The courtroom scene towards the end is quite clever.

Ellen 2022-03-23 09:02:27

A protagonist who is dull on the surface, drifts with the flow, and is insensitive, but has a plan and belief in his heart, and is a blockbuster at critical moments.
The character of the protagonist is just like the character of the movie.

The dissatisfaction is that the mother died and was indifferent (not overwhelmed), the children died one by one and the smile was always there (it can't be seen to be forced to smile), the people in the protagonist's family took drugs seriously, and the police representing the state's public weapon From time to time, I will make up a reason to give you a shot... There are so many plots that are different from our daily perceptions. It is difficult to say that these are not the director's unconventional gimmicks.

I don't know why many people commented that the last shot was a failure. I think this shot is the motive of the director's speech. There is so much foreshadowing in front of him. If you don't shake this burden, you want to suffocate the director to death?

Towards the end, the protagonist is escorted to the court to testify with an armed guard, and then a lawyer in the lobby teaches the protagonist how to do perjury in favor of the uncles. After the protagonist who has testified, the protagonist is brought into the car by armed guards, and a policeman angrily tells the protagonist falsehood. After taking a shot, the uncles and grandmother who were acquitted finally received the interview from the TV station... It was quite clever to describe the trial process and the verdict of the court without a single shot.

Guess it's a movie worth watching.

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Extended Reading
  • Cletus 2022-04-20 09:02:00

    Aussie version of city thieves

  • Shyanne 2022-03-26 09:01:08

    Cold and violent, the primitive survival laws of animals are slowly laid out in front of the camera, and the sudden gunshots are the best footnotes to this violent picture.

Animal Kingdom quotes

  • [after the death of Craig]

    Janine Cody: [crying] I'm having trouble trying to find my positive spin. I'm usually very good at it. Usually it's right there, and I can just have it. But I'm having trouble finding it now.

  • [after the death of Craig]

    Leckie: You know what the bush is about? It's about massive trees that have been standing there for thousands of years... and bugs that'll be dead before the minute's out. It's big trees and pissy little bugs. And everything knows its place in the scheme of things. Everything... everything sits in the order somewhere. Things survive because they're strong, and everything reaches an understanding. But not everything survives because it's strong. Some creatures are weak, but they survive because they're being protected by the strong for one reason or another. You may think that, because of the circles you move in or whatever, that you're one of the strong creatures, but you're not, you're one of the weak ones. That's nothing against you, you're just - you're just weak because you're young. But you've survied because you've been protected by the strong. But they're not strong anymore, and they're certainly not able to protect you. We're here because we know who you are and we know what you've done. Now, I know you feel like you're in a tough situation. But you have an out. There's nothing your uncles can do to squirm out of this one; Craig's learned that the hard way. But you're not like them. We can see that, and you know that. Now I know that they're saying to you that talking to me is betraying the family, but they've betrayed *you*. The fact that you're talking to me, the fact that you've been left to deal with us... is all the proof that you need. And you're in danger. Don't be confused about that. I think you know. And I think you know that I can help you. But I can't keep offering. You've gotta decide. You've gotta work out where you fit.

    Joshua 'J' Cody: I don't know why you're telling me all of this.

    Leckie: Yes, you do.