Martin then gives a look of shock, horror, wonder and pity. A wombat sticks its curious head out from a bush and is promptly shot dead by Martin before he can realize what he has done. There is a scene in which Martin is carefully assembling his rifle in the wilderness, preparing for the hunt. It is sad but strangely beautiful in its study of a lost man slowly finding in himself what he did not think he had – love for a family that needs a father. However, while the book was sad and nihilistic, this film takes a different approach. How emotionally heavy is this film you ask? Let’s just say that its opening titles play over real live footage of the real last surviving Thylacine, which died in captivity. It is brimming with emotion in nearly every single scene. This independent film is a slow-burn and a strong character study. This makes for a bitter and disgusting read. But in the end, all that matters to him is the hunt, the thrill of the chase and the trophy at the end.īecause of this, the story focuses on this lost soul who has no reason nor purpose in his existence except to destroy. It is a story of a man being tested by himself and slowly but surely destroying everything around him, whether it be unintentional or on purpose. There are no other likable characters and Martin does not develop much through the course of the story. However, this is not an exciting, adventurous read. In so doing, the focus is constantly entering into his mind to examine his innermost thoughts on his next move. The entire book focuses mainly on Martin and there is not a single scene that does not feature him in some way. In doing so, Martin continues to hunt the elusive creature through the wild and discovers an even greater threat– himself. Despite becoming platonically close to this family, he insists on being a loner and remains walking to the beat of his own drum. While on his hunt, he stays with a woman and two children whose father has gone missing in the same wilderness. Martin is working for a secret organization that wants him to kill the tiger so they can genetically preserve its DNA before other companies do. Martin David, a strong and experienced mercenary hunts for the last living Thylacine (Tasmanian Tiger) in the Australian wilderness. The novel is written in the present tense and may be hard for many readers to follow upon initially reading. This story of man’s hunt is explored in Julia Leigh’s 1999 novel, ‘The Hunter,’ and the 2011 film adaptation directed by Daniel Nettheim. Should he find and destroy this creature it will not only be the Tasmanian Tiger that goes extinct, but also the hunter’s humanity. What this man hunts is not only this elusive creature but also a greater threat deep within himself. In the wilderness of Australia, the last animal of an extinct species, the Tasmanian Tiger, is hunted by a dogged professional hunter working for a mysterious company. The film shows the potential for change that the book does not. How does the film stack up to the novel? PATRICK ULLMER | Photo Courtesy
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