Hunt for the Wilderpeople
Film
Taika Waititi
‘Hunt for the Wilderpeople’ is about a young troubled adolescent boy, named Ricky. After years of being thrown around countless foster homes at the age of 13 years old, Ricky feels he has found himself a stable family environment. But with a disturbance in the family and his backyard being hundreds of miles worth of native bush, troubles arise and he finds himself running from authorities, as they are on a manhunt after suspecting Ricky has been kidnapped. Two main themes which stood out to me as a Maori viewer living between my two parents homes were how stereotypical barriers create an image for people in today’s society and how ‘family’ influence a child’s development growing up.
I felt close to Ricky as he is the perfect portrayal of a young Maori boy.. I think this film shows another side to New Zealand, and how everyone is brought up differently and we all have different backgrounds. For Ricky he has been in and out of homes, surrounded by police and hasn’t felt a part of a family. when there are kids/adults out there who go …show more content…
I think Ricky having no parents that supported and cared for him, and being taken in and out of homes, has shaped him to become independent, but reckless also. He makes dumb decisions, such as setting a shed on fire and running away multiple times, due to him feeling like he has no place, no home, and no one to care for him. Also throughout the film I saw him grow closer with his foster ‘dad’, Hec. They went from hating each other, to Hec becoming a major part of Ricky’s life. This reminded me that you don’t have to be blood related to have a large influence on someone’s life. after knowing what Ricky had been through, going through countless homes. I saw how tough it was for such a young kid to adjust to a new environment and the struggles every new beginning comes
Film
Taika Waititi
‘Hunt for the Wilderpeople’ is about a young troubled adolescent boy, named Ricky. After years of being thrown around countless foster homes at the age of 13 years old, Ricky feels he has found himself a stable family environment. But with a disturbance in the family and his backyard being hundreds of miles worth of native bush, troubles arise and he finds himself running from authorities, as they are on a manhunt after suspecting Ricky has been kidnapped. Two main themes which stood out to me as a Maori viewer living between my two parents homes were how stereotypical barriers create an image for people in today’s society and how ‘family’ influence a child’s development growing up.
I felt close to Ricky as he is the perfect portrayal of a young Maori boy.. I think this film shows another side to New Zealand, and how everyone is brought up differently and we all have different backgrounds. For Ricky he has been in and out of homes, surrounded by police and hasn’t felt a part of a family. when there are kids/adults out there who go …show more content…
I think Ricky having no parents that supported and cared for him, and being taken in and out of homes, has shaped him to become independent, but reckless also. He makes dumb decisions, such as setting a shed on fire and running away multiple times, due to him feeling like he has no place, no home, and no one to care for him. Also throughout the film I saw him grow closer with his foster ‘dad’, Hec. They went from hating each other, to Hec becoming a major part of Ricky’s life. This reminded me that you don’t have to be blood related to have a large influence on someone’s life. after knowing what Ricky had been through, going through countless homes. I saw how tough it was for such a young kid to adjust to a new environment and the struggles every new beginning comes