As someone born into a world not too dissimilar from the one presented in this film, I'm well placed to voice an opinion.
When you're a kid, having very little is not an issue. That's not to say you can't comprehend lack of material possession, it's more that you just don't care. You settle into your world with consummate ease and find the joy, the humour and beauty there within. I for one laughed far more as a child with nothing as I do an adult with all the trappings of modern life. Those from outside this world may be shocked or scared by it. However, when it's all you know there is nothing dour or dark there, only a realm of discovery to be experienced like every other child and Lynne Ramsay bottles this essence of youth to perfection.
Ratcather is visually stunning and the story is played out with an expert touch managing to capture a unique glimpse into a very Scottish time and place. I have read other reviews and many use negative adjectives in relation to the world in which this film is set. However I saw nothing but beauty and positives in this reality so similar to the one I once knew. As for the cruelty, well life can be cruel.
Love fae Leith
When you're a kid, having very little is not an issue. That's not to say you can't comprehend lack of material possession, it's more that you just don't care. You settle into your world with consummate ease and find the joy, the humour and beauty there within. I for one laughed far more as a child with nothing as I do an adult with all the trappings of modern life. Those from outside this world may be shocked or scared by it. However, when it's all you know there is nothing dour or dark there, only a realm of discovery to be experienced like every other child and Lynne Ramsay bottles this essence of youth to perfection.
Ratcather is visually stunning and the story is played out with an expert touch managing to capture a unique glimpse into a very Scottish time and place. I have read other reviews and many use negative adjectives in relation to the world in which this film is set. However I saw nothing but beauty and positives in this reality so similar to the one I once knew. As for the cruelty, well life can be cruel.
Love fae Leith