THE VILLAGE ITS VERY VOICEY FREE

Other people within Shangri-La, like Lo-Tsen, have been able to retain beauty and youth over many years-they are all about preservation, and relish in their carefree bliss. The High Lama, or Perrault, himself has been living for over 300 years. This reminds me of the people who scarcely age, in James Hilton’s Lost Horizon. Even though they had each tried to leave their painful pasts behind (dealing with a violent or unexpected death of a loved one) in the outside world, they still continued to experience the pain of losing loved ones inside the village (to disease and accidents). What the Elders eventually realize, however, is that “heartache is a part of life” (1:14:00). They are seen as trustworthy, all-knowing, and right/true to their people, mainly because of wisdom gained from interaction with the “outside towns” before settling here. The Elders even take turns being the chairman for meetings (although, Mr. The men and women Elders make decisions altogether, always as one. People must be granted authorization to venture out people need the blessing for a marriage all accidents/incidents must be reported to the Elders. There are other rules and regulations the village people also follow. No one ever leaves, and no one (an outsider) ever enters Covington.Ī great clip on the villagers’ fear of “those we don’t speak of”: It is all mainly to prevent the villagers from physically venturing out beyond their borders, and to squash any curiosity or interests of the outside world. Unknowing to the village people, fear is the Elders’ method of controlling/governing them- they use fear to protect their village. Ivy garners the courage to fight off a creature in the woods. Ivy’s character is very brave, even though many people may view her blindness as a major limitation/flaw. In all of these instances, love conquers fear. She also has the determination to face and defeat a creature that attacks her in the woods. She has the will to continue her journey even after her two assisters have abandoned ship. She has the courage to venture into unknown territories even though she is blind. Only Ivy experiences such bravery, which is fueled by her deep love for her fiancé, Lucius. Always.īecause of fear, the people lack courage. They are all encouraged, by fear, to obey. Eventually, his fear gets the best of him and he runs away from the edge. His friends watch from a safer distance, seeing how long he can last before getting scared. In one scene, a village boy has been dared to stand on a tree stump at the edge of the borders, with his back to the woods (14:40). It is a truce.” This tells the younger generation that they must never leave the mental and physical safety net of the village they must abide by the rules.Īs with most children, some of the village boys have a daring appetite for rebellion or adventure. The Elder speaking to them stresses “We do not go into their woods, and they do not come into our valley. However, this society lives in vigilant fear of the haunting creatures lurking beyond their borders-which are attracted to the color red and are only referred to as “those we do not speak of”.Ī discussion over a slain animal, in what appears to be an elementary classroom setting, shows the village children believing “those we don’t speak of killed it”… “they’re meat eaters”… “they have large claws,” (6:45). There are frequent long-table dinners, barn wedding celebrations, and hide-and-seek games within the flowery fields. With this information, Ivy journeys, alone, beyond the safety of her village into the woods and (hopefully) reaches the outside world in time to save her lover’s life.Īt first glance, communal intimacy and youthful innocence portrays the village in a utopian light. He ultimately reveals truths about the village, the creatures in the woods, and the secrets of the Elders to her.

The lover and heroine is a blind girl named Ivy, daughter to the head Elder, Mr. When an incident leaves one of the villagers fighting for his life, his lover asks the Elders for consent to enter the impermissible woods to reach the outside towns for much needed medicines. Covington is run by a handful of men and women Elders, each of whom have a painful, secretive past in connection to the outside “towns”.

THE VILLAGE ITS VERY VOICEY FREE

Consistent with the late 1800s, the village people wear traditional garbs, perform agricultural and domestic tasks, and live free of technology and modern medicine.

The Village (2004) is about Covington-a small, self-sufficient village in the woods that lives in isolation from the outside world.

The village its very voicey