La guerre du feu (1981)

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   Siskoid

   Ron Perlman's first film is Quest for Fire. This is an amazing achievement if only because it's basically a silent film without any subtitles, something that does not get in the way of telling its story of three cavemen seeking the fire they can harness, but not yet make themselves. It's not a documentary on primitive man, of course. I highly doubt Ice Age cave-dwellers could have walked to and from African huts, or fought such a variety of subhuman species. It's a fantasy that mashes up all eras of prehistoric man, and yet hits upon a truth about who we are and have always been. Director Jean-Jacques Annaud creates moments that turn the questing trio more and more human through contact with Aki, a girl from another tribe. They learn to laugh, make love and ultimately make fire. I've seen it before of course, and have always been impressed by how everything was done in camera, but this time it struck me as celebrating multi-culturalism. The tribe we follow is the only one that has vast differences in hair color and body type, and they easily accept Aki into their group, even gain mammoths as allies, so it speaks to (no doubt anachronistic) inclusive behavior that makes the tribe stronger. 10 years 4 months ago
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   Dieguito

   History lessons in school used to have it 12 years 8 months ago

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