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Neva 2022-03-25 09:01:15
"Kes", produced by Ken Lodge in 1969, is an important work in the history of British film, and is called the boundary marker of old and new British films. At first, I was misled by the Chinese translation of "Children and Eagles", and felt that many large and large plots were very abrupt. Slowly as the narrative progressed, I understood what the director wanted to express. This is a silhouette of the era of a glorious country, the camera is very simple, the actors are very authentic, just like life itself, the little stories that happened to the little boy well expressed the social status of all aspects at that time. The eagle cannot be tamed, it wants to fly freely, but it still died in the hands of the elder brother who symbolized confusion and decadence. There are only a few seconds at the end of the film, the boy buries the dead eagle, and at the same time, he may also bury his pursuit and desire...
Extended Reading
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Billy: [training his falcon] C'mon Kes!
[whistling]
Billy: C'mon Kes!
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Mr. Gryce: Mere fodder for the mass media.