It's hard to keep tenderness in the savage land

Daron 2022-01-20 08:01:15

This anti-genre Western movie easily reminds me of books related to the gold rush of that era I read when I was a kid. Mark Twain seems to have written a lot on this subject. But the adventures, blood, and violence in the book don't seem to be too much in the movie.

The greatest feeling the first cow gave me was its gentleness, or the gentleness of the cook.

The first milking was comforting the cow
What a gentle man this must be
Not to mention the whispers in the usual conversation and during the second milking

What's more, the friendship between the two people. The addition of a Chinese can slow down time? The Chinese were saved by the cook, and the subsequent encounters and then encounters promoted the development of the whole story and echoed the beginning. He is too shrewd, too good at calculating, and is very different from the stereotypes in the foreigner's film and television works, except for his appearance (?.

Even so, when the cook was injured and rested, he didn't want to flee with the money. When the lens cuts into his eyes and the hand holding the moneybag, you obviously feel his hesitation. After all, they still have a dream of opening a hotel in San Francisco! But how could such a gentle, romantic and delicate man survive in this uncultivated wasteland?

The cow is a very spiritual animal, so he can feel the gentleness of the cook.

Finally, the film and the rhythm of that era are unimaginable in this impetuous society. Slow life always makes the heart calm. This is something I particularly yearn for and like.

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Extended Reading
  • Joana 2022-03-20 09:02:41

    We will never understand the tenderness of pioneers. Close to a square retro lens, the milk that the cow squeezes out is also human and gentle. This world is becoming more and more magical. Only in the literary and artistic films can the people of China and the United States not break their heads...

  • Jeanette 2022-04-23 07:04:03

    Literary and artistic youths survive in the wilderness, dying of laughter, especially helplessly warm their hearts. Being adored by Margaro, his patience with animals, respect for life, and kindness in human nature all make him look like someone he knows. That kind of "naivety" seems a bit ridiculous under such harsh living conditions, but it is more valuable, and it also makes the story more colorful. Jing Lu also performed well. He is neither humble nor arrogant. He is very much like people in contemporary society who are trying to integrate into the times. It's really two unworthy young people. This kind of friendship is as old and fragile as this forest. It's such a small daughter-in-law to clean the room, wash and cook. The film really captures the forest beautifully. I have never been to such a forest before, and I am especially yearning for it.

First Cow quotes

  • King-Lu: I see something in this land I haven't seen before. Pretty much everywhere has been touched by now. But this is still new, more nameless things around here than you can shake an eel at!

    Cookie: Doesn't seem new to me, seems old.

    King-Lu: Mm. Everything is old if you look at it that way.

  • [No way for a poor man to start. You need capital, or you need some kind of miracle. You need leverage. Or a crime]