Set in an impoverished region of the Ozark mountains, Debra Granik’s Winter's Bone (2010) recounts the quest of seventeen-year-old Ree Dolly (Jennifer Lawrence) as she searches for her missing father, apparently a victim of his involvement with the local manufacturing of crystal meth.
Discussion Questions
After watching this clip from Winter’s Bone, consider the questions below. Then submit your response.
1. In what appears to be a dream sequence, two dominant sounds are orchestrated, one diegetic, the other nondiegetic. What is their relationship, and how does the distinctive soundscape of this sequence reflect it?
2. How do the montage of images—the squirrel, the trees, the buzzards—and the soundtrack that connects them interact? Does this interaction allow you to understand or interpret the dream in a specific way?