"Dog Tooth"

Otis 2022-10-22 01:32:16

The film uses anti-ethics, morality, and common sense to guide us to think about how to face the top-down living norms formed by education, publicity, and influence, as well as those "unreasonable" traditions and concepts.

It may not be so absurd to replace the words of the parents in the film with words we know well, but does the impact make a difference?

If Confucius had not been chosen as the moral foundation of the nation for thousands of years, if the outcome of the civil war hadn't been what it is today, if there was no Cultural Revolution, reform and opening up, what would our life line be today? But at least you will know that the words you hear from ideological and moral textbooks, news broadcasts, and parental teachings are definitely different.

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Extended Reading

Dogtooth quotes

  • Father: Do you want to hear your grandfather sing?

    ["translating" Frank Sinatra's Fly Me To The Moon to his children]

    Father: Dad loves us. Mom loves us. Do we love them? Yes, we do. I love my brothers and sisters because they love me as well. The spring is flooding my house, the spring is flooding my little heart. My parents are proud of me because I'm doing just fine. I'm doing just fine but I will always try harder. My house, you are beautiful and I love you and I will never ever leave you.

  • Son: Mom! I've found two little zombies.