The first cow?

Lyda 2022-03-21 09:03:04

The film is adapted from Jonathan Raymond's novel "Half-Life". It tells the story of a western chef, Cookie, who came to the wild west to try his luck. He met King Lu, a Chinese immigrant who also came to look for opportunities. The two borrowed a cow. The story of partnership business. In the 1820s, a taciturn, loner, and skilled chef Cookie (John Magaro) travels to the wild American West and joins a group of fur hunters in fur-trading Oregon. 's team. He only finds a real sense of sympathy with a Chinese immigrant, King Lu (Orion Lee), who is also looking for his fortune. Before long, the two teamed up on a successful business that relied on the clandestine participation of the prized cows of a wealthy nearby landowner.

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  • Rosemary 2022-03-26 09:01:12

    Cookie used to eat local mushrooms and salmon in the river; Chinese people said that the products were made of secret ingredients of ancient "China" when they were hawking; Cookie who had been to Boston would use "milk" to make "bread", and Chief, whose bread taste is connected to London, doesn't seem to know that milk is needed to make bread. All he knows is that the "first cow" is kept in captivity to control the ingredients of the food; at the banquet, the captain could not recognize the "carat" made of blueberries. Futi", Chief proudly raised the teapot and poured a cup of "Chinese black tea" to the captain, while the Indian chief wondered why the outsiders didn't eat the tail of the "beaver". These conflicts and struggles over "food" only make us constantly imagine the hidden gastropoetics of westward migration, overseas diaspora and global trade at the most everyday level. It seems everyday, but in fact it is profound, and it can be described as light weight. In the sound of footsteps in the fallen trees and grass, in the sound of water from swimming and fishing, and in the last breaths of the two companions, we can hear the echoes of the times.

  • Winfield 2022-04-23 07:04:03

    He cooks for him, he cleans his room, he picks a bunch of flowers, ... and finally they lie together and run away together in eternal sleep. The wisps of tenderness in that ripple is simply another "Brokeback Mountain".

First Cow quotes

  • Cookie: Why does a baker like a beggar?

    King-Lu: Why?

    Cookie: They both need bread.

  • Fort Trapper: She's a very fine cow.