An examination of the fantasy movie "Brotherhood of the Wolf", directed and written by Christophe Gains.
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Paper Summary:
This paper discusses the main storyline and the characters of Gain's fantastical legend set in 18th Century France. It looks at the symbolism of the movie and how the setting is of major importance to this symbolism. It explains that the battle within the movie is referring to the French Revolution and that the forces of "light and nature" overcome the evil extravagances of mankind the balance between logic and magic temper both the imbalances of fanaticism and the mechanization of an "age of reason".
From the Paper:
"The first half of the film is said to be true to historical happenings. Whether or not that is true, it follows a structure somewhat reminiscent of Beowulf as one might transpose it to provincial France. The naturalist Fronsac and his Iroquois warrior-companion come to Lozere to study (and preserve) the Beast that has been slaughtering its people. They are caught up in a gigantic wolf-hunt that kills hundreds of these noble creatures. The Indian, Mani, seems upset. The audience quickly links his upset with his respect for nature and the belief that all people have their own animal totem. (One gathers that his is the wolf, for through-out the movie a great white wolf helps him to discover the truth about reality). Eventually the king sends in a new hunter who kills a large wolf, and orders Fronsac to do a taxidermy job that will make it look like it could be this beast. He does so, but only hesitantly, for he has already learned that this beast is no wolf, and has jaws of flesh and steel. The case is ordered closed, but when the killings resume he returns to the land to hunt again. The two discover that the Beast is guided by a man, and eventually uncloak a society of people who have wrapped some alien creature in a strange armored suit and forced it to fight and learn to kill. They are attempting to discredit the king by bringing down the apparent wrath of God and evoking the great Beast of Revelations. Mani is killed upon finding their lair, and Fronsac learns who the culprit is, and takes his revenge. After a strange Juliet-esque faked death, Fronsac brings down the secret "Brotherhood of the Wolf" society responsible for this outrage. In the process of this story, Fronsac also woos two women (a prostitute/secret papal agent and an aristocratic woman), and wins one of them, but only after she has been raped by her brother, the trainer of the beast. The story sounds slightly absurd when transcribed in such a fashion, but of course unfolds in a fine fashion on the screen."
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