The eulogy about the sheep at the beginning of the movie

Jaron 2022-04-07 09:01:06

"Our country, sheep play the most important role
in surviving in the world of ice and fire.
No matter what happens, they are persevering. They have
been the savior and best friend of mankind for 1,000 years. Year-
round, regardless of joy or disagreement,
sheep are intertwined with the work and life of farmers.
If the flock is good, the road ahead will be fair.
If the flock declines, the future will be bleak."

This is the "toast" of the organizer when the two brothers brought the sheep to the competition at the beginning of the film. significance. All the plots and conflicts of the whole film are foreshadowed here.

Just like the domestic "A Case of Qiu Ju" or "I'm Not Pan Jinlian", the protagonist in this film also makes actions and choices that are natural to him but incomprehensible to others. The absurdity of the world and life is born here.

The protagonist said on a phone, "Life is like this". I remember reading a book describing Icelanders before. This sentence seems to be the mantra of Icelanders. But after this mantra that seems to accept everything, it is actually a resistance to fate, even if the cost is huge.

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  • Nadia 2022-04-05 09:01:07

    I love this ending. Giving that cop a shovel in the face, and then chasing the sheep to the mountains in winter, is a bit of a plot twist for the sake of the plot, but I fucking like the ending of the two brothers lying in a snow cave. The last Icelandic movie I was particularly impressed with was "The Virgin Mountain". I must go to Iceland in the future to understand my longing.

  • Leonard 2022-04-24 07:01:26

    The story of the brothers and the eight sheep is very small, but deeply moving.