In hurumanu 1 we have been writing an essay about The Hunt for the Wilderpeople.

The Hunt for the Wilderpeople Taika Waititi In this essay, I will be describing Ricky and Hec’s relationship in The Hunt for the Wilderpeople.  I will be talking about when the film introduces hec and Ricky to each other and how Hec almost murdered the mischievous kid. Secondly, I am going to talk about when they find a cabin and they find out they were wanted. For my third paragraph, I will be talking about how Ricky tried to kill Hec. I will also point out some of the film techniques that were used in the movie.

As Aunt Bella introduces an obese Ricky to a cranky looking Hector, she tells him to call him uncle if he wants. “No he can’t.” Hector rejects and continues to mind his own business. This scene suggests that Hec and Ricky may not have a positive relationship throughout the movie. Later into the film, Aunt Bella dies and Hec heads into the woods. He later finds Ricky. The chubby boy teases him about not being able to read.”You little bastard!” yelled Hec, as he runs to Ricky, offended and ready to hurt him. His foot gets stuck in the roots of a tree which gets him injured. At this point of the film, we should all understand that Hec just can’t stand Ricky. Their relationship is comparable to my brother and I because we always argue all the time. If I was Ricky, I would just ditch Hec as he seemingly tried to kill him. When Hec got angry at Ricky, we got to see a close-up shot of Hec’s face to show his emotions.

Hec and Ricky’s relationship gets better overtime and soon Hec is back on his feet. They find a cabin which they entered. They looked for supplies and they later found out that they were wanted by the police. Hunters spot them in the cabin and they threaten to report them. Hec gets tackled and is saved when Ricky points a rifle to their faces and says “Sh*t just got real!” in excitement. Hec stands up and gets incharge of the weapon and they both continue their journey. This part of the film proposes that their relationship is getting better. That scene was epic if you ask me. It shows that Ricky was suited for the skux life as he calls it. The film shows a high angle shot on the hunters when Ricky points the gun at them. This describes that Ricky is a threat to the hunters and the hunters are in a bad position.

As Ricky drives the old vehicle, they crash into a junkyard. Him and Hec come out of the car and take cover from the police. After a few moments, Hec decides to surrender himself to the authorities. Ricky wanted to stay in the skux life, and was disappointed in Hec. He shoots him on the leg, and they are both captured. This was when I started to hate Ricky, because he shot Hec just because he wanted to turn himself in while Ricky wanted to stay in the run. A full-shot was used when Hec got shot. They later found a family that Ricky had met during their run that decided to accept Ricky and Hec as their family member. “I’m sorry for shooting you.” Ricky apologises (he kinda had to).

To sum up everything that’s been stated so far, Ricky and Hec’s relationship were very unstable. It went up and down and up and down. The film was exciting in my opinion, there were also some scenes that made us laugh. Now let me end this piece of writing with a “Sh*t just got real.”