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Today I'll show you a drama film: "Dogville"
Spoiler ahead, watch out and take care
The movie begins with a prologue,
introducing a small township with fifteen residents, called Dogville
Dogville stands at the foot of the Rocky Mountains of the USA,
near an old, abandoned silver mine entrance
Across Elm's small street is the writer's residency with his retired father,
the doctor with a moderate pension, thus leading the writer to idle and settle into writing
However, he puts off writing,
by holding a series of Moral Re-Armament meetings for the citizens of Dogville
After fixing his study table, the writer goes out,
and reminds his neighbor, the caretaker who's cleaning up after impaired June, about the meeting
The writer then walks to Elm street and comes across the orchardist traveling to his house
The orchardist gets mad upon arriving on his doorstep, and seeing a meaty bone on Moses's food bowl
The orchardist's children report their brother, Jason, to their father for giving out scarce meat
The orchardist chides Jason that Moses's purpose is to be hungry and guard
The writer then visits the mission house, to check on the prepared benches,
and ring the bell later at 7 PM for his game with the engineer
The pianist replies everything is all set,
and they could not use the piano without permission from the regional director in the meeting
The writer responds they don't need music or Bible reading to be spiritual
The writer then visits the storekeeper, who's raking and hoeing the soil beside her shop
Just then, the trucker arrives in his pickup truck, and parks in his garage
At 7 PM, the pianist chimes the bell,
and the writer meets his childhood friend, the engineer, who's dumb enough to pass as one
Liz, the engineer's older sister, welcomes the writer at the door,
reminding him to find another girl to gaze at, before allowing him to enter the house
Upon entering, the writer greets Mrs Henson,
and proceeds to the engineer's study table to play checkers
Before the game, the engineer believes the townspeople don't need the lectures
Still, the writer determinedly claims they need an "illustration"
to show the townspeople's difficulty of accepting others other than themselves
Eventually, the writer beats the engineer at checkers, and bids goodbye
Chapter one: The writer strolls through Elm St. as the rain pours down
He hears a gunshot on the canyon road below their town,
and waits for more, but silence overtakes afterward
He sits on the Old Lady's Bench,
and somehow misses the temporary danger, and eventually sleeps on the bench
The whole town sleeps, and an unfamiliar face, named Grace,
comes to town, steals Moses' bones, and climbs the Rocky Mountains
Moses barks at Grace, thus waking up the writer on the bench, and he follows the sound
He prevents her from ascending any further,
and Grace requests another location to flee to,
but the writer responds that the only exit is the entrance to the town itself
Gangsters in a Cadillac arrive, and Grace begs the writer for a hideout
The writer brings Grace to a nearby mine
Afterward, one of the gangsters asks the writer if he'd seen a blonde woman,
but the writer denies this
Before leaving, they offer the writer a prize to entice him,
and a phone number written on a card to alert them if Grace shows up
On the following day, the writer uses Grace as the "illustration" he's looking for,
to test the townspeople's capability to receive a gift, and their willingness to help strangers
During the meeting, the townspeople doubt Grace,
so the writer suggests letting Grace stay for two weeks, to prove herself as a good person
The townspeople accept the offer;
thus, the writer instructs Grace to gain the townspeople's trust and friendship,
to allow her to stay in Dogville
Chapter two: Grace follows the writer's instructions to get into the townspeople's hearts
So Grace offers services and chores, for instance,
a company to the lonesome blind, a babysitter for the orchardist's children,
ringing the bell in the mission house, and eventually to the storekeeper's shop
However, they all deny her help,
because Dogville's townspeople believe others needed something from them,
and it was not them who needed something from others
The storekeeper eventually gives in,
and offers Grace to rake the soil beside the shop, for the gooseberry bushes to grow
Soon, Grace gives food to the trucker, who sleeps in his little garage;
she helps the caretaker with June, and accompanies the lonesome blind
She also assists the pianist in turning the music note pages, tutors the engineer in his studies,
and cleans the doctor's medicine closet
Later, the townspeople learn to acknowledge Grace to help them in "not so necessary" tasks,
which visibly make their lives easier and more comfortable
However, the orchardist remains doubtful of Grace's schemes to the townspeople
So later that night, the writer advises getting into the orchardist,
is through his wife, the teacher
On the following day, Grace visits the orchardist's house,
and offers to babysit and teach the children, which the teacher accepts,
and leaves the town with the trucker
Afterward, Jason confronts Grace about knowing her plans to make people like her
Late at night, the orchardist returns home, and catches Grace in his house with the children
It turns out the orchardist is mad at Grace,
because her presence reminds him of his time in the city
Chapter three: Grace blissfully continues the paid chores she does every day,
and uses the hard-earned money she acquires,
to buy the seven porcelain-figure sets one at a time from the storekeeper's store
Later, Grace becomes friends with some of the townspeople,
including the lonesome blind, who pretends he's not blind in his isolated home
However, throughout their conversation,
Grace tricks the lonesome blind into admitting he's visionless,
by removing the drape covering the only window in the cabin,
and asking him to describe the scenery outside
The following day, the townspeople gather in the mission house,
to release the verdict on Grace's stay in the town
For Grace to know the result, one bell ring is equivalent to one townsfolk
So Grace goes to the writer's house,
and upon retrieving her folded clothes, she finds gifts from all the folks
She brings her belongings to the mine, and waits for the result
The bell chimes fourteen times, and thus the orchardist must not have voted
Grace then goes to the mountains after the long silence;
and upon climbing, another bell chimes, making the count fifteen
The writer comes out to fetch Grace from the mission house,
and announces that they all agreed and would like her to stay permanently
Chapter four: the pianist coordinates by chiming the bell to help Grace's schedule
Eventually, Grace becomes the lonesome blind's eye to the outside
She's also a mother for the trucker, friend for the teacher, and the brains for the engineer
Everything is well, and Grace finally moves into the old mill as her new residency
But the peace present in Dogville turns into a creeping fear,
upon seeing the police post a "Missing" poster,
showing Grace's photo and information on the mission house
Later that night, the townspeople gather in the mission house,
to discuss whether to cooperate with the police or not, causing a sour atmosphere amongst the people
Chapter five: The town celebrates the 4th of July
The townspeople buzz in the small alleys and streets, decorating the doors and walls
The writer invites Grace to the Old Lady's bench to confess his love for her;
to his surprise, Grace feels the same for him
The two new lovebirds return to the tables to eat with the townspeople
Everyone shares laughter, singing, and toasting Grace's stay in the town,
to make their lives bright and better
Grace slides her hand to the writer, where they hold hands;
and Liz catches this small intimate moment of the two
Amidst the celebration, Grace immediately hides in the mines,
as the police return to replace Grace's "Missing" poster with "Wanted"
Because based on the police, Grace was allegedly involved in a bank robbery
The townspeople find this difficult to believe,
because they've been with her for weeks doing chores for everybody
However, Grace's further stay in the town will only mean Dogville harbors a criminal
So the writer proposes Grace to provide a 'quid pro quo,'
meaning a favor expected in return for something;
and more heavily chores but less pay to the townspeople
Grace at first thinks it's impossible, as it will affect her usual routine;
but to please the writer and townspeople, she agrees otherwise
It's evident how Grace's first voluntary services change,
where it slightly leans to appease people through little persuasion from the writer
On the following day, Grace follows the new schedule,
which worsens the situation with the townspeople, because of the heavier workload given to her
During Grace's chores, the people project their frustration due to the new schedule,
causing her to make mistakes out of newness and exhaustion
As the night comes, Grace accompanies the orchardist in the orchards
The orchardist suddenly asks why Grace avoids him, every time he gets too close;
and she replies it's because he attempted to kiss her
The orchardist bellows his emotions to Grace, as if something unspoken is going on between them
Grace comforts the orchardist's stretched loneliness in the orchard,
because his wife couldn't care less about his likes
Afterward, Grace sleeps in her cabin, and she has already collected five porcelain-figurines
The writer visits her to tell her she's been doing fantastic at her job,
but Grace mentions how she's slowly declining in little things
Either way, Grace continues to sleep after their talk
Chapter six: Grace teaches the children at the orchardist's house
However, Jason displays stubbornness while in class,
because Grace is not allowing him to sit on her lap
So Grace asks the rest of the children to leave, while she calmly chides Jason
On the other hand, Jason even demands to get spanked, because of his unruly behavior
Grace opposes hitting children as a disciplinary punishment
Jason proposes he will not tell his mother if Grace spanks him, but Grace dismisses this
So Jason shoves his baby brother's crib to prompt Grace's anger,
which he successfully resurfaces from Grace
Grace spanks Jason, but not that hard
Due to Grace's missing social status, and lack of choices, she becomes vulnerable to manipulation
Just then, the orchardist arrives at his house, and Jason immediately leaves
Outside, the police return to Dogville once again, looking for Grace
The orchardist brings out the writer's hat, using it as his way to save Grace from the police;
however, he blackmails her, saying he can use Grace's scarf instead as evidence to the police,
if she starts screaming
The orchardist then advances toward Grace, cornering her in his house, and rapes her
In exchange for her freedom is a stain on her body
Chapter seven: It's midnight, and Grace tearfully shares with the writer the crime
The writer proposes confronting the orchardist's sinful act, but she stops him
Instead, the two formulate a plan for Grace to escape the town
Grace rakes the soil for gooseberry bushes beside the storekeeper's shop the following day
Just then, Liz and the teacher disappointedly confront Grace,
regarding her spanking to Jason without her permission or knowledge
On the other hand, Liz defends Grace,
by saying Jason persistently asked for it, when she babysat the children before
The teacher leaves,
and Liz tells Grace that the townspeople noticed the writer leaving her shack late at night,
which somehow affects their perception of Grace's virtues
The next evening, Grace sleeps in her shack,
when suddenly the teacher, the pianist, and Liz visit her
The pianist vouches,
saying Grace had seduced the orchardist for a sexual encounter in the apple orchard
This story angers the teacher;
so to punish Grace, she will destroy Grace's complete set of porcelain-figurines one by one
Grace tries to remind her of stoicism's philosophy to the teacher's children
However, the teacher wickedly weaponizes stoicism, saying she will stop smashing the figures,
if Grace stops crying
However, Grace can't hold back her tears, as she watches what she worked hard for, get destroyed
After planning her escape with the writer for days, they eventually finalize it
Grace visits the trucker first in the morning,
despite the townspeople looking for her to continue her chores
Either way, Grace proceeds to the trucker's garage, bribes him money that came from the writer,
and hides underneath the covers of the pickup truck, filled with apple crates
Grace lies cold, while waiting to get out of Dogville
After a long travel, suddenly, the trucker stops the car,
saying checkpoints are guarding the streets looking for her, so they need to return
Unfortunately, before returning,
the trucker takes advantage of the situation where Grace can't run anywhere,
so he humiliates her on the back of the truck
That evening, they arrive back at Dogville;
and the trucker reveals they're aware of Grace's plan to escape
Other than that,
the townspeople accuse Grace of stealing the doctor's missing money in his medicine cabinet,
which is a similar amount she bribed with the trucker
After Grace had attempted an escape,
the engineer invents a makeshift anchor, to prevent her from fleeing again
They forcefully make her wear Moses's collar, with a chain leash bound on a heavy metal wheel
Chapter eight: After chaining down Grace, she returns to her shack accompanied by the writer
The writer admits he stole the money from his father,
but passed the blame to Grace to prevent the townspeople from suspecting him of betrayal
Grace is now Dogville's slave with nowhere to go, in exchange for the writer's innocence
She's chained down, repeatedly assaulted by men at night,
constantly abused by the women at day,
and persistently humiliated by the children, every time the bell chimes to trick on her
The mistreatment given to Grace hurts the writer's heart,
when he sees the person he loves, ridiculed by everyone he knows ever since
One evening, the writer visits Grace, who believes he can still save her
So he issues another meeting
Afterward, the townspeople gather in the mission house, to hear what Grace says to everyone in town,
especially the things she had endured
After her speech, she returns home, leaving the writer to deal with the townspeople
However, Their response only proves how selfish Dogville's townspeople are,
because after everything Grace had done for them, they only wish to turn her over to the gangsters
Other than that, they make the writer choose between them or Grace
The writer returns to Grace's arms after the meeting
He confesses his dedication to her over the town, and attempts to have her that night;
but Grace stops him, saying it'd be best if their love grows in freedom, and not her as captive
The writer somehow shows frustration because she stops him,
while the others have already touched her
Grace then replies he can have her, just like the rest of the town men who use force and threats
The writer believes his intentions are pure,
but later realizes that his frustration originates from forcing himself,
that he's different from the rest of the men in town when he's just like one of them
So the writer decides to call the gangsters to retrieve Grace
The movie ends with chapter nine,
showing the writer escorting the gangsters to Grace's shack, where they locked her up while asleep
The writer frees Grace from the chains,
and goes inside a Cadillac, revealing the Gang Leader, which is Grace's father
It turns out, Grace ran away from her father, due to her inability to tolerate his dirty works
Inside, they argue about issues of morality,
where Grace finally understands that despite Dogville's poor circumstances,
their crimes are inexcusable
When the writer realizes the gangsters are a threat to them, and not to her, he apologizes
Still, he quickly rationalizes the misfortunes and mistreatments that happened to Grace,
as enlightening
As revenge, Grace orders his father's men to burn down Dogville from the map,
and make the teacher watch her children die one by one, if she doesn't stop from crying
When all's left are ashes, Grace finishes the writer herself, with a single bullet on the head
Before they go, they hear Moses barking and spare his life,
because it's only mad at Grace for stealing his bone
Everyone leaves, and Moses's chalk illustration turns into a real dog yapping,
until everything goes black
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