Chapter 1811: The person(s) standing in the sun and shooting
As a die-hard fan of Li Yi, Zhou Qingquan will naturally not miss "Hunting"!
Of course, for domestic film critics, their target audience is naturally domestic movie fans.
In fact, there are indeed many Li Yi fans in China who are looking forward to the movie "Hunting", but unfortunately, "Hunting" has not yet been released on a large scale.
And this movie is a literary film after all.
But this does not prevent Zhou Qingquan from liking this movie.
In fact, many domestic film critics, self-media people, media, etc. who came to the Cannes Film Festival have reported and interpreted the film "The Hunt".
In fact, there is no lack of traffic for movies by great directors like Li Yi, so naturally, even if they have not been officially released in China, many people are paying attention to them.
Therefore, there are many people who analyze this movie from various angles.
But the direction of Zhou Qingquan's interpretation this time is somewhat special.
"After watching "The Hunt", I also paid attention to the film critics and the media's perception of the film. I wanted to see the film from another angle and write this review.
It is often said that unruly people come from poor places. In other words, the more backward a place is, the weaker people's legal awareness. Simply put, the degree of legal dissemination is not enough.
The background of "Hunting" is actually more targeted.
Why do you say that?
The background of "Hunting" is a small town. The movie does not specify what country or region this small town is in, but it is obvious that the living conditions of the people here are very good.
There are not many people in the town, but it is a very fixed and solid small community.
I think modern society has gone out of the shadow of the conservative, ignorant community of acquaintances that needed close contact due to lack of resources. Everyone is in an ideal state of respecting each other and being warm-hearted at the same time, but this is not the case. In any era, adhere to rationality
They all require courage and wisdom, and are not born. In a society without the rule of law, there are still people who insist on upholding justice at a huge cost. Even if you are born in a society ruled by the rule of law, you can be stupid and legally illiterate.
The movie "Hunting" is basically a horror story that takes place in a society of acquaintances, but it is particularly terrifying because of the blessing of modernity - we see that the world has undergone earth-shaking changes, people are very rich in resources, and they can no longer
No need for close contact, but small communities are still alive
In the shadow of past traditions, we firmly believe in the acquaintance society rather than the legal system in the modern sense. This is the "Youshan Festival" that takes place in the 21st century. It seems absurd, but if you think about every small link carefully,
It seems that no one made any big mistakes, but it ended up being a horror movie.
Lucas is a warm and kind person. He grew up in a small town, worked and settled down, where he got married, had children, and divorced. Every day, he interacted with people who had similar experiences to him. He was a kindergarten teacher and was deeply loved by everyone.
Children's love. I think this is the basis of everything. You have known your friends since childhood and know them well in a society of acquaintances. In the end, because of a few jokes made by children, this person became the public enemy of the whole village. This is too exaggerated.
The background of the movie is more like the Nordic region, and we all know that the impression given there is that it is high-welfare, developed, and modern!
The architecture of the town in the movie and the living standards of the people in the town indeed prove this point.
However, despite living in a developed, modern paradise on earth known for its high welfare, I still think that the people in this village are not modern people at all, but a group of barbarians whose minds are still stuck in the agricultural era hundreds of years ago.
The most prominent feature of modern civilization should be rationality, and the common contract to maintain fairness and justice based on rationality - the rule of law. From this perspective, it can be said that very few people in this town respect the law, and they prefer lynching (put
Lucas's dog killed him), so they are a group of savages.
Even though sometimes the law can become a shield for evildoers and prevent justice from being served, this is not what happened to Lucas. Lucas grew up in this community of acquaintances, and the understanding and trust between people is
Based on decades of getting along day and night, people you know well will not turn into perverts overnight. You don't even have this common sense, and you can overthrow someone you have known for decades overnight. What is it but ignorance and backwardness?
Personally I think this is the most ironic point, but what is the fact?
Is it actually possible for this to happen?
The answer is yes!
And this is reality!
So let’s take a look at the people in the film who still trust Lucas, or in other words, the people who have always believed in Lucas firmly, one of them is his son. This can be said to be human nature, and it can also be said that Luca
Si is successful in educating his children. He does not follow what others say and has his own judgment.
He will not choose to believe others just because of a few words, but firmly believe in him. Perhaps this is the real reason why Lucas has never exploded, because the family he cares about most, his son, believes in him!
And the other person who believed in him was his son’s godfather!
A member of a large local family and one of Lucas's childhood friends.
There is another one, an outsider, a new English-speaking immigrant, Lucas's colleague and new girlfriend.
Compared with this group of bumpkins, Lucas's son's godfather is obviously a descendant of a big family. His mansion is big enough to entertain everyone in the town, and his two brothers-in-law are also (through rational analysis and police investigation conclusions
) believes in Lucas' innocence.
The most ironic thing is that an outsider is the person who most believes in his innocence (through getting along with Lucas).
Things like rationality and intelligence have a certain relationship with the social system, but don't think that people in a developed country, a healthy society with a long history of civilization, are 100% rational. Many times it has to do with education and experience. People who have never seen the world
, people whose values have not been tested, in particular
You may not be able to firmly adhere to rationality in a given situation. Just like in this small town in a developed country, most people are ideologically ignorant and backward. In any case, even if Lucas is a pervert, just beat his dog to death.
Cruel, ignorant, and crude behavior that cannot be accepted by the civilized world.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Of course, as far as the plot setting of this movie is concerned, the reaction of the kindergarten principal Gretel is actually very normal. As the principal, she shoulders great responsibilities
, it is understandable that we were shocked by the little girl's "complaint" and treated it as a very serious matter.
Of course, I have to say that her handling method is very poor. It is not like the behavior that a professional educator should have, nor does it comply with legal procedures! Her handling method is like a legally illiterate village woman (I feel sick when I see you! Stay away from me)
Stay away) I can understand her kindness but cannot forgive her ignorance, amateurishness and lack of common sense.
When I watch our domestic news, I often see shots of suspects being coded - even murderers, since the case has not been concluded, they are only suspects and should not be made public. Once the evidence is conclusive, newspapers, magazines and television can show photos of the criminals.
There is a word called criminal suspect, but please note that until there is no real verdict, you are just a suspect!
Of course, since the matter involves children, the principal’s reaction can be said to be reasonable, but not in line with her identity!
Some people say that Lucas had many ways to prove his innocence but he did not do it, and at the end of the film he even took the initiative to hug the little girl to avoid suspicion.
But people who say such things are actually quite scary.
This is also the thinking logic of people who have not been in a legal society. In fact, I understand Lucas' anger and humiliation very well - why should I prove my innocence? Do I need to open my chest for a lung test and perform a cesarean section to test my baby's penis? Lucas was found innocent.
His final reaction was completely the reaction of a normal person in a civilized and legal society: angry, puzzled but tenacious. He did not need to prove his innocence. The fault was everyone else who doubted him.
Moreover, self-proof, in this kind of thing, is actually very weak.
The children all agreed that they were talking about the basement in Lucas' house, but there was no basement in his house.
Don’t the people in the town know? No, they know, they just don’t want to change it!
It was a year later that he hugged the little girl. At that time, the legal system and tradition seemed to have restored his innocence. He took his new girlfriend to attend the child's coming-of-age ceremony. He carried the little girl across the checkered floor tiles.
It echoes the previous plot when he helped the little girl go home. It was upright and upright. At the same time, it also conveyed to the little girl that he had forgiven her and their relationship had returned to its former goodwill.
However, the last gunshot shattered his dream - it turned out that the small town where he lived was still an ignorant place. That gunshot was probably a warning from the little girl's brother (personal guess)!
What is civilization? Civilization means respecting the rule of law and believing in one's own rationality. What is barbarism? Barbarism means following the collective will, without personal will, without rationality or with unstable rationality. Today he is your acquaintance, friend, husband, and brother, but tomorrow he is a traitor.
, traitors and scabs, if they are not killed, it will not be enough to make the people angry.
In fact, there are several details in the movie that are worth thinking about.
I still remember that when Lucas was trapped at home in the middle of the night, he lit a candle to illuminate the hunting map hanging on the wall of his home, seeming to be groping for answers in the darkness.
What he wants is the sense of belonging of the hunter in the hunting map? Or the majestic glory of his ancestors?
When he admired this painting before, he may not have realized the violence behind the hunt.
The two major scenes in the film, the forest and the small town, correspond to the structure of the community:
The dark forest is a "lawless" place of exception, where people can legally kill with guns;
Small towns, on the other hand, are city-states where "universal" law applies, and there seems to be no place for guns... until exclusion becomes necessary;
Only with forests can there be small towns, and small towns seem to be a civilized world under the jurisdiction of the law, but in fact they may become "forests" at any time.
The ending of the film is highly praised by many people. In fact, it is indeed the finishing touch.
It can be said that the ending really takes the entire film to another level.
In a sacred ceremony, Marcus received his hunting license.
Lucas also gave him the family heirloom shotgun and reunited with a group of adult men.
This not only gives Marcus the right to "kill", but it is also his coming-of-age ceremony, symbolizing his joining the community.
Everything was going smoothly, Lucas seemed to have been vindicated and became one of "us" again.
However, the story is far from over.
Later, the Lucas father and his son went hunting in the woods, trying to re-enter the order of life in which people kill deer, but a cruel shot was fired beside them.
This shot shattered the peaceful illusion of years and chilled people to the bone.
In the backlight, the person who fired the shot could not see clearly.
The sunset sunlight only revealed a golden rim of a human figure, making it appear tall and mighty.
This touching touch sublimates the social realism of the film into a dark political allegory!
That is - anyone can be a murderer.
This shot may be an attack or a warning:
As a so-called "holy man" who has been rejected by the community, Lucas is a defenseless living target who can be dominated by his opposite pole, the sovereign, in a state of exception at any time.
For the holy person, anyone can become a sovereign; and for the sovereign, anyone is a potential holy person.
Do you remember the opening of the movie?
At the beginning of the movie, when Lucas aimed at the reindeer, the deer turned back and even fell down after being shot. Its eyes were empty and there was no emotion that humans could recognize.
So he shot without hesitation.
At the end of the film, Lucas, who had just regained his hope, was as empty as a deer again.
At that moment, he may have understood: the reason why the community became a community was precisely because of prey like him.
As for the last shot, it can be said that it was just right, the sun blocked the view. But in fact, if you look closely, when Lucas received the shotgun at his son's coming of age ceremony, the camera scanned the faces of everyone one by one as they looked into each other's eyes.
With their expressions, you can tell that some people are relieved, and some people
Still furious. Only five people were shown on camera going hunting, Lucas, Lucas' son Marcus, Clara's father Theo, Clara's mother, the bear-built man, and the ones not shown on camera
other hunters and the deep malice that lurks in the hearts of everyone, including Lucas.
Of course, Lucas is unfortunate, but he is also lucky.
Fortunately, Lucas still had his son and godfather who firmly believed in his character and chose to believe in him in his most difficult time. Each of us is both a hunter and a deer. I hope everyone will be cautious when shooting, and I hope that everyone will be careful when shooting.
When unfortunately you become a deer, someone chooses to believe in you."