What Do We Need to Spread —— Comment on The Last Mountain God
"The Last Mountain God" is indeed a good documentary, and numerous awards are inevitable. The hero of "The Last Mountain God" is called "Meng", a native of Oroqen nationality in Daxing 'anling, who is over 60 years old. As the last shaman of Oroqen nationality, Meng has special feelings for the mountains and forests. The ancient Oroqen people's reverence for the moon god and the mountain god was different. Whenever Meng went hunting in the mountains, he would worship the mountain gods. Find a tree, carve it like a mountain god, and pray to the mountain god for a good harvest today. When he comes back from hunting, Meng will tear off a small piece of meat and give it to the mountain god. If there is no prey, he will also light a cigarette for the mountain god. In fact, the ancient Oroqen nationality was like this. However, with the changes of the times. The Oroqen people who have lived in the mountains for generations have collectively lived in collective houses at the foot of the mountain. The conditions are indeed much better, but the older Oroqen people who have different feelings for the mountains often return to the mountains. Meng is one of such old people. The theme of this film is vivid and profound. It tells such a story about the gradual disappearance of ancient culture and inspires people to think, think and appreciate what we should do. The crowning touch in the film should be such a passage. Guo Baochun is a new generation of Oroqen nationality, and their lifestyle is completely different from that of Meng. Although they also returned to the mountains with Meng, their feelings were different. The commentary said, "In Meng's eyes, mountains and forests have souls. In Guo's eyes, the mountain forest is just a mountain forest. When I saw this passage, I was thinking, is it really so difficult to keep a little old tradition in modern times with rapid development of material civilization? This documentary is naturally smooth in picture editing. While filming the life of the Meng couple, it is supplemented by the beautiful scenery of Daxing' anling. I think the director's original intention may be to make people think about the disappearance of ancient culture, and at the same time, he also noticed that the beautiful scenery of Daxinganling may be difficult to leave to future generations. In this society with increasingly serious environmental problems. Many details of this film are well used, which accurately shows the hero's character. For example, Meng made a birch boat out of birch bark. Speaking of Meng, he always carefully cut the bark of birch, so that birch can grow new bark after one year. Also, Meng goes out hunting and never hunts cubs. He said that if not, the mountain gods would be unhappy. These details show Meng's love and kind character. The film uses natural light and shadow, and there is basically no background music in the whole film, which further deepens the superb artistic value of this documentary. A good documentary is priceless, it is true and sincere. It is so real that it is difficult for you to open your eyes and see the world you see; Sincerely let you cry off guard. Through these, people's horizons will be more open. The Last Mountain God is such a memorable and thoughtful documentary. In this materialistic world, think about what we are missing now, what we have lost, what we need to find and spread. These are my views on the excellent documentary The Last Mountain God.