After "Hunting" was released at the Cannes Film Festival, it can be said that it almost ignited the topic of the entire film festival.
became one of the most popular videos.
No, it should be said that the popularity of the topic is unprecedented.
"The most amazing part of "The Hunt" is the shot at the end of the film. One year after the incident, Lucas took his girlfriend and son to attend the coming-of-age ceremony during the hunting season.
From Lucas's exchanges with past friends and Clara, we can see that their lives this year have been far away from the small town. The adults' greetings were warm and polite, but they lost the indulgence and joy of the past when sitting around.
With their magnanimous and trusting eyes, Lucas only saw the neighbors' uneasiness and pretense of calmness. Of course, he was already used to it.
The introduction of the child's godfather also reminds everyone that the father and son have lived in a small town for generations, share the same culture and heritage as everyone here, and share beautiful memories with many people.
Broken relationships between people often cannot be repaired, and history cannot be rewritten. People who have lived in a social group for many generations are eventually abandoned by the group, just like children abandoned by their families.
Although Lucas was proven innocent, the incident also allowed the participants in this society to see their own ignorance, as Lucas's son roared, "You idiots!"
The appearance of Lucas was a thorn in their side. This shot was an expression of their hearts. They had forgotten their stupidity. They could not accept their stupidity, let alone think of it. They represented the majority of society.
, only by eliminating dissidents can they continue to live in their history. This shot is
The original sin of human society is that a group of individuals rely on each other for their own sake, and use the name and will of society to deprive other individuals of their freedom and life. The masses are pathetic. They do not have the courage to challenge larger social norms.
Their wishes can only be expressed through traditional hunting methods!
"Go away! Stay away from us and never come back!!"
Perhaps the conflicts between society and society, and between society and individuals, have nothing to do with farming, fishing, hunting, or nomadism, nor with kindness or sin. Perhaps, there are always those beautiful and noble people who bear the original sin of society and follow the light of their ideals.
Light up in the long river of human history." - "Empire"
"If your soul is as pure as an angel, if you are always kind to others and can help others honestly, you will have the same experience as the hero of "Hunting". This is like an innocent soul encountering an ugly and mediocre reality. What is evil?
Evil is mediocrity. What is mediocrity? Mediocrity is evil.
The ending of this movie is open-ended and somewhat mysterious. I like this ending. Maybe I will remember this ending all my life. Who fired the last shot? We seem to have an answer in our hearts, but we are not sure.
This is the most charming thing about this open ending.
After watching the movie, I sat motionless in the theater.
Suddenly I remembered the beginning of the movie: a group of men seemed to be preparing for winter swimming. Some of them had already stripped naked, but only one man jumped into the lake. He got cramps as soon as he jumped in. The male protagonist of this movie is as innocent as an angel.
The handsome man, without even thinking, jumped into the cold lake water to save his friend without taking off his clothes...
To mediocrity to death, or to return to innocence? This is a question." - "Movie Fan"
“What does The Hunt explore about social issues?
The first thing that is inevitable and unavoidable is the child, Clara!
When we think of children, what images come to mind? Children’s plump smiles, innocent and carefree faces, lively and cute behaviors, etc.
The scariest thing about children is that they are clearly ignorant, but they instinctively use innocence as a weapon to convince others.
Clara is only four or five years old. She is in kindergarten. Does she understand what she has done? Children's nature is complex. They are in the stage of continuous development and improvement of personality and gradually develop an understanding of the psychological state of themselves and others.
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The innocence of children gives their lies a cloak of truth, just like Clara's lies. What's sad is that Clara's attachment to Lucas comes from her family, because she feels it from her family.
I don't have that kind of love and care.
In the family, the relationship between her parents was not harmonious, she was ignored by her parents, and her brother's wrong guidance shocked her young mind.
Lucas' closeness and care for her made her spiritually satisfied, and she even wanted to monopolize this love, so she took the initiative to express her love. What does this love feel like?
Compared with love, it may be more of a desire for father's love. Freud believed that at this stage of children, girls at this stage are extremely affectionate towards their fathers and have a strong curiosity about the relationship between their parents.
, and even realized that the relationship between her parents was more special than their relationship with herself. So, when Clara could not find this love in her father, she transferred her love to Lucas.
According to the eight-stage theory of personality development, Clara in kindergarten is only four or five years old. Children at this stage are better able to carry out various specific motor activities, use language more accurately and have more vivid imagination. So, when
When her love was rejected, Clara began to have various thoughts, behaviors and fantasies. She integrated the pictures she saw from her brother with Lucas to create fantasies. At the time, she did not understand how this would affect Lucas.
I don't know what kind of harm Cass will cause. This kind of fantasy is not allowed.
Therefore, communication with family members is particularly important. Every demeanor, action and speech of parents will affect the development of children. Children are exploring, testing various limitations, and looking for permission ranges. Parents should encourage and inform what kind of imagination
Strength and original behavior are allowed to ensure that children pass this stage smoothly and develop their independent personality.
Of course, after watching the movie, it is not difficult to find that the real cause of all this is actually all kinds of people in society.
It’s everyone in the town!
Theo, as Clara's father and Lucas's friend, is a contradictory existence. He had the opportunity to investigate the truth before the situation escalated.
He could have taken the time to understand and listen to Clara's thoughts, and asked Lucas for confirmation, but he did not. To a certain extent, his attitude towards handling the matter further aggravated the situation. This is reminiscent of the child abuse frequently reported on the news.
case, when facing this incident, stand from the perspective of parents
There is nothing wrong with protecting and trusting children. But protecting and believing does not mean blindness. The Internet and public opinion can only help ferment the matter, and whether the consequences of this fermentation are good or bad remains to be verified. However, collect relevant evidence and follow the normal path.
Only through judicial procedures can the matter be resolved.
If you are hypocritical enough, why should you be afraid of the devil?
The rabble, those people who carnival on the moral high ground, do wanton harm in the name of justice. Everyone is doing what they think is right, facing Lucas with the attitude that you are a sinner and you deserve what you deserve. Just like in "The Rabble"
Said: Once an individual becomes a group
As a member of the group, he will no longer bear responsibility for his actions. At this time, everyone will reveal his unconstrained side. What the group pursues and believes in is never the truth and rationality, but blind obedience, cruelty, and bigotry.
And fanaticism, only know simple and extreme emotions.
Do they long for the truth? No, they are creating the truth and adding insult to injury. So, when the movie begins, Lucas takes the children to the toilet, which becomes evidence. Colleagues who were friendly in the past have begun to doubt and be uncertain, and even...
Those basements that appeared under the guidance of adults, even if the basement is proven to be fictitious, it will not matter.
It cannot alleviate Lucas' suspicion. I think that the public has never really thirsted for the truth, and they will turn a deaf ear to evidence that is not to their taste. Anyone who can provide them with illusions can easily become their master;
Those who are disillusioned will become their victims. For them, quantity is justice.
There is too much malice in the world, but if we support each other, all malice will disappear. But how many people are willing to help in times of need.
As soon as a person joins a group, his IQ is severely reduced. In order to gain recognition, individuals are willing to abandon right and wrong and use their IQ in exchange for a sense of belonging that makes people feel safe. Freedom of speech, we can express our opinions at will, but we still hope
, don’t become someone else’s tool, pay attention to facts and evidence.
Regarding public opinion, the understanding is only superficial. In fact, the prejudice caused by rumors and misunderstandings cannot be eliminated. Some people (not necessarily which one) still think Lucas is guilty in their hearts, so they kill him. But it may also be
A more terrifying thing: Although most people have admitted that they have wronged Lucas, some people would rather believe the mistake than admit the mistake and accept the truth, so they want to kill Lucas. This is the dark side of human beings sometimes.
Sometimes public opinion will only be biased towards what they want to see without caring what the real result is.
About the trial!
From the moment Clara made up this lie, the incident involved three parties: "victim" Clara, "perpetrator" Lucas, and "spectators" other people in the town. This is an interesting story
In the triangle relationship, Clara has a story of her own, Lucas has a story of his own, and the rest of the town has no way of knowing which side is true and which side is false.
This relationship seems very similar to the judge, defendant and plaintiff in a court trial, but the fact is - completely different. Onlookers will never make a judgment based on rational materials such as facts and evidence. They have only one method of judgment -
Habitual thinking.
Lucas is the strong one and Clara is the weak one, so the weak one must be telling the truth and the strong one must be quibbling; children cannot lie, so if Clara says this, it must be true - this is the inertia of onlookers
thinking.
After Clara's parents learned the news and believed it, Clara once said to her parents: "He didn't do anything, I was just talking nonsense." But her mother did not take it seriously. Instead, she hugged her tightly and said, "Maybe.
Your brain doesn't want to remember what happened, it makes you sick just thinking about it. But it happened."
When the plot develops to this point, it has actually deviated from the original intention of Clara's lie. Children do not understand the consequences of her lies, but adults understand. The onlookers have completely controlled the incident, and Clara's lies have become
They found a key and unlocked the evil imagined by the town residents. They placed this imaginary evil on Lucas, a specific person, and burst out an unprecedented sense of justice.
reason!
The irony is that this sense of justice actually comes from boredom. Yes, boring! The life in this quiet town is too peaceful, so peaceful that it is a bit boring. The residents of the town are ordinary people, they are not law enforcers.
They are not supermen. They are helpless when facing the real evils in the world: war, exploitation, and slavery. But when the lesser evils, namely sexual assault, enter their lives, they finally feel that they are not powerless. Therefore, how could they
How about letting go of an incident that finally strengthened your sense of justice?
After the police took Lucas away, they released him because the children's statements were false and there was insufficient evidence to accuse Lucas. On a legal level, Lucas was acquitted and the matter should have come to an end.
, but the moral condemnation really began at this time. The residents of the town were unwilling to let Lucas go because they were unwilling to let this incident that rarely brought some fun to life disappear. The incident changed its flavor and became a spectator.
The carnival in the minds of those who expressed their sense of justice.
When Lucas and his son were cooking at home, someone threw rocks from the window and smashed his glass. When he chased him out, he found that the dog he had raised for many years had been killed and placed in his yard.
When Lucas went to the supermarket to buy something, the butcher selling pork told him with hostility that nothing would be sold to you here. Lucas insisted on buying, but the butcher stepped forward and knocked him to the ground with a punch.
After driving him out and telling him not to come here again, the young supermarket employee threw a can at Lucas who fell to the ground, smashing his head.
This is the cheapest sense of justice, and it is no different from the keyboard warriors who troll their eighteenth-generation ancestors on the Internet. In their eyes, you can see that it is not really justice, but "you are evil, so
We can hurt you at will."
During the church prayer on Christmas Day, Lucas punched his friend crazily and asked him: "Do you have something to say to me? Look into my eyes. Do you see anything? Nothing."
At the end of the film, Lucas is hunting deer in the forest with a shotgun. The deer are innocent, their eyes are clear, and they don’t know what they will face next. When Lucas was about to shoot, someone pointed at him.
A shot was fired beside Lucas. The panicked Lucas wanted to see the shooter's face clearly, but he couldn't see clearly. The man holding the shotgun was against the light, and there was only a silhouette.
silhouette, he aimed at Lucas again, then put away the gun and left. The person who shot at this moment was not a specific person, but all the people in the town who were still unwilling to believe that Lucas was innocent. They were hiding in
In the dark, always remind Lucas, "You are an evil person, but you have not been discovered yet, so just wait and see, we will let you live in fear."