I think animality is an attribute shared by both humans and animals, and humanity is a higher level of emotion, morality, and civilization acquired by humans after overcoming the animality inherent in human genes. Animality is often manifested in humans. That part of the so-called evil is rooted in the basic need and deep desire to survive and continue the gene.
This movie fully expresses this point of view, the selected perspective is very objective, and it is very cruel in the eyes of modern people. "People living in such an environment are not worthy of talking about human nature", so the awakening of human nature cannot complete the ritual. The father was despised and even executed, so the mother who was still healthy at the age of her limit was ridiculed by the clansmen, the dead baby's body could not be wasted, the same kind of stealing food was unforgivable, and the partner was lost and replaced. And the daily labor-harvest-fed, the only life/survival mode is to keep working and then multiplying. Yes, sex has nothing to do with human nature in this movie, it is the most basic behavior of species reproduction, and the reason why humans are the dominant species on this planet is that they can do it regardless of the season.
This movie is completely contrary to the way of implanting humanity into primitive tribes, which is used in Western movies, so it will shock the world. It is too real and too cruel. It removes the whitewash and forces you to think about human beings, to think about this reality, and you can't say they're wrong. The truth of human beings is an animal that can speak, use tools, and make fire. And it seems that this animalistic competitive awareness still exists in everyone's bones.
May the world be at peace.
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