Regarding Oscar contention, this movie is extremely original and well acted by a strong group of unknowns. Dwight Henry, who played the father, was particularly outstanding and I felt it was he who should have been nominated for a best supporting Oscar. The child did not do enough acting to merit a nomination, in my opinion, but I'm glad the film got the recognition. It had so many layers and so much to consider I will think of it for a long time after seeing it. I found the characters hard to relate to with their backwoods, undereducated, ways, which says more about me and my (no longer) hidden ethnocentrism than it does about the movie. It definitely made me think. It made me think about education, economics, folk lore, home remedies, health care, the pride one takes in their place of origin, respect for the land and animals, disciplining children and maintaining mutual respect with them, local/organic foods, death and dying, explaining the life cycle to children and how much is too much to share or too little, just so many issues it touched upon. Of the films nominated, it is by far the most thought provoking, and that is what I believe a great film is supposed to accomplish.
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