The lifestyle we see them having is having animalistic, beast like traits. They have a ritual of the eldest son becoming a man and has to eat the deer heart. This contrasts with the last scene between the father and Bo but instead of being animal like, they are more civilised and fit into society. The father has his beard shaved and Bo had his hair cut. Their son knows a lot more about life. The lighting In this scene is more brighter and warm while the first scene between the father and son, the lighting is dark and uncomfortable as the father awards him for slaughtering the deer. The ritual shows they got their own traditions and what they believe to be normal.
They even celebrate a holiday devoted to them instead of the usual birthdays and Christmas. At the start we can hear all the sounds of nature like the birds chirping etc. This shows the beauty of nature and is idyllic and peaceful. This view is then changed as from a POV shot, we see the eldest son slaughter that deer. In this scene the colour green is used a lot with the leaves, grass and his camouflage makeup he has all over him. The colour green represents good health. This is changed when we see red when the deer is murdered and the son eating the deer's heart and instead of the glorious bird chirping we now hear the painful screams.
It is pretty clear the two main characters are the main characters as they are part of the important ritual scene where he has to kill an animal to become a man but also since he's the oldest out of all the children he has the subplot of deciding which college he wants to go to. The father is shown to be the main character when he stands over them, watching in a dominant way as he;s covered in the camouflage makeup.
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