hunt down barbarians

Clarissa 2022-04-21 09:02:05

Hunting down barbarians sounds like a wild adventure story, but it's not, and there are no barbarians.

There was only one bear child, who was judged as bad by the welfare institution. Rebellion, stealing, spitting, running away, throwing stones, kicking things, damaging public property, setting fires, graffiti, fooling around all day. Adopted everywhere like a football.

There is also a quirky uncle who has been in prison, looks cool, and doesn't like to talk much.

The connection between them is an amiable fat aunt. She adopted the child, and the uncle is her husband.

She took good care of him, but he had to run away. She gave him a birthday, it was his first birthday, with the first birthday present, a puppy. She put a hot water bottle by his bed every night, and he was just a kid who was moved by a hot water bottle.

Unfortunately, this gentle and heart-warming aunt passed away suddenly. The child did not want to be sent to the juvenile detention center, and insisted on going into the jungle with the strange uncle. So, a child marked as a bad boy, an uncle with a criminal record, was hunted down because of people's imagination, and they started their desperate escape.

Not vulgar and funny, but refreshing and interesting. Not pretentious, but reflective. It's not unreasonable for the lunatic bushmen of the jungle to say that society is just filling out forms.

The beauty of New Zealand can be seen in the whole film. This slightly absurd story reveals a pure and beautiful innocence. We are not savages, but we simply like this primitive way of life, and we can do anything for freedom. .

Running away together, foraging together, reading together, that is the best time. Understanding, accepting, and never giving up are the best ways to get along.

The ending is very warm, with a slight smile and a touch of emotion. I didn't choose life, but life chose me. All I want is the freedom to do what we like with the people I like.

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  • Jedidiah 2022-04-24 07:01:06

    I really like the director's personal style

  • Darrell 2022-03-22 09:01:47

    The symbolic adult world and the children's perspective full of childishness and mischief, a lot of cinephile elements, and fresh and simple laughs, with these, watching the old and the young wandering aimlessly in the forest for 100 minutes will not feel boring. However, it is really difficult for the well-behaved people who live comfortably in the system to be moved by the film of freedom and resistance, and the original sound can be heard.

Hunt for the Wilderpeople quotes

  • Hec: Sam, what's the fastest way out of here?

    Psycho Sam: Jetpack.

    Ricky Baker: [excited] Do you actually have a jetpack?

  • Ricky Baker: He's molestering me!