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Quest for Fire This story happens 80,000 years ago when our ancestors first
discovered the power of fire, but did not know how to master it. One day, a
peaceful tribe is attacked by apes and wolves. Many die in the fighting and the
tribe is forced to leave their territory. They move to a small island, and on
their way, they lose their treasure—fire. Fire to them is like the door to a
house. Without the door, the house will not collapse.
But when a robber comes, the house has no protection. Without fire, men
can live, but they lose their most powerful weapon when they are attacked. Thus,
the tribe is in a great danger. An attack of wolves or other beasts can easily
kill them. Because they don't know how to make fire, they send out three members
of the tribe to look for fire.
On their way, they save a girl but she runs away later. Then the three men
are captured by another more advanced tribe (everyone in the area seems to be
evolving at a different rate). In the tribe, they meet the girl who they saved
earlier and one of them fell in love with the girl. They also learn how to make
fire on their own.
The three men and the girl flee one day and return to the small island where
their tribe is. The people of their tribe are very excited about their return
and they are even more exciting when they learn that they can make fire by
themselves. From now on, human’s life is no more depends on God’s favor. They
can manage their own life. In spite of causing me nearly to vomit, this movie
has some good aspects. It uses excellent sound effects and perfect makeup
technique to make this movie very realistic.
There is no dialogue throughout the whole movie, but the body language and
gestures of men well explain the story. This movie makes you think a lot about
our ancestors, where we came from and how we would survive in a world where the
secret of how to make fire is as momentous as we would regard the moon landing
today . . . This movie also makes me feel grateful that I do not live 80,000
years ago. Their life is brutal and savage. They have no houses, no cars and
they have to fight with animals face to face. Compared to them, we are living in
a paradise right now.
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