Experience | God's Own Country (2017)

Oct 29, 2021

When referring to God's own country in the UK, it generally refers to Yorkshire, which is also the origin of the title. The picture is almost all the dark and gloomy northern British wilderness. It does not have the beautiful scenery of "Brokeback Mountain", nor the southern European sunshine of "Call Me by Your Name", but it will not be as heartbroken and suffocating as the other two films.

The plot is very simple. It is a gloomy, surly British shepherd boy and a Romanian migrant worker hired by his father to help. They work together on the ranch. After getting along day and night, sparks emerge. The warmth of the Romanian brother makes the British little boy gradually mature and considerate. . There was not much dialogue between the two boys, the emotions were suppressed, full of rough and uninhibited animality, and the mud was mixed with hormones. Almost the entire scene is the gloomy and gloomy northern wilderness of England. It doesn't have the beautiful scenery of "Brokeback Mountain", nor the bright southern Europe of "Call Me by Your Name". , from time to time will be sweet to the corners of the mouth.

The little brother from Romania is so gentle, wise, capable, mature, restrained and manly, which makes me want to kill the ignorant and cherishing male protagonist every minute! ! Instead of watching the two male protagonists, watching a lot of sheep is also very healing. The family scene in this film is also very touching. Father and son understand each other from conflict to the end, and grandma is also a kind and warm character.

When referring to God's own country in the UK, it generally refers to Yorkshire, which is also the origin of the film's title (but in many parts of the world, when people are particularly proud of their own land, they also claim to be god's own country). The story is staged in Yorkshire. Except for the Romanians, the male protagonist, his family and friends all speak a Yorkshire accent. After reading it, you can learn a lot of vocabulary or phrases used by Yorkshire or northern British people. It can be said that Teaching brought. I'm quite interested in this piece myself. I've done some research before, so when I watch it, I always have a feeling of sudden realization. Although I have English subtitles on, I still can't keep up with XD. Without subtitles, I basically can't understand XD in York. When traveling in the county, I met a lot of kind people who are more human than the big cities. When I actually interact with the locals, they see you as a foreigner, but they will actually switch to the dialect-free mode. I have a friend who is from Yorkshire, and I talk to the locals. I don't speak much of their northern slang but occasionally introduce me to some vocabulary, anyway I have an irrational obsession with Yorkshire accents XD

When it comes to Yorkshire, be sure to take a look at this Youtuber. He has made several videos to introduce Yorkshire's accent, the differences between its people and other regions. The style is quite funny. You can also hear him shouting happily at the beginning of the video." God's Own Country", which is the title of the film.

Battle North and South! ! !

The areas I have visited in Yorkshire include York, Hebden Bridge, Halifax, and Leeds. I have the opportunity to share these towns with you, the famous literature "Roaring Heights/Wuthering Heights", the background of the story is also in Yorkshire, and I added my York Travel Notes on the same scene:

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