Product: La Guerre du feu (1982)
Rating: 4.0
How far have we come--really?
I first saw this video over 20 years ago. I remembered that I liked it at the time and decided to buy it again as I am now a Sociology teacher at a local community college. Although there are no words as we know them in this story, it speaks volumes. I can rarely sit comfortably for the entire length of a movie but I found this easy to sit and watch and I had forgotten the ending so I anxiously awaited it, not because I was bored but because I was engaged in the story. Ron Perhlman is great as the "original beast" (not Beauty and the). Rae Dong Chong's character is a little annoying at times but I figured that if I was back in those times she would probably just annoy me like some people I know do today. I was both saddened and heartened at how far we haven't come and how far we have. I am always amazed at how hard life used to be and how much people whine today over nothing. Quest for Fire is well worth the time to watch it. One message: "Let's learn to share so we don't wipe each other out for, because of, or with a giant ball of fire." Why can't we all just get along?