After The First is a parable - a story that has a moral or teaches a lesson. To figure out the moral of the film, first ask yourself what lesson Steve's father and mother wanted him to learn? Second, what do you think Steve actually learned?
Then decide what the film taught you.
Mr. Gallagher
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I think that the video today showed how things don't always turn out the way you seem they may be. Steven was excited to go out hunting but when he was actually out in the woods he saw his dad kill a rabbit and he completely changed his mind about hunting. The video also shows not to judge things. Steven judged hunting and it turned out to be something he doesn't want to do again.
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I know we are not supposed to jump to judgement based on the movie, but it is very hard for me not to judge. I lived in Texas for part of my life so hunting was not a big deal there. I have seen little girls at as young as three pile onto their Daddy's fourwheelers and watch him hunt deer. Also my 8 year old next door neighbor there had a pink shot gun that she took hunting atleast once a month. I believe the boy may have overreacted slightly because he went completely numb and made it look like he killed his own father. I think he should keep an open mind about hunting and not judge his dad, or feel like the worst person in the world just for killing a rabbit.
In regards to today's video we watched, I think that this was a great lesson to Steve about individuality. I think that by the end of the video, he realized that hunting was not what he expected and he created his own stance and views on the matter. At the beginning, he was excited to learn what his father loved and was pumped to take part in a family tradition. But when he actually got out there to shoot, his opinion changed.
I originally posted this comment from other people's responses that they posted under the little boxes blog because we did not have the new blog yet.
I feel like everyone is siding with the kid being emotional too much. Every new thing is scary at first when you try it. Think about it when you learned to ride a bike and fell off and cried for awhile you never just give up, you get back on the bike and give it another try. I'm not saying he has to go hunting again but I think it would not hurt for him to go hunting again and try with an openmind leaving the past in the past.
@Molly-
I know that I was not judging the Dad, but I think that if I was the boy I would be a little upset. I personally just don't think I could handle taking the life of a living creature. To be honest, I always feel guilty about killing bugs! But I understand your stance because things are different in different places, and people treat certain things in different ways.
I think today's film was a good example of someone coming to the realization that even though culture may think that something is right, it is up to the individual to make their own decision on it and decide for themselves if it the action should be done or not. The child had to choose whether or not to shoot the rabbit and although he chose to end its life, he regretted it almost as soon as he did it. The film shows how even a simple action can be broken down and analyzed morally.
Steve was very excited to follow in his father's footsteps and practice hunting for the first time. Although his mother did not approve of the idea, he and his father still continued on to achieve Steve's goal. The idea of hunting for the first time fascinated Steve, however, when he was presented with his first opportunity to kill a rabbit, he hesitated. He realized that he felt extremely uncomfortable with the idea of killing the rabbit and his views on hunting changed when he had the gun in his hands took the rabbit's life. Steve learned that everybody has their own individual interests and beliefs and he did not agree with his father on the matter of hunting.
This movie is a portrayal of the idea to no be quick to judge things. The first time this is seen is when Steve is asking his dad about the war and seems to disapprove of his dad's actions, judging by his facial expression. The second time this is seen is in the end because Steve's mood changed. At first he thought hunting was going to be fun and was excited for it, but the real thing disappointed him.
Steve learned that killing isn't really fun and doesn't feel right at all. Steves dad basically wanted steve to be like him and his mother wanted Steve do to the right things.
I agree with Mara, this film was about a boy's choice to go against society's norms and feel something his father had not encouraged him to feel, a true sign of his individuality.
@Robby
I agree with the idea mostly because it is similar to my own and Robby managed to explain his thoughts clearly, which let me make an educated choice on whether i agree or not, which I do.
I feel like both of Steve's parents just wanted him to blindly side with them. They didn't want him to come to his own conclusions about the matter. That personally bothered me because at twelve I feel like he should start determining how he feels about things individually, not based on his parents.
What I learned from the movie is that we can try to predict how we will react to experiences and things, but we don't know for sure until we try. It's really easy to make assumptions and jump to conclusions, but you can often times be wrong.
@ Brian.
I agree. Steve was more inclined to please his own father rather than follow his heart. He succombed to the authority figure in his life and went ahead and killed the rabbit. He later learned that he could only blame himself for the guilt that he was feeling.
I think that the film had many lessons on hunting and even family dynamics but the main lesson that I learned, especially after discussing the film in my group was really one that I've learned time and time again in high school and that is that you really can't judge anything until you truly know it. In this case, Steve felt that hunting was one of the greatest things in the world until he actually had to kill the rabbit. In fact, Steve only liked the idea of hunting because his father loved it so much. Once he experienced it, Steve was actually disturbed by the fact that his dad like hunting so much. Even in this judgement of his father though, the lesson is reinforced again. His father probably learned to hunt as a way to get food so he se's it in a completely different light. I think that's why he asked Steve to look the rabbit in the eye; because he knew the impact of what he was doing.
I think today’s video was to show how someone can’t be so quick to judge something until they truly know how they feel about it. Steve made a snap judgment about hunting and was excited to go out with his father. Although, as soon as he saw his father kill a rabbit his views began to change. Steve began to question if what he was doing was acceptable even though his dad agreed with it. Steve was faced with the choice to kill the rabbit or not. Ultimately he made the decision to do it but as soon as he did, he regretted it. This just goes to show that Steve learned it is okay to go against what people view as culturally acceptable and come up with his own believes and views.
I agree with Mara that another lesson learned was individuality. He learned that in the end it’s up to him to decide what he views is okay and what isn’t. In the beginning he went along with the idea that hunting was good because that is how his father viewed it. Although by the end of the movie he realized that hunting is not something he agrees with.
Movie was pretty decent, the kid totally went insane though. I agree with Robby that the movie really showed that what we expected did not turn out to be what actually happened. Steve also should not have jumped to conclusions about his father. His view and relationship with his father should not be based on one hunting trip and that seems to be what happened in the movie. Of course I don't know because I shouldn't judge their relationship when I don't know about it outside the hunting trip. A+
I believe steve's mother and father wanted him to learn about becoming a man but to their suprise they learned something about their son. They learned that he does not think killing is ok.
I think that steve should have not shot the rabbit just because his dad wanted him to. He should have stood up to his dad and told him hunting and killing animals wasn't what he liked. I agree with mara that people shouldn't judge things before they experiance them.
i think that steves parents had a different view on the idea of hunting. his mother thought steve wasent old enough and didnt want her son to grow up to fast by encountering this experience however on the other hand steves father was all for this event and thought that he was defiantly old enough and he needed to experience this. steve at first was very excited to go hunting with his father and shoot a gun which remained the same until he actually saw his father kill a rabbit without even thinking about what he was doing and then when his father was chanting him on as he was making the decision to either take the life of the rabbit which sat infront of him or not. from this i believe that the moral of the story is defiantly that things are not always as you expect them to be, and that steve learned this very lesson as he started out very excited for this trip and came to realize that its alot harder to take a life of an innocent creature than you might think. the film taught me that if your gut is really telling you somthing no matter who you are going to dissapoint you should stick with your gut instead of living with the regret that would come from your actions.
Ari
i agree that the circumstances for steves father hunting and steve hunting are different which makes each one of their morals different. if his father was hunting to survive thats one thing but as steve found they were simply killing for fun or recreation which kind of struck him .
The lesson exhibited during this film was that different individuals have different perceptions on what is acceptable or not. To Steve's father, hunting was a normal practice and one which he had participated in from a young age. However, when he passes on this practice to his son Steve, he is not as easy as his father to accept it. These individual views and beliefs are what make up and define an individual.
The boy was extremely excited when he held the gun, and took his first shot at the tree stump. It wasn't until his dad shot the rabbit that it really dawned on the boy all the power a gun has. It isn't just a fun toy, it can take lives.
I agree with Jeff, this is a perfect example of the individual's power to not be like the whole. However, the boy should have decided on his own if he felt comfortable shooting the rabbit, he shouldn't have listened to his father.
In my opinion I think the movie taught Steven not to judge things or fully understand things before he decides to adopt it so quickly. I think Steven's mom was at first apprehensive letting her husband take her little boy hunting. Steven was so excited to get out there but when it came down to it hunting wasn't a good experience. Steven was able to form his own ideas and develop a stance on hunting.
I was absent. *
I agree with Alli's comment because Stevens dad shouldn't have made him/ pressured him to kill the rabbit. Steven was clearly changed after he killed it, he had no idea that it would feel like it did.
AT first the kid wanted to kill something really bad, but then when he saw his dad killing things for no reasons at will, he felt pain inside of him. he then saw that it was wrong to take someones life or something without no harm or danger.
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