jonnyb Posted June 9, 2013 Share Posted June 9, 2013 Anyone else seen this extraordinary movie? would love to know your thoughts... Jonny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulS Posted June 12, 2013 Share Posted June 12, 2013 Johnny, Have just finished watching it tonight. I really enjoyed it. I didn't read anything about it first, other than it was about a young girl living with a father who has a temper & who was ill. So I didn't know what to expect and certainly the aurochs threw me a bit, but overall I liked the experience of it. I liked the simplicity and connectedness of living in such a community, but with the father sometimes being aggressive I couldn't help but think of worse places such as those portrayed in Deliverance, even though there was nothing else in that vein. You? Paul Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonnyb Posted June 12, 2013 Author Share Posted June 12, 2013 one thing that had me thinking was the name - 'Beasts' the girl in her narration seems to include people when she uses the word 'animals', and the people in the community did indeed live a kind of desperate, animalistic lifestyle of survival. Also the term 'beasts' could be a reference to how those of us in the 'civilised' world (like the government officials and doctors in the movie) might see these peoples lifestyle. The father's behaviour was often unpleasant, but his motive seemed to be preparing his child for survival in a harsh world. This reminded me of Brad Pitt's character in the 'tree of life', and this movie is often reminiscent of that one. yes, the connectedness of the community was one of the most attractive aspects of the film. just my thoughts! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulS Posted June 12, 2013 Share Posted June 12, 2013 What did you make of the aurochs and them kneeling down to her? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonnyb Posted June 13, 2013 Author Share Posted June 13, 2013 did a google on that one, Paul, and found it very comprehensibly explained in this national geographic interview! http://newswatch.nationalgeographic.com/2012/07/17/the-story-behind-beasts-of-the-southern-wild/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulS Posted June 13, 2013 Share Posted June 13, 2013 Interesting. I was thinking along the lines that they're the beast in you, the animal that eats its own, which you can make bow down before you if you so choose. I guess that's art for ya! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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