"Animal Kingdom" is about the story of the notorious "Kodi" family in Australia, although the subject matter seems to be an "arrogant" bandit movie, including the bank robberies in the opening. All the documentary photos of this family are showing the incomparable nature of this family.
But in fact, the film as a whole is biased towards a somber, low-key style-a slow rhythm, chattering or silent characters, static shots, and even a lyrical orchestral accompaniment in the bloody passages. The ghostly scenes always followed the expressionless seventeen-year-old male protagonist-the only nephew of the Kodi family-slowly carrying out a full literary narrative.
These unique styles, that is, taking a crime subject matter as if it has nothing to do with crime—the flow of time is full of the ordinary and inconspicuous of daily life—also made the film highly praised, such as in The Australian Film Academy Awards received the most nominations in history-18, and won the Sundance Film Festival's Jury Award for Best Feature Film.
"Animal Kingdom" has made great efforts in the description of "tiny people". In a family, there are rude and violent, shrewd and cautious, weak and incompetent, and crazy bloodthirsty. They are all described one by one, appearing like Ukiyo-e. Detailed.
And the youngest in the family, the least speaking young man is the most terrifying existence, which reminds people of Mike Corleone in "The Godfather".
However, if you compare the strength, sacredness, authority, and inviolability of the Corleone family in "The Godfather", the Cordi family in the film seems a bit too depressing-the beginning of the film is like a frightened bird under the supervision of the police. The family gathered together to eat and chat, all trembling. Uncle A who wanted to make some stocks was framed and shot dead by the police. Uncle B was shot to death by a group of police officers in the field. Uncle C's intelligence deteriorated to a child, a good-tempered mother. The eldest "Pope", who was in charge of the affairs of the entire family and acted viciously and impermanently, finally let his nephew give him a shot-it was a bit horrible.
However, some people have also said: Maybe, this is the truth?
David Mitchold is obviously a talented director. He asked for 5 million from the government to complete his virgin work. He said that he wanted to film the main theme of "Propagating the Government." The result was really "black". The government has been transformed - on one side are the poor and weak of the Kodi family, and on the other side is the cold, cruel and extinct nature of the Australian police as a violent machine.
Undoubtedly, the film wanted to show an "inhuman world" where people live by the "law of the jungle", but in the end, this story is more like a story about how a "good people" was forced by the "very evil" police. On a dead end-it can be said to be the biggest irony!
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