Maya, a farmer’s daughter, accidentally kills an endangered Philippine Eagle in a forest reserve. When the police investigate, other horrifying crime cases are soon revealed… The second feature by Mikhail Red (Rekorder) is a thrilling, multilayered mystery. The Philippine Eagle, measuring about 1 meter in length, is the largest in the world. With fewer than 200 surviving, it is critically endangered due to deforestation and overhunting for taxidermy. PelikulaRED, the production company founded by Mikhail’s father Raymond Red (director of Manila Skies), produced the film.
一个没文化父亲和一个愣头青警察扛起的晦涩剧情。节奏太缓慢,但是人的转变又很快,谈不上多好,但是足够沉重。
两条平行的线索,老练父亲与稚嫩女儿,及老油条警察与血气新警察之间,他们互为镜像。警局与政局的腐败,所有这一切都交织在一起。最后的结局很是血腥。影片故事很丰满,镜头也很美,但讲述得很拧巴,太过刻意。
菲律宾电影对体制与腐败抨击力度之大令人咋舌,在传统写实和白描的基础上,当下电影也多了好莱坞式的叙事结构和象征,「捕猎」在结尾时的寓意不言而喻,在人类世界中,平民即为猎物,警察不过是权贵手中之枪,一心要找出村民失踪真相的正义警察在另一桩案件中成为帮凶,也印证了「恶的爪牙」与良心与否无关。
菲律宾电影每年都有让人印象深刻的,去年是“罗莎妈妈”,今年是这部“猎鸟”,前半部分的悬疑气氛铺垫得很赞,最后一幕也尤为震撼,相当讽刺了
后劲不足,张弛无度,可惜了。