first cow

Jana 2022-03-23 09:03:08

It took a long time to finish watching the first cow. The character setting and plot direction of the whole film are somewhat unusual. Through the various transformations of the lens, many different meanings of the scene at that time are expressed. The characters of the two protagonists are completely different. It is reflected in the two people busy with their own affairs when they return to the wooden house; it is reflected in the different ways of escaping; it is also reflected when they cannot escape. A man who yearned for wealth status and was willing to take risks was the epitome of most Western gold diggers at the time. The other is more inclined to be a representative of a perceptual group, with its own rhythm and preferences, kind and friendly. The two people's very different and complementary personalities make the whole film progress very smoothly in the plot. After watching the movie, there are a lot of plots that I didn't understand, but after reading the analysis and explanation of many netizens, I understood some. The following few impressed me: when people lined up to buy biscuits, they reflected those things that were insignificant in the eyes of the capitalists, but out of reach for the common people; the male protagonist who was rescued by the Indians woke up and looked Less than one's own savior (reflecting the western United States in the 1820s is at the end of the westward movement) (westward movement: the movement of residents from the east of the United States to the west, a large number of Indians were slaughtered, and the survivors were forcibly rushed to the more desolate "reservation area" in the west.); finally, there are "the pursuit of the Russians, the ubiquitous ideological export" and "the friendship between China and the United States has been siwang". After reading the whole, there is a lot of information, which A movie with such a moral and structure may only be understood after watching it three or five times.

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  • Idella 2022-03-14 14:12:27

    I can't completely agree with any overly serious interpretation of the film. In fact, judging from the pattern and tone of the whole film, it is still a work that is more lovely than serious, and expresses more perceptually than rationally. At the beginning of the film, there is such a chewy shot: After Alia Shawkat finds two dependent white bones, she is not surprised or dignified, but smiles. To some extent, this shot can be regarded as Kelly Reichardt's statement on this fictional story. ★★★★

  • Rico 2022-04-24 07:01:22

    7.7 Dangerous, but the West is actually gentle. It's just a little dull. After reading it, I don't understand how it took two hours to shoot. In "Old Dream", the sound of the river is monstrous, and "The First Cow" is eavesdropped ten meters away, and the scenery is beautiful. Is this naturalism?

First Cow quotes

  • Fort Trapper: She's a very fine cow.

  • King-Lu: I think we should test the waters. Next batch, Cookie, we'll take to market. I've heard a fortune is made on this.

    Cookie: That seems dangerous.

    King-Lu: So is anything worth doing.