The Review

Introducing a new blog feature.  It's called Husbandman and I watch an independent film.  This week's film is called Happy People:  A Year in the Taiga.  We just watched it.  Now we'll talk about it.

Me:  How'd you like it?
HM:  I thought it was very good.  How did you like it?
Me:  I liked it.  I know I don't want to live in the Taiga now.  So that's good.
HM:  Yeah, too rough.
Me:  But was there any part of living in the Taiga that you would like?
HM:  Yeah, the dog.  I definitely want the dog.  And I like eating all the fish.  How about you?
Me:  I liked the winter season because you didn't have to do much.  Just walk around and check your traps.
HM:  Looked like they were working pretty hard.
Me:  But the other seasons looked harder.
HM:  Mosquitos in the summer?  Not pleasant.
Me:  I wish they could have some Deet.
HM:  Yeah.
Me:  As a movie, what's your rating.  Fist of 5.
HM:  3.5 Yours?
Me:  4.5.  That movie rocked because now I know for sure I don't want to live in the Taiga. One other question.  Herzog's narration.  What did you think of that?
HM: Good.  His enunciation was so precise.  Cracked me up.
Me:  Any critique?
HM: 2 things.  They didn't explain why the dogs were so indispensable. And they made no effort to explain why the native group of people basically collapsed as a culture.  One of the drunk guys said it was the Russians' fault.  Was there any truth to that?
Me;  My critique was that the women hunters were not featured at all.
HM:  There were none.  Let's make that clear. There were no women hunters.

Okay, so that's a wrap.  If you want to see Happy People, you should go ahead and see it.  No harm done either way.