I dedicate my first review of 2022 to this documentary.
I never thought a documentary could be so funny. One person says good is not good, many people say good is good, this documentary, coupled with the slightly greasy old protagonist, will not arouse my interest, but I have passed him countless times and been scolded by countless people. After the recommendation, I finally couldn't help but click on this documentary. From the first episode, it felt a little interesting, and it gradually transitioned to being too fun. This British drama is different from the warmth and softness of "All Living Things", but he shows the reality of modern agriculture in front of him, and at the same time shows the impact of the extreme weather in 2019 and the epidemic in 2020 in front of him.
The cognition of agriculture is still stuck in what I saw when I returned to the countryside during the summer vacation when I was a child. All are artificially cultivated pieces of land, as small as dried tofu. When I go back to my hometown during the summer vacation, I will see everyone getting up at 5 am every day to cultivate the land, and rushing back to make breakfast after 8 am. Basically, I go back home after a busy day and night, really facing the loess and back to the sky. I also saw with my own eyes bending over to plant rice in the paddy fields. Small canals are drawn from the nearby river to irrigate the fields, and in the arid fields, it is necessary to carry the burden of water for artificial watering. Although a lot of farmland has been abandoned and no longer planted, the cognition of agriculture has always maintained this view. It was not until I saw this documentary that I realized that the development of modern agriculture and modern technology has reached the point where People are astonished. After opening this British drama + documentary, my understanding of modernization and modern agriculture was subverted.
In the first episode Clarkson buys the tractor, an everyday agricultural item. It has actually become the soul tool of the entire documentary and the entire agricultural planting, and almost supports the operation of the entire farm. I can't believe I've always thought that a tractor is a motor vehicle used to carry goods in the countryside. God knows how powerful and omnipotent it is.
What is the concept of planting in more than 6,000 acres of land? Basically, the protagonist is only the farmer Clarkson alone, plus hired helpers and various scattered workers, it is impossible to plant by hand, and a tractor can solve most of the problems. Under the premise that others recommended agricultural tractors to him, Clarkson insisted on his own opinion and bought a huge and domineering Lamborghini tractor. It was the first time I found out about Lamborghinis -- and tractors.
Seeing episode 7 yesterday, Clarkson arranged for Colibo to drive to London to sell wasabi in a high-end Japanese restaurant in order to sell the newly harvested wasabi. A little tearful seeing this. Colibo is a typical rural American child. Of course, he has no worries about food and clothing, but his education level is not high, and he has never been to a big city, even London, which is only 100 kilometers away. Of course, Kara Carson's arrangement was not to earn that little money. He wanted Colebo to go to London to have a look and get out of this small town. Although Colebo did not feel particularly good along the way, high speed, parking, and the fact that the goods could not be sold in the end, but it did not prevent him from really feeling London. Colebo is undoubtedly lucky. He participated in the filming of this documentary. From an unknown farmer to a little star, his life trajectory will inevitably be changed. In the whole play, Clarkson is also constantly helping the people around him. Although his efforts are of average effect, as a star, whether it is a show or a sincere expression, this kind of sincere expression is touching. That's what made me love this documentary.
Going back to the documentary itself, basically the convention of every episode is that Clarkson encounters a small problem, followed by a brilliant business plan that he came up with. Then go ahead and execute it according to your own business plan. When it was finally realized, it was discovered that the plan was terrible and was despised by the people around. Kara Carson's perseverance and perseverance in each project implementation runs through the entire documentary.
Of course, this is also because his family is rich and does not need to operate a farm to make a profit. But on the other hand, we also see an old man who is willing to try and constantly tossing, and his every whimsy brings us infinite joy.
In the second episode, in order to save the cost and energy of mowing, he came up with the genius business plan of raising a flock of sheep to graze naturally. As soon as I said it, I started to buy sheep. Only after I bought the sheep did I realize that I needed to install an electrified fence. After the sheep were delivered, I needed a shepherd dog. For the lamb, I bought two more rams. The scene of a group of people watching the ram inoculation is really joyful. This kind of magic operation is no longer the original intention of mowing, and when it came to cash, the price of sheep was almost halved within a week due to the impact of the epidemic. The funniest thing is that shepherdesses are hired to shear the wool, and the labor cost of shearing wool is much more expensive than selling wool. Clarkson was busy rolling wool with an aggrieved look on his face.
Rao is the protagonist of a wealthy family, and is helpless in the face of unpredictable weather and sudden epidemics. Farming is really a very difficult thing, to overcome all kinds of difficulties, to wait until the gods reward the rice, all kinds of things, people have to feel that life is not easy. But seeing thousands of acres of green wheat, golden rape flowers, a group of sheep grazing happily, small fish in the pond, deer jumping in the woods, thriving hedges, and free-living insects, the exuberant vitality is The best cure. Although it is now during the epidemic again, and everywhere is closed, but as long as I think of that beautiful farm beyond this, it will accompany me across space and time. Suddenly, all the darkness will end, and all the good will come slowly.
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