This is a biased film. Unlike most films with a shock ending that are meant to be a realistic portrayal of a person/animal/event, this film does not give us the why behind it and it's consequences. So you wonder at the actions of the farmer/owner of the cow, After all Luma(the cow) is a decent milk and calf producer and it is a nonsense to have him kill her for NO reason. But Arnold just shows us the dead body and that's it !? I would have liked to know the "why" and the"what happens next?" Is this the start of the cow's journey to end up as a Sunday joint?
There's no doubt a dairy cow's life is hard but it isn't a pet, in spite of what the tender-hearted think, it is a commodity. Watch the French film "Petit Paysan" and see what could happen if a farmer can't make hard decisions. Combine the two together and you see that being a dairy farmer is an expensive,pragmatic and sometimes brutal, business. Unfortunately, humanity wants milk and plant-based substitutes are a costly alternative that cannot be afforded by a majority of it.
So what does Arnold do - highlights that this cow's life is set against the background of modernity-I wondered at the inclusion of so MANY shots of passenger jets flying overhead. And what better way to gain emotional support for the cow than by so MANY lingering shots looking deep into its soulful eyes that try to make the viewer ascribe human emotions to the cow when it is probably thinking "Isn't it meal time yet??" or "I wish that bull would stop messing about so I could get some sleep !!" if it is thinking at all.
Less emotion and more realism when you do your next film Arnold, - rumoured to be "Pig". Let's see if it improves on "Prime Cut" !!
There's no doubt a dairy cow's life is hard but it isn't a pet, in spite of what the tender-hearted think, it is a commodity. Watch the French film "Petit Paysan" and see what could happen if a farmer can't make hard decisions. Combine the two together and you see that being a dairy farmer is an expensive,pragmatic and sometimes brutal, business. Unfortunately, humanity wants milk and plant-based substitutes are a costly alternative that cannot be afforded by a majority of it.
So what does Arnold do - highlights that this cow's life is set against the background of modernity-I wondered at the inclusion of so MANY shots of passenger jets flying overhead. And what better way to gain emotional support for the cow than by so MANY lingering shots looking deep into its soulful eyes that try to make the viewer ascribe human emotions to the cow when it is probably thinking "Isn't it meal time yet??" or "I wish that bull would stop messing about so I could get some sleep !!" if it is thinking at all.
Less emotion and more realism when you do your next film Arnold, - rumoured to be "Pig". Let's see if it improves on "Prime Cut" !!