The tundra is widely spread, the pasture is vast... The film begins with a long-range lens to show the beautiful natural scenery of Iceland, which is located on the volcano. Cyclones bring abundant precipitation to Iceland, which is often shrouded in cumulonimbus clouds. The snow-capped mountains and glaciers are floating between the lake and the clouds far and near.
Uncle Gwyze was carefully examining the fence and sheep in front of the cabin. In the deserted and sparsely populated Icelandic pastoral areas, shepherding is not only the livelihood of the herdsmen, but also their closest and proudest companion. The sheep they raise are pure Nordic breeds raised by Icelanders since ancient times. This sheep is one of the key factors for Icelanders to survive in the harsh natural environment of ice and fire in the past, and has the same tough character as Icelanders. Therefore, in the competition, the sheep that he raised carefully lost to his brother Kerry's sheep by 0.5 points, as if he lost his life, which made Gwyze unconvinced, especially when he lost to this neighbor who lived in the same neighborhood for 40 years. talking brother.
Gerviz and his brother Kerry are widowed together in stubborn and eccentric ways on the Bolzda farm. A long fence separates the two abrupt houses in the ranch, and they rely on the collie or other people to pass the message that they have to communicate. For example, Gwyze had other herders tell Kerry that his sheep seemed to be suffering from scrapie, an infectious disease that destroys their brains and spinal cords. Unfortunately, the veterinarian confirmed that the sheep in Kerry had been infected with scrapie, and it had spread to several farms.
Kerry, who lost his sheep, used alcohol to numb his grief and emptiness. He took out his anger on Gwyz, and staged Kerry shooting Gwyze's window in the middle of the night. The funny part depicts the two brothers vividly, like the fire and ice in Iceland, with one impulsive and one rational character. The rational Gwyz's dissatisfaction with the sheep slaughtering policy is naturally not as simple and rude as his brother. He has his calm countermeasures. Of course, this is the top secret, "the eight secretly left sheep in the basement". So Gwyz secretly raised the last hope of Icelandic sheep, while methodically and fearlessly rescued his brother who had fallen drunk in the snow every now and then.
But it was an accident of kindness that knocked everything down. Gwyz's sheep were accidentally discovered by a livestock technician who was borrowing a toilet. Gerviz had to ask his brother for help, but the brother still stunned the technician with a shovel. The two brothers rode a quad bike and caught up with the sheep up the mountain, side by side to preserve the sheep breeds on the Bolzda farm. When the blizzard hit, Gwyze was frozen, and his brother Kerry dug a snow hole to hold his brother in and warm him with his own body. Kerry hugged his younger brother tightly. What he could not lose in his life was the Icelandic heritage, the glory of the Bolzda farm, the Icelandic sheep... and Gwyz—blood and kinship was the most important of them all.
Jumping out of the specific plot, this film is to call on the national confidence of the Icelandic people. Iceland, a country with praise labels such as "the richest in the world", "the most economically progressive" and "the most peaceful country", once triggered "the brink of bankruptcy" and became the focus of world public opinion. This is because the Icelandic government once believed that the economic growth driven by resources was too slow, so it vigorously developed the financial industry. With the excessive expansion of Iceland's financial industry, traditional real industries such as fishery and animal husbandry continue to shrink, making its virtual economy larger than the real economy. When the banking industry has reached the point of being "rich enough to rival the country", once there is a problem, the government can't save it at all, and it has to declare that it is facing bankruptcy immediately. The film conveys the Icelandic people's tradition of persevering in harsh environments, the warmth of family in times of crisis, and the welfare policies guaranteed by the government in the face of herdsmen's bankruptcy. These are the film's booster and reassurance for Icelanders to face the bad financial environment. .
For me, "The Ram" is undoubtedly an eye-catching film.
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