![]() ![]() The father accuses him of never listening to him, and Brady says, "I do listen to you. When Brady throws his saddle into the truck to go to another rodeo, in vain his father tells him not to. The way Brady interacts with him is full of true generosity and mutual affection. Lane was a star bull-rider now unable to walk or speak. Watching them watching is the bittersweet point. And most of the rodeo scenes are in the video clips Brady and his best friend Lane watch. ![]() Not that interested in rodeo? You don't see much of it. This is his real-life job, and Zhao has captured those delicate moments of growing trust. Watching him work with them, you know for sure that he's no actor. In his spare time-and this is where the movie comes spectacularly to life-he trains horses. The disappointment his fans feel when they find him working at a supermarket is visible to the taciturn Brady and to us. He lives in a trailer with his father (Tim Jandreau), who puts on a gruff front, and feisty 15-year-old sister, Lilly (Lilly Jandreau), who has some degree of Asperger's. He's "recuperating," but determined to get back in the saddle. She might as well tell him not to breathe. The doctor tells him no more riding, no more rodeo. As the film opens, his skull looks like Frankenstein's monster, a metal plate rides underneath, and he has an occasional immobililty in his right hand-his rope hand. Brady Blackburn (played by Brady Jandreau) had a solid career on the rodeo circuit in front of him. She's drawn on the real-life story of a young man's recovery from a rodeo injury that nearly killed him and probably will if he falls again. Writer-Director ChloƩ Zhao may have been born in Beijing, but she has made one of the most authentic films about the West in recent years and one of the best films of the year so far. It's a character study and an exploration of what it means to lose your dreams, and how to be a man in a culture that glorifies danger. The movie The Rider isn't really about rodeo. ![]()
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