Wind River (2017) – When Justice Confronts Cruel Nature

Wind River (2017) is a suspenseful detective film, combining crime elements with the harsh natural setting of the Wyoming wilderness. Here are the thrilling situations in the film:

Discovering a body in the cold snow

The film opens with a young girl, Natalie Hanson, running in the middle of the night on the white snow, breathing heavily in the harsh cold. The next day, hunter Cory Lambert (Jeremy Renner) finds her body in a state of nakedness, blood on her face, footprints stopped in the middle of a large snowfield. This is a haunting opening moment, posing a great mystery about the cause of Natalie’s death.

Confronting the oil field security group
When FBI agent Jane Banner (Elizabeth Olsen) and local police arrive at the oil field workers’ house to investigate, they do not expect to be in a dangerous situation. The workers are suspicious, threatening, and tensions rise as both sides point guns at each other in a breathtaking moment. One wrong move could lead to a bloody shootout.

Flashback to the fateful night
A flashback reveals what really happened to Natalie. She was raped by a group of workers at the housing complex, her boyfriend Matt tried to protect her but was beaten to death. This scene is not only shocking but also shows the brutality and desperation of the character in a hopeless situation.

Bloody ambush
After further investigation, Cory and Jane go to a suspicious location with the police, but are ambushed by the workers. A series of gunshots are heard, the police are quickly taken down, and Jane is seriously injured. Amidst the white snow, the gunfight takes place in a breathtaking way, showing the danger and surprise of this land.

Cory hunts down the culprit

When he discovers the mastermind, Cory does not hand him over to the police but applies the “law of the jungle” – punishing him in his own way. He makes him run barefoot in the cold snow, just like Natalie ran away before she died. This is a thrilling moment but also has a cold sense of justice, when Cory lets nature decide the fate of the villain.

The film combines the tension of the investigation with the cruelty of nature, creating dramatic situations that are breathtaking. This is one of the excellent crime works, both haunting and leaving many thoughts