not just a bear story

Tressa 2022-03-15 08:01:02

"The Bear's Tale", when I heard the name of this film, I thought it was a simple documentary, like "Animal World", with a gentle and rich voice like Zhao Zhongxiang's explanation, it took us to understand the natural environment life of a bear. But at the beginning of the movie, when the big bear digs the hive, it seems so dramatic. It is not like the smooth or stagnant shots of ordinary animal documentaries, but the shots switch from all directions like a live-action movie. of.
It is said that there are two kinds of actors that are the most difficult to grasp, one is children and the other is animals. These two kinds of actors are often out of control, which makes the director the most troublesome and troublesome. I think it's because they can't fully understand what other people mean and can't communicate with words smoothly, especially the latter, they are a simple type of actors, it's hard to show the emotions like human beings, so it's more difficult to control . But the two main actors in this film are just one big and one small and two bears. They are two true actors in the film, who dedicate their own world and real living conditions to us without reservation. They are Two of the best actors in the film.
"Bear's Tale" does not have complicated plots and complicated dialogues, but it is still very shocking, giving people a great visual impact. So I think the director, camera and post-production of this film are very good! They can catch some subtle movements of the big bear and the little bear, and after editing, they become so plotted and vivid, as if the two animal actors are really performing according to a specific script, which is natural and dramatic , very rare. Especially some close-up shots, the capture is very accurate, and it makes people feel a little incredible, such as the roar of the big bear, the sad eyes of the little bear, and the fierce expression of the cheetah, all of which are very close-up shots from the front. I think this kind of shot is the hardest to capture. Especially the integration of the inner world of animals and the sounds of nature. There is also a scene that I remember the most. Two bears were standing by the river. The big bear suddenly stood up. The little bear saw it and imitated the big bear and stood up. A similar scene appeared later, on a hilltop, too. The big bear and the little bear stood up one after another, but this time it was the back. These two consecutive shots made me feel very strange. There are also some shots that integrate the beast like a bear with the beautiful nature. It seems to want to be embodied in the embrace of nature. Every life has the right to survive and has a docile side. This detached state has a kind of The meaning of birth in Zhuangzi. Just like a sentence that appears at the end of the film: The greatest thrill is not in killing, but in letting live. The most thrilling thing is not killing, but giving the right to live. Every life should be respected, and every animal should be treated like human life.
In the movie, the hunter tried his best to kill the big bear who broke free from their guns, but when he accidentally confronted the big bear with his bare hands, the big bear chose not to hurt him, so in the end the hunter did not kill the big bear. . This story doesn't just happen in British Columbia, it could happen in every snowy forest, every place with animals, not just bears, it could be elephants, leopards or whatever, because every place has a group of people , with great ambition to conquer nature, without scruples, fierce and cruel.
When I re-examined the film after watching the whole film, I could think of more warmth than the bloody scenes of fighting. The director of this film tells the story of the bear completely according to human emotions. The little bear lost his mother at the beginning, so he became a poor little bear, lonely and confused as if abandoned by the whole world, until he met the big bear and suffered The injured big bear rejected it at first, but the little bear approached the big bear carefully step by step, and the big bear gradually felt the cuteness and kindness of the little bear, and finally accepted it, fished it, took him to catch butterflies, all the time. Protect it, especially at the end, the big bear and the little bear hibernate in the cave, the snow outside is beautiful, the little bear is snuggling up to the big bear, the big bear brings the temperature of life to the little bear without reservation, in such a winter, people can't help but feel heartbroken. Warm, and then unconsciously moved. When the two bears were licking each other's wounds, just like human beings, they were comforted and helped by friends and relatives after being hurt. Therefore, it is said that the emotions of all creatures in nature are the same, and the instincts of some family affection and the nature of maternal love are the same.
Having read such a touching story as "The Bear's Tale", I think everyone should reflect on human beings. Sometimes we are really not as kind as a beast.

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Extended Reading

The Bear quotes

  • Bill: You see, I don't like to ask folks questions; everyone has a secret side. By God, that's the way it should be.

  • [last lines]

    Tom: [shooing the bear cub away] Good luck, little fella.

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