Cyrus Burris
As far as the actual plot goes in Fargo, it's for back of a better term, pretty screwed up. A fairly average seeming man wants some money, and organizes a deal to have his wife kidnapped for insurance money. Throughout the process, we meet some pretty crazy characters, see several people get murdered, and overall have a pretty crazy-old time. However, among all the crazy characters and activities, it's easy to forget about the fairly normal setting and supporting characters in the film. I believe these are just as essential to the overall quality of the film as their crazy counterparts.
This movie takes place in rural Minnesota, and you could clearly tell not only by endless fields of snow in seemingly every scene, but also by the demeanor of the people. Every single character is the most stereotypical Mid-Westerner that you would ever hear. They all seem to live their quaint normal little lives without much of a care in the world.
You go from a regular stay-at-home husband talking about his his art and some local competition to seeing Steven Buscemi getting cut up in a wood chipper. The normal passerbyers are just as important as the axe murderers.
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