Farms, grazing, flocks of lambs, endless forests and grasslands... These background settings sound very healing. Of course, you must feel familiar with such a story background. Indeed, this film will inevitably It reminds people of "Brokeback Mountain", so it is also called the British version of Brokeback Mountain by many people. If "Brokeback Mountain" leaves us with regrets, then "The Kingdom of God" seems to make up for the regrets of the year, and also the audience. An unfulfilled dream.
Johnny's father is a farmer. Because his father was paralyzed by a stroke, Johnny had to take on the heavy responsibility of the family and manage the large and small matters of the farm. He was unwilling to do anything about the status quo, which made him go out all night. Getting drunk and having a hangover all day makes his father and grandma very dissatisfied, and Johnny doesn't have a good temper with his family. The way the family gets along is really weird.
At this time, Georgie came out. This migrant worker from Romania was employed by Johnny's father as a helper on the farm. He was capable, humble, handsome and gentle, but Johnny didn't like seeing Georg at first. Ji, all kinds of deliberately targeting him, and talking to him all day long.
The taciturn Georgie has a lot of skills. He taught Johnny a lot of things. The two naturally developed feelings when they got along slowly. The relationship between the two is very pure. Johnny is destined to fall in love with Georgie. , Before meeting Georgie, Johnny was a person who didn't know how to love and express it. He wouldn't handle his relationship with his family gently. He was rude and unfeeling when he had sex with others. He didn't recognize people when he lifted his pants. And Georgi's presence taught Johnny how to love someone.
The time when the two were herding sheep on the mountain was my favorite scene. Although sometimes the director's shots are too real and rough, it may be a bit uncomfortable for viewers who are a bit clean, but it may be this kind of wild beauty. Let's go to the field battle where the sky is the quilt and the ground is the bed. Isn't it cold in the winter?
Although there was a little bit of abuse in the back, many people didn't seem to understand Johnny's derailment, but at that moment, facing Johnny's brave retention, Georgi did not dare to make a promise. He felt that the two would not be able to make a promise in the future. Possibly, Johnny's frustration was vented in the wrong place, although he was wrong, but at least it was not wrong for no reason.
His father's serious illness and Georgi's departure did not make Johnny fall again. He carried the farm and learned how to get along with his family. For Johnny and Georgi's feelings, finally father and grandmother's love. The default is quite impressive.
In the end, Johnny managed to get Georgie back, and the two continued to run the farm.
I don't know why, the theme of grazing makes people feel very healing. After staying in a noisy and crowded city for a long time, who doesn't want to breathe on the grassland, maybe in the endless expanse, even love becomes pure and simple.
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