Kestrel

The movie today was interesting on many levels, not the least of which being the pure novelty of the idea. The part that struck me the most, however, was how the movie portrayed humans. Humans were seen throughout the movie performing tasks which must have seemed absurd to the kestrels. The kestrels went about their daily business all the while the human world went on around them. They did not seem oblivious to the human world, but aloof from it. Even though the kestrels lived inside a human structure, their contact with humans was minimal.
The world of the kestrels was not separate from the humans; on the contrary the kestrel’s world was shaped by humans almost entirely. The food they ate was gathered from cultivated fields, they lived in human structures and they were subject to human annoyances such as sirens. Also humans always seemed to be doing frivolous things like sweeping or kicking soccer balls, where as the kestrels were trying to survive and have a family.
Another interesting aspect of the movie was the novel concept of making speechless birds the stars. The birds managed to display complex personalities and create drama without the use of speech, or for that matter any real music. Unlike most nature movies or shows there is no forced drama in this movie from things like a wolf chase or other natural dangers. So far this movie seems to be pretty much about the normal day to day of a kestrel what ever that might be.