Firstly I am glad I saw this movie. It is "interesting". Sorry!!! 😅 the thinking of movie is fresh and out of the box for many reason and it's captivating which opens some thoughful strands of your mind.
The plot is simple and unique in it's own way. Ben played by viggo raise his kids in rigorous conditions in forest and teach them to endure suffering and overcome, rise themselves handling pain and learn to savour the beauty of nature and to be connected by it. But after the death of the mother.so They need to come out of their comfort zone and step in the real world and to fulfill their mother's last wish.
The acting by all the characters are awesome especially viggo Mortensen sir.. Nailed it. He potrayed emotions each emotions very calmy, I think just with his eyes . We are able to feel what he is feeling at some situation.
The concept of movie is unique and creative as it lays down that going extreme in both ways of living will not necessarily give you the utmost pleasure. There are many flaws in our world but there are flaws in living in excluded from it too.
Because at some point we have to face the real world because they are in the majority. The problem can be solved if we take the midway. Balancing both living situations like keeping technology at it's respective limit and try to join our body to nature have our own philosophies. And that's what's shown at the end of the movie.
Especially we understand it all with the silence provided at the end.
And as it also speaks about the matters which are considered taboo like religion, violence, education system and characters have their own opinions about each of the things, like the way of living, how viggo thinks kids should be raise, his perspective of the world. These are the things director breaks down in the film.
Direction of the movie is crisp, and it's also well written with bit of humour, there are time when you laugh joyously. Cinematography of the movie is awesome.
It's is a nice movie, must watch can provide new ideas and perspective.