Review of The Hunt (2012) by Legitsalt — 03 May 2020
Mads Mikkelsen’s best movie. The movie’s concept, whereby the main character suffers societal injustice, is all too familiar in the face of today’s “cancel culture” and the greater flaw of human communication, i.
E. miscommunication. All the children actors are very well cast and serve their roles well. Lucas (Mads Mikkelsen) is a man who has been beaten into submission by society regarding his marriage, his child, and now his job.
Lucas is being forced to give in and give up on the things he loves and enjoys and is ostracized by those who used to be his closest friends. The Hunt is a character study detailing how desperation and innocence can combine to form apparent guilt.
The Hunt is shot in such a way that we feel the stigmas of the town and feel how despicable of a person Lucas seems to be, all while knowing that it isn’t true. We are led to believe that friendships are as strong as limp fetters and quickly turn to backstabs.
Ultimately, The Hunt shows that the fundamentally flawed credibility of a system wherein guilt is implied and fake news is a given.
This review of The Hunt (2012) was written by Legitsalt on 03 May 2020.
The Hunt has generally received very positive reviews.
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