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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Hunt for the Wilderpeople quotes

  • Ricky Baker: Shit just got real! Back up, homies, and let go of my uncle!

  • Ricky Baker: We'll just tell them you were looking after me.

    Hec: Doesn't matter what you tell them, they won't believe you. They'll think I made you do it. I'm not going back to jail, I'm better off up here. This is no place for a kid. You're gonna have to go back, Ricky.

    Ricky Baker: To what?

    Hec: To the welfare people.

    Ricky Baker: No!

    Hec: They'll look after you.

    Ricky Baker: No, they won't!

    Hec: They'll find you another home, you'll be fine.

    Ricky Baker: You're not listening! Nobody listens! There's no more homes, just juvy!

    Hec: What's juvy?

    Ricky Baker: Juvenile prison. They don't care about kids like me, they just keep moving us around until something happens like... Amber.

    Hec: Oh no, bugger then. Okay, okay. We're in about a million hectares of bush, that's big, it's big enough to hide in for a while, anyway.

    Ricky Baker: Good enough for me.

    Hec: But we're heading into winter. It's gonna be rough, no huts, no tents, real bush life. Can you handle that?

    Ricky Baker: I can handle it.

    Hec: Yeah. And if you play up, I dump you.

    Ricky Baker: Okay, Uncle.

    Hec: I'd still prefer if you don't call me Uncle.

    Ricky Baker: Okay, Hec. So what do we do now?

    Hec: We run.

    [They run for a few seconds, then stop out of breathe]

    Hec: Wait, wait wait. Maybe we don't need to run.

    Ricky Baker: Oh yeah, let's just fast walk.