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Grand_Shaman · Administrator Data inscrierii: 26/Oct/2007 Mesaje: 112

As this is a film that grows on you, I hope you will still find things to say about it even after the (too?) long discussion we had two days ago...

Pop Maria · Trimis: 24/11/2009 21:43 Titlul subiectului:

“Atanarjuat” tackles the problems of the traditional Aboriginal families and their everyday life: traditions, customs, life in the Aboriginal community, the Aboriginal beliefs.
I found the film interesting because it comprised a lot of information about the Aboriginal life and history, things that many people would like to know about. In addition, the fact that the film was shot and directed by Aboriginal people and the actors were as well Aboriginals aroused our sympathy and made the film special.
I was impressed of the Aboriginal perception of evil and their faith in good spirits, the communication between them and the spirits, especially when they needed help.
The woman is perceived as being a weak person and that’s obvious in the way a man is called by the others in the community when he doesn’t bring food home. They say “go and do the cooking and let your woman hunt, maybe she’ll have a better luck”. In this case, he and his family have to eat the leftover food. Therefore, they are marginalised.
I found it wrong the fact that Atanarjuat wasn’t blamed as much as Puja was when they cheated Atuat. Atanarjuat was as guilty as Puja was. Why was only her fault? She was lazy, I know, I didn’t like her either, but if Atanarjuat had loved enough Atuat he would have refused Puja. That scene revealed and confirmed me again men are very easy cheated by women. I believe that the Europeans and the Aboriginals have many things in common, for example, this belief of a woman being guilty of something that man is responsible as well, but he’s believed out of guilt. Also, the belief in a spirit that has passed away and he/she is above there taking care or protecting his/her families.
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ralucarat · Trimis: 05/01/2010 11:56 Titlul subiectului: Atanarjuat

It was an interesting film, very much in the same area as The Nanook of the North – a depiction of the Inuit life, culture and traditions. There are 2 main differences between these 2 exceptional films, as I see it: the first one is that Atanarjuat was entirely made by an Inuit team –it was written, produced, directed, and acted by Inuit - so we see the action through the eyes of the Inuits, which makes it more real; and another different aspect is that the plot is based on one very well-known Inuit legend, that of Atanrjuat, which also gives the title of the film. It is a very autentic piece of Inuit history which gives the viewer a lot of information about the landscape, their way of life, their traditions inside the group, their habitat. For someone who has no clue about the Inuit and wants to learn about, this film is an excellent learning material. For those who know something about the Inuit culture (like we do, for example) this film is the perfect element needed to complete the image of this aboriginal people.
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ana_leonte · Trimis: 07/01/2010 01:33 Titlul subiectului:

Atanarjuat is the first movie from the trilogy with the same name, made entirely by/with Inuit people.
The film’s subject is not a new one, but the movie makes strong points in depicting the problems raised by living in an Inuit society. Compared to other films of this genre, it places normal surroundings and the Inuit traditions, beliefs and culture on the first place. The characters face the same problems that human society confronted over the years (undergoing evolution), from the beginning, till present times. We can very easy poză the life of our archetypal prehistoric ancestors: the struggle for surviving in a hostile environment, the conflict of interests between clan’s members, the group’s social hierarchy, the religious rituals etc.
I can say that I was surprised to find that the Inuit took initiative in the film industry and that they were successful. I’ve never heard before of another Aboriginal population to choose this way of promoting their style of life. This is a proper and wonderful way to make their history, culture and traditions known all over the world. I think that this is a first step in their attempt to solve the actual problems the Inuit communities face nowadays, such as: unemployment, global warming (for instance, the weather changes create problems and they are not able to hunt as before), the schooling that does not encourage their language or culture – all that contributing to the high rates of suicides, school drop out or poverty among Inuit people’s descendents.

I found out some interesting information regarding The Fast Runner trilogy over the internet and also a possibility of watching online the first 2 films here: http://www.isuma.tv/hi/en/fastrunnertrilogy

;-)

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adela_bm2007 · Trimis: 01/02/2010 11:29 Titlul subiectului:

Atarnajuat est un film avec une intrigue très classique mais dans un cadre qui l'est moins pour nous occidentaux, c'est à dire dans la baie d'Hudson, entre le Canada et le Gröeland. Atarnajuat, sous-titré La Légende de l'homme rapide, est comme son nom l'indique inspiré d'une vieille légende inuit où se mêlent les thèmes de l'amour, de l'adultère, de vengeance et de trahison. Ainsi, on suit les évolutions d'un clan avec ses us et coutumes en même temps qu'une véritable fiction qui pourrait être celle de n'importe quel mélodrame hollywoodien à l'exception notable qu'on échappe ici à la mièvrerie ambiante. Les paysages el la facon dont ils sont filmes sont splendides. Mais au dehors de cela,la force du film est donnee par le regard pose sur la communaute Inuit,modele de civilisation qui existe encore a notre epoque.

Grand_Shaman · Administrator Data inscrierii: 26/Oct/2007 Mesaje: 112

Gabi Rosus · Trimis: 07/07/2010 20:57 Titlul subiectului:

The Fast Runner, a great movie made entirely with and by the Inuit people. I was very impressed with the story, shocked to realize that adultery found ways among them too.
The close-ups were very powerful. I did enjoy the movie, and the subject.Opened new horizons in my quest to find out more about the aboriginal people of Northern Canada.