The film is Houndstooth (Κυνόδοντας) by Greek director Yorgos Lanthimos. It was released in Greece in 2009 and won the best film in the "Un Certain Regard" category at Cannes in the same year. The director also directed the more well-known The Lobster, which can be used as a reference to estimate the urine of canine teeth.
Going back to the film itself, first of all it is an educational film. You don't have to dig too deep. On the surface, it also taught the audience a lot of interesting words. The movie is in Greek, but here I am lazy and change it to English. Here are a few simple examples:
Bitch
Cat
Sea
Zombie
Although there was a certain contradiction with my inherent language system, this novel and simple expression method made me feel very amazing, and could not help but say:
"I was sitting in the sea, and the bitch poured warm yellow on the top of my head. The light can't help but remind me of the zombies I saw in the garden during the day."
In addition to such superficial dry goods, the director explored family ethics in more depth in the story, depicting what a middle-aged man did for family happiness Effort is a personal epic for a father.
Physically, the father built a fence around the house, and strictly prohibited his three children from leaving the fence. For this reason, he even made up a "hound-tooth" lie to let his children willingly stay for them. Building a fortress of love.
wall
Mentally, fathers and mothers arrange all education for their children, carefully select excellent and positive literature and media art works that promote the core values of socialism, and ensure that their children are bathed in correct values. In order to be strict with oneself, be lenient toward others, and make correct judgments in life. This, we can see from the son's performance. When the evil alien creature Cat invaded the fortress of love, this brave young man, with his tender and delicate body, resolutely stood in front of the invaders and protected his beloved family with all his own. Without his father's words and deeds, I believe that it is difficult for young people to have such a firm will.
family
However, in contrast to our current, in family education, I don’t know when a “let children go” value has become popular, claiming that only by allowing one’s own children to face this sinister society independently can they truly grow up. Overprotection is tantamount to mental abuse. This is of course complete bullshit, an extremely irresponsible, self-serving approach. Not to mention that few parents can stand upright in this sinister society. If they really have the ability to provide their children with a more perfect growth environment and a better education, shouldn't responsible parents be responsible? to provide? Shifting the responsibility of education from parents to society is undoubtedly an escape. It may be rare in real life, but in the dog's teeth, the director has created such a brave and fearless father image for us. While there is no specific description of how the father prepared these walls, language, entertainment, etc., these are undoubtedly complex tasks. It's just a quick glimpse in the film, and I can't help but be moved to tears for everything he silently dedicates behind his back.
children
The transformation of the language by my father is even more worthy of writing. Although he has built an almost perfect growth and education environment for his children, we all have to admit that it is impossible to completely prevent his children from being sullied by this filthy society with conventional thinking. of. As Claire Kramsch points out, language conveys cultural reality (Language and Culture, 1998). When our cultural reality is so unbearable, and a father is unable to change such a reality, starting with language and breaking the connection between his children and this terrible cultural reality is his only choice. By completely isolating them from the vulgar and bad culture in terms of language, it also guarantees their purity fundamentally, so that even when they are exposed to a bad cultural environment one day, they can live in a thousand flowers. The leaves do not stick to the body.
father
Of course, due to the highly dramatic form of expression, the film Houndstooth was also pointed out to have certain insinuations, but from an interview with the director, we can know that this is not true at all. Houndstooth has been a movie from the beginning, a movie about a family, a movie about a great dad.
We all know that cowards are the worst enemy of warriors,
but for the sake of our next generation and
our future, I hope that more people can shoulder responsibilities and responsibilities
like the father in the film, and move forward with a heavy burden.
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