I recently watched 'Get off my Land', a short five minute
film written and directed by Douglas M Ray, about a man and his girlfriend who
go on a walk into the countryside, to then be confronted by a farmer claiming
that they are on his land, the way in which the situation was dealt
with added a comical effect to the whole film as it was unexpected to the
characters, however if you pay attention closely you can sense the darkness of
the farmer.
The farmer is played by Robert Glenister, who some may recognize from
his role as a con artist in BBC's 'Hustle', personally I think Glenister was a
great choice of actor to fit the role of the farmer mainly due to his cold
looks and attitude which deliver a chilling atmosphere from when he
is first introduced to the scene, the man is played by Rafe Spall and is
probably the main subject of this film, Finally the woman is played by Ruth
Wilson who has featured in Suburban Shootout and Jane
Eyre, she seems like the more sensible character in the film as she had come
prepared for their journey, unlike the man and is aware of the dangers around.
we are introduced to Rafe Spall as the 'man' in the first
few shots of the film as he walks uneasily across muddy fields and over wobbly
gates, clearly not having come prepared for the country side environment as he
is wearing white trainers and jeans, these first few shots are majorly
effective as the give us an insight into the type of person the man is, one of
my favorite moments in the film is when he is questioning the farmer about
where he got his land, and without a doubt you can see by the farmers face he
was not impressed, Glenister displays Cold and straight facial expressions the
whole time he is talking with the couple he even talks with a very placid tone,
which gives a sinister representation of him allowing us to realize he has
something in store for them.
Overall I think this was good short film with
a humerus side to and a good moral behind it, something I've
always been told from a young age "Don't judge a book by its cover",
as the couple soon found out as they assumed an old farmer would not be a worry
or a threat to them, but they soon learnt their lesson and had to deal with the
consequences.
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