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Hawk was a fantasy film that followed the story of Rowan, a boy who wants to kill but he has been told that it angers the God(s) if he takes the life of a human, animal or plant if it isn't necessary. Rowan suffers a great loss when Tide, his Grandfather, died. This causes Rowan to become really upset and he kills a hawk and its babies bar one. He raises this Hawk and with its guidance Rowan chooses what he should do after he discovered another world beneath our own.
I liked the fact that Rowan started off as a boy who didn't know very much and throughout the film he gained knowledge as well as the burdens of his past so he is carrying this big weight of his crimes and it is good that this film starts by adding layers and layers of detail of Rowan and showing his crimes and how he lived his life and then his realisation of what he has done wrong and finally giving in to his crimes and accepting death. This helps us to bring back a sense of nobility for Rowan and we can sympathize with him.
What is good about Hawk is that it has the main plot of Rowan's life but includes this magical fantasy world in which the story takes place. It is good because we can watch the story and interpret what is going on differently but in the end that is good because it isn't very important to have the same views on the magic because the main plot is with Rowan's life and how he will realize his wrongs and finally give in to his crimes, take the punishment and die a peaceful and respectful death.
Overall, I think that Hawk worked really well because the cinematography was aesthetically pleasing and really nice to watch and the story was really intriguing and kept me involved with the plot. My one small issue was that I wasn't sure at times what was happening when it came to the fantasy and magic and I think that if this was made clearer it would be more enjoyable for younger viewers.
Hawk was a fantasy film that followed the story of Rowan, a boy who wants to kill but he has been told that it angers the God(s) if he takes the life of a human, animal or plant if it isn't necessary. Rowan suffers a great loss when Tide, his Grandfather, died. This causes Rowan to become really upset and he kills a hawk and its babies bar one. He raises this Hawk and with its guidance Rowan chooses what he should do after he discovered another world beneath our own.
I liked the fact that Rowan started off as a boy who didn't know very much and throughout the film he gained knowledge as well as the burdens of his past so he is carrying this big weight of his crimes and it is good that this film starts by adding layers and layers of detail of Rowan and showing his crimes and how he lived his life and then his realisation of what he has done wrong and finally giving in to his crimes and accepting death. This helps us to bring back a sense of nobility for Rowan and we can sympathize with him.
What is good about Hawk is that it has the main plot of Rowan's life but includes this magical fantasy world in which the story takes place. It is good because we can watch the story and interpret what is going on differently but in the end that is good because it isn't very important to have the same views on the magic because the main plot is with Rowan's life and how he will realize his wrongs and finally give in to his crimes, take the punishment and die a peaceful and respectful death.
Overall, I think that Hawk worked really well because the cinematography was aesthetically pleasing and really nice to watch and the story was really intriguing and kept me involved with the plot. My one small issue was that I wasn't sure at times what was happening when it came to the fantasy and magic and I think that if this was made clearer it would be more enjoyable for younger viewers.