Civilization and barbarism

Stefanie 2022-01-11 08:02:30

A pair of sisters and brothers from modern civilized society roam in the arid wilderness, and a black-skinned aboriginal from primitive tribal society has established a relationship that transcends language with the brothers and sisters during this endless wandering. This kind of story and character combination has obvious directivity. Although the whole watching process is attracted by the big long legs of the sister, the rich content of the film has not been suppressed. There are several representative and topical passages in the film, such as the dreary state of my sister in class at the beginning of the film, office workers or pedestrians coming and going on city streets, hurriedly walking, especially the black legs. These are all social group portraits of modern cities, which are extremely universal. Then there was a change in the style of painting. The father took his daughter and son to the wilderness and shot the siblings away. Then the father committed suicide and burned the vehicle. Combined with the description of the urban state at the beginning of the film, the father's behavior seems to be self-escaping, self-breaking, leaving this modern society that suppresses life, and forcing the two brothers to return to the primitive, return to nature, or at least experience a distance from modern civilization before leaving. journey of. After the two siblings traveled a long distance, they met the indigenous people in a state of perplexity. Indigenous people hunt and make food in the most primitive way. Stones and spears are his weapons. This is a hunting method that is integrated with nature. This is completely different from the hunting method in modern civilization. In the film, there is a scene where indigenous people witnessed modern humans who have been civilized and enlightened hunting with shotguns. With the sound of gunshots, the animals fell one by one, and there was no room for struggle. The eyes of the indigenous people are full of complex emotions, and what he witnessed is a picture that breaks the balance of nature. The indigenous people and their sisters swim naked in the natural river water. In the wild land far away from modern civilization, the naked body will not stimulate sexual desire and possessiveness while being close to the true state. On the other hand, a scientific expedition team consisting of many women and men was bored under the scorching sun. All men’s eyes were on the woman’s breasts and thighs. This beautiful imperial sister in her 30s has blonde hair and is dressed in short skirts and flesh-colored. Garter stockings, this is a perfect sexual fantasies and sexual vent. This group of "intellectual" men are all about to move around. This is the result of modern civilization and education. It is a sexual psychology that has been created, manufactured, and supplied. The aboriginal people danced a weird "love dance" for their sister outside the house, but the unknown sister did not respond in any other way except panic, and then the aboriginal committed suicide. I didn't expect the aboriginal to be so infatuated and stubborn. After the siblings walked out of the wilderness, they sought help from a middle-aged man in modern civilization, but this man showed a strong sense of guard and distrust, and showed a strong sense of territoriality. The younger brother of the tool in the child), this paragraph plays the same role as the beginning of the film, instantly pulling the audience and characters back into modern civilization, feeling indifference and hostility. At the end is an extremely spanning passage. At the beginning, the parents’ house is now occupied by the older sister. She is being cut by her boyfriend or husband about her job promotion. The two embrace each other, but the older sister’s mind is full of experiences with her younger brother. The past in the wilderness, perhaps that is the real life experience, rather than repetition and patterning day after day.

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Walkabout quotes

  • The Girl: I'm not turning back. We've got to get on. It's late! I'm going now. Please! Please try. It can't be much further. It's silly to give in now. It's getting late! We've got to go. We can't waste time!

  • The Girl: You must look after your blazer. It's got to last! We don't want people thinking we're a a couple of tramps!

    White Boy: What people?