its traditional form. Dutton's dead son can be overlooked - he has no prospects.
It is interesting to look at the cowboys; they are, in fact, the clients of the family (in the sense of the familia of ancient Rome): their existence - without their own family - has no meaning and prospects.
By the way, two episodes of the series prompt John Dutton to the possible development of the ranch: tourists and constant talk about the rodeo - that is, the entertainment industry. But John scares tourists with shots ('In America, the land is not divided!'); and two of them are killed on this land. Well, it will be interesting to see the further development of the ranch: at the end of the first season, it is already converted into a trust fund (something like a major, without the right to divide and sell).
Let us turn to the next group of interests, the Indian tribe, represented by the new chief Thomas Rainwater (Rainwater, actually). Educated in the environment ' White', he returns to the tribal lands with the aim of expanding them - including at the expense of ranches 'Yellowstone' Casinos are allowed on Indian territory, and this can generate cash flows, which the leader intends to send to buy the lands of the Indians captured by the Whites & #39; The goal is noble, but there are two points: the first is the archaic (think of Monica’s father, Casey’s wife: he smokes sage on his daughter in the hospital, which triggers the fire alarm; you support a return to such an archaic – or is a hospital with modern medicine more attractive?); the second is the sovereign police of the tribe: it is unlikely that tourists will reach for entertainment in Indian territory unless there is a civilized form of impartial justice.
The third group of interests is California money, which begins to expand into the territory adjacent to the ranch. This is the most promising direction of development of the territory, although it will lead to the destruction of the patriarchal rural way of life. Fortunately for the intrigue, the California money is represented by Dan Jenkins, a total nuisance.
So, the masks are dropped: we will see how the economic life of the ranch area develops 'Yelowstone' next season.
Of course, I note the strong foundation of the series: Taylor Sheridan has created a remarkable saga. Kevin Koestner is still good. The operator is beyond praise, and nature itself directs him. I would love to watch the second season.
A few words about how everything that happens in the series relates to Russia. The reviews have already noted the similarity of Montana with our agricultural Krasnodar Territory and the village of Kushchevskaya. Yes, that’s right: profits arise there only in the context of sanctions imposed by Russia to protect its producers: food prices are rising faster than inflation, the family of the Minister of agriculture is thriving. But analyzing all this economically, Krasnodar is waiting for the fate of the ranch 'Yelowstone' That’s what the show is about.
I bet 9. Apologies for possible mistakes - I write rhinestone here, without editing or proofreading.
The plot of the series was very intriguing - after ' Windy River' everything related to ' Indian' theme, catches my attention. There are already three (this is a transformable number) opposing sides: old America in the style of Country, new in the form of developers, foundations, banks, politicians and very old, Indian; each side has its own truth (each ' in its right' as one of the characters says), each is ready to go to extreme measures, not limited by criminal legislation, but about this later.
Undoubtedly, the series ranks in one cohort with the best samples of the genre ' modern American TV series' - there is a stunning video sequence, almost half of the screen time demonstrating the beauty of North American nature, and great musical accompaniment (fans of the style ' country' will receive separate pleasure), and a dashingly twisted dynamic plot, and, which is the main advantage of the series - acting. Kevin Costner is definitely still a cake, Kaley Rally is burning with napalm, John’s sons are brilliantly spelled and also played (but the images themselves, especially Jamie, a successful lawyer, are controversial), all the other characters also give a very decent level. . .
BUT...
Literally on the second episode, a persistent association of our realities was born: replacing the location with the Kuban steppes, and cattle breeding with crop production (although this can not be changed) - and the common one pops up in my head ' Tsapok'. The terrible events in the Kushchevsky district of the Krasnodar Territory, which occurred in the early tenth and led to the publicity, to put it mildly, of unpleasant facts of some aspects of the work of local authorities, and all branches of government, are a direct analogy of the events shown in the sabja. And ' simplicity' explanations for the solution of some ' disputed situations' surprising in terms of consequences - ' well, I defended', ' well, he suffered greatly' etc. Of course, I do not know the nuances of life ' Midwest' but all this looks very contradictory against the background of standard definitions ' stronghold of democracy'. In general, if more than half of the characters by the end of the series will not be behind bars or ' on the other side of the grass' - I will regard this not only as excessive moral ' flexibility' creators, but also as a violation of democracy in ' the most democratic state'.
Summing up, the series about the difficult everyday life of modern cowboys clearly has great potential (at least as a series about ' fathers and children' - if it does not hyperbolize in patriarchalism and feminism at the same time), we will see where the screenwriters will lead - the main thing is not like in ' Boomer' - ' we are not like this, life' However, for the opportunity to see the red-haired Irish beast you can safely put
7 out of 10
PS. Separately amused by the phrase of John Dutton at the rally of cattle breeders about the fact that their main task is ' to go to zero' a person flying in his own helicopter, having a huge weight in the state and owning a ranch, which ' can buy only a few people in the world', causes a strong sense of empathy, aha.
After Dancing with Wolves, it was interesting to see the evolution of western hero Kevin Costner almost 30 years later. Again drama-Western, again the confrontation of the natives of America and visitors. Visitors, however, here are called some whites who have lived here for several generations - others who appeared in the foreseeable past. And the action is happening these days. And so – even the names are slightly consonant: in “Dancing” the main character was called John Dunbar, in “Yellowstone” – John Dutton.
Yellowstone is a national park of America, one of the largest and most famous in the world. It borders a huge cattle ranch. The territory of the ranch is claimed by a national park, an Indian tribe living next door on the reservation, and modern developers. Only the owner of the ranch – old John Dutton everything is seized and under control: the whole area lives on his orders – from the governor to ordinary cowboys.
I didn’t know what the creators of the series wanted to show. Dutton and all his cowboy brethren, which make up the family (kinship is true and is marked to death by a stamp on his chest), which looks more like a mafia, gangster family than a cattle breeder. If they wanted to show almost untouched by civilization America, then they succeeded, but this America does not arouse sympathy, as, indeed, civilized America, and America of the aborigines, the meaning of whose life was reduced to the construction of a casino to siphon white money to buy back their territories with this money.
In general, I watched the 1st season with interest, but the second will hardly be.
7 out of 10