The movie begins in a forest far away from civilization, a mother and her blind son Solomon,
prepare to check the traps outside of their home. The blind boy uses a rope and ties it
around his waist as the mother watches her son grab a stick to use as a cane.
The mother and son proceed to make their way along the forest. She lets Solomon check the first trap,
and the boy obliges as he uses his hands and stick to check on each of them.
After going back home, the mother lets Solomon cut their prey in half,
congratulating her son for doing a job well done. Later, they stop at the entrance of the wooden
forest to have Solomon throw something towards the trees.
That evening, Solomon complains that his pet bug in a jar is no longer jumping anymore.His
mom instructs him that living creatures need to have air, food, and water to survive.
She then tells Solomon that today is his father’s birthday, and to celebrate,
they will go fishing just like what he and his dad used to do.
This excites the little boy and they make their way into the river in preparation to go fishing.
As they walk, they stop at their tracks as the mother notices that it’s beginning to get dark.
As they are fishing, Solomon asks his mom what happens after they die and the mother explains
that there is a kind of change when people die. The mother then mentions that they might be able
to catch more fish if they use real worms. The little boy volunteers to find some.
As Solomon is out looking for worms, he notices a chain on the ground. He gets startled by his
mother telling him not to go too far. Solomon shows her a handful of worms, but the mother
decides that they are done fishing for that day. That evening, as Solomon is cuddled up with his
mother on a couch, they listen to a recording of Solomon’s parents reading a story book.
After she tucks her son in bed, she and Solomon talk about the conversation they had earlier about
death. Solomon mentions that he has faith in a lot of things because he can’t see anything.
The mother then kisses her son good night and walks out the door, never going back again.
Many years later, Solomon listens to a recording of her mother apologizing that
they need to leave him. As he makes his way to finish his daily routine, his mother in
the recording tells him that Solomon only needed to follow the three rules to keep himself safe.
Solomon checks the traps as the mother’s recording plays in the background,
telling him about the first rule to give back to the forest which provides for them. Hunting
and scavenging for himself and for the forest. The second rule, when his will is almost gone
and he’s about to give up, his mother instructs him to sing their song and to find comfort in it.
This is what Solomon does, humming and singing. The third and final rule, Solomon must never
let go of the rope as this will keep him safe from harm within it. He just needs to make sure
that he should never lose the rope. The boy stops playing the recording afterwards.
One day, Solomon is by the river fishing. As he waits for his bait, he sits comfortably
with the rope tied around his waist. After finally being able to get his first catch,
Solomon tries to check the other traps, but comes to find that there isn’t anything that got caught.
So he makes it back to his home. Living alone for some time now,
Solomon is used to doing everything on his own, from setting up traps,
to cutting the wood he needs to make fire with. One day, after he checks the traps around the
forest and finishes eating, he hears a sound coming from the forest and
decides to check it out. He could hear something getting caught in the traps
that have been laid and goes back to his home. Later, Solomon wakes up and puts on his boots.
He then hears their goat Millie make a sound, so he quickly puts the rope around him
and checks for the animal. He could hear the sound of the goat slowly fading.
When Solomon comes to check on Millie, he finds her on the ground and notices blood on the goat.
Suddenly, Millie gets pulled into the forest, and all the blind young man could do
is shout for the goat’s name. He later checks the pantry for
whatever is left there, and is disappointed to find the food won’t last him long enough.
One time, as he sits quickly, he hears the sound of a gunshot and decides to follow the
origin of the sound. He makes his way to a part of the forest and comes to find a dead deer.
He gets startled by a hunter who tells him that the animal is his. Solomon grabs his knife
and swings it in front of him. The hunter knocks him out.
Solomon later wakes up and finds himself back to his home. The hunter tells Solomon
that he took him back to where the rope that is tethered around Solomon is.
The hunter introduces himself as Hank. Solomon asks for his rope
while still pointing the knife at Hank. The hunter asks if Solomon’s name is Lucas,
as it is written on the knife, but it’s actually his father’s knife, which is now Solomon’s.
Hank then offers to help Solomon fix up his wound, in exchange for a place to stay
overnight. He offers to make dinner and Solomon stands up to lead the way back to the house.
That evening, as Hank is cooking, he finds Solomon busy cutting up wood.
Hank then goes back inside to check the house. The hunter grabs the book that Solomon had
since he was a kid, and Hank rushes back to the kitchen to hide it in the
shelf along with the rest of the books. Solomon then proceeds to his bedroom and
listens to the recording of his mother. Meanwhile, Hank looks around the first floor of the house,
and proceeds to check the book. Afterwards, he finds a notebook filled with notes, but puts it
back when he hears the recording has ended. While having dinner, Hank offers to take
Solomon with him in the morning, but the blind boy refuses and says he doesn’t
need any help. Hank later offers to clean up, and Solomon leaves the hunter to it.
Later, while the two are asleep, they wake up to a sound coming from the forest. Hank grabs his gun,
while Solomon makes his way outside. When the hunter asked what the sound was,
he asked Solomon if he ever heard the sound before, but Solomon believes he
never had. Hank then gets his flashlight to go check it out, leaving Solomon back at home.
Hank checks the forest and finds the carcass of an animal. He finds a creature a little far away from
where he is. When he points his gun and shoots at it, the creature screams and runs towards Hank.
The hunter runs back to the house to find Solomon rocking back and forth in anxiety.
The man asks Solomon if he knew what the creature was, but Solomon hides under his blanket,
still rocking back and forth. Hank ensures Solomon that they are safe.
He sits on the couch next to Solomon’s bed and falls asleep.
He wakes up the next morning to find Solomon cutting up wood. He goes to thank the young
man for letting him stay overnight. Hank then offers to help teach Solomon
how to preserve the deer meat that’s left. The hunter notices the smoker and asks for a chain.
Solomon tells him that he found one when he was a kid, but it’s stuck in something.
The hunter grabs the bolt cutter, and Solomon leads him to where he last found the chain.
Upon finding the chain, Solomon wants to stay where he is,
while Hank follows where the chain is attached to.
Hank finds a den and gets startled by a bat flying out. Unable to pull it out, he decides to cut the
chain off and they make their way back to the house, with Hank carrying the chain.
Solomon later asks for a piece of the deer, and Hank watches as Solomon goes to the entrance
of the woods and throws it there. He explains to Hank that he has been doing this for a long time.
Later, Hank makes a tether for himself using cut out cloth
and tied together. Later, the two venture to the woods together to look for the creature.
Solomon suddenly gets pulled away. Hank manages to get him, unaware that part of the rope behind
the blind young man has been chewed off. That evening, Hank reads a journal to Solomon,
telling him that it was written by his mother. Hank reads to Solomon the entire time.
The blind boy lies on Hank’s shoulder while the hunter reads to him.
When Hank reaches one page of the journal, he stops reading it aloud to find things written
by Solomon’s mother about how his father was going to take him away because it wasn’t safe.
Solomon asks why he stopped reading, but Hank reasons out that it’s getting late.
The next morning, Hank grabs his things and a bear trap
and sets out to the forest. Solomon wakes up to find Hank gone. He puts the rope around his waist,
and goes out looking for his hunter friend. Meanwhile, Hank finds a journal hidden in
another den. He goes through the pages to find “I’m sorry” scribbled in all of them. Hank then
goes to the river to set off the bear trap. While Solomon listens to the recording, he hears
a gunshot, and makes his way to the forest. He comes across Hank’s backpack,
but no sign of him. As he tries to move forward, he is unable to as the rope reaches its limit.
Solomon takes the rope off and makes his way down the hill. He finds Hank’s body, no longer alive.
Suddenly, he hears the sound of chains in front of him. It is revealed to be his mother. Solomon,
scared for his life, starts humming the song. The move ends when his mother stops and hums the
same song. Solomon moves forward and his mother goes to hug him. But as they are hugging, Solomon
pulls out his knife and impales her several times, mercifully ending his mother’s life.
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