I thought the apocalyptic movie would be tragic, revealing all the darkness of humanity. But that's clearly not the writer's and director's intent.
Dark picture, pathetic tone. Guns and arrows. I'm probably more afraid of the mutilated human beings that are locked up in the basement and about to be pickled.
But it doesn't let us down.
Are you carrying the fire?
This sentence is very literary, and when it first appeared, it made me feel that it did not fit in with this cruel doomsday. Then I understood that that's what the film is for - a strong contrast.
That's why there is that little boy. The child who was regarded as a god by his father. His innocence is at odds with the darkness of the apocalypse. Many people say this little boy is a failure, I don't agree. Maybe the values are different. I think he is the main character.
"Are you a good person?" Never a bad person would give a negative answer. But the purest and kindest soul could never have thought of anything else. Murder and cannibalism are evil, and hunger and thirst for food is good. The little boy thought it was very simple. He doesn't know the mask of the adult world, he only knows that others are like him. In front of him, some of his father's ways of loving him are somewhat incomprehensible. What a paranoid simplicity and kindness.
At the end of the film, the little boy continues to survive in the apocalypse with his new family. The family actually followed him and his father.
When I saw the dog, I suddenly recalled the movement of the dog the boy and his father had heard that night in the pantry. I have a wild guess - that dog belongs to that family.
This creates a very dramatic situation. At that time, his father decided to leave because he was worried that the bad guys would discover their secret base, and then encountered various difficulties until his father died of an arrow. What if he believed, like his son, that it was just good people who discovered them? I find it a bit ironic. It seems to be saying that adults think things are too complicated and the world is too ugly. But he was only there to protect his only son! This contradiction is the most intriguing thing at the core. Is evil caused by excessive love? Is love begets evil? Pure nonsense here.
In the end, the happy ending was beyond my expectations. That kind of naive hope lasted until the end, and continued, it really makes people believe in the power of goodness.
What would the world be like if everyone wanted to be simpler and more inclusive? It's hard to do. Many people want to do it, but are afraid of becoming a victim. Indeed, for a lot of good, they were killed. On the contrary, it is evil, and often has the last laugh.
I think the goodness of this film lies not in the apocalyptic reality, but in the pure dream that blooms in the black soil of the apocalypse.
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