Hunt For The Wilderpeople Movie Essay

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Movie Review: Hunt for the Wilderpeople The main character for this movie is Ricky Baker, a 13-year-old boy that was abandoned as an infant and has been with child welfare ever since. Ricky is brought to a home in a remote area to live with his new foster family. At first, he skeptical of the new home, but begins to form a bond with his new caretaker Aunt Bella. Bella is patient, and loving, leaving a hottie in his bed every night. However, Uncle Hec remains distant to Ricky and stays busy in the bush. Abruptly, Bella dies in the yard, this results in child welfare notifying Hec that Ricky will be taken within the week. Ricky fakes his death by burning the shed and runs off into the bush and is found by Hec, but Hec fractures his ankle. While …show more content…

When Ricky and Hec discover this information they conclude they will hide in the bush, because Ricky doesn’t want to go to juvenile detention and Hec doesn’t want to return to jail. After being in the bush for several months they become famous and a $10,000 reward is offered for their capture. Over the months Ricky and Hec begain to slowly bond as they learn more about each other. Upon their travels they spot a huia bird which has been thought to be extinct. When in the mountains Ricky revels he has been carrying Bellas ashes with him and Hec spreads them in a waterfall "where the earth wets the cloak of the sky". Ricky and Hec meet a man that refers to himself as psycho Sam and it becomes clear that he is paranoid of the government and has been living in the bush for a while. After nearly six months in the wilderness and several encounters that risked them being captured, Ricky and Hec are finally captured after a high speed chase with helicopters and military vehicles. Ricky wants to do a shootout with the authorities, but Hec wants to surrender. In fear of Hec surrendering, Ricky accidentally shoots Hec in the back after threatening him. Ricky goes to live with a family he met while in the bush and goes to

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