ASTONISHED

Shannon 2022-04-19 09:01:49

This is a good movie, no doubt, I wanted to give five stars until the last fifteen minutes, but when the mystery of "one plus one equals one" was revealed, my whole person was not well, and I was shocked. Full of anger, I want to scold a series of foul words that start with F. After insomnia in the middle of the night, I finally calmed down and reviewed the whole movie. In fact, the boy's resentful eyes in the first shot seemed to imply this tragic ending. The director of the film also directed another "Arrival" that I like very much. As always, the master storyteller: after the mother died, she left a last wish, and asked a pair of children to find a father and brother they never knew, along with their daughter and son. Back in Lebanon, I walked through every important place my mother had been to, and the cruel stories like a documentary were presented one by one, gradually piecing together all the unimaginable tragic experiences of my mother in this country when she was young. The camera was full of blood. The truth... I once felt very sorry that my closest children were unable to tell it to me, and it was not until after my death that I had the courage to let them know the real me, a life controlled and driven by religious opposition. Until the staggering ending came, the mother fulfilled her religious vows, but the truth her children learned through this journey turned out to be a preconceived absurdity that they themselves could not change. Become this absurd protagonist, how will their lives continue! Could this be what my mother wanted for warmth? Can't understand, can't forgive! Finally, regarding religion, I have always thought that it is a belief to fight against the fear of life and time and to give life a realistic meaning. I never thought that it would become an excuse and tool for killing. The "religion" here for me is only being kind to others with equal respect. PS: This movie is almost impossible to watch if you know the truth in advance, so I try to only talk about feelings in the whole article.

View more about Incendies reviews

Extended Reading
  • Marvin 2021-11-28 08:01:20

    If "Old Boy" makes people feel abnormal, then it is nothing compared to this film.

  • Trevion 2022-03-24 09:01:44

    2.4 It's okay to twist the bar, but it's an epic twist to shock people. I was quite shocked, annoyed by those dazzling and meaningless big scarlet letters. This kind of time and space travel gradually dispels the truth, and in the end, the method of leaving a heavy blow with people has always been very useful. Not good for photography and editing... too Shiraz, don't compare this level with Kielovsky.

Incendies quotes

  • Notary Jean Lebel: Will of Mrs. Nawal Marwan... To Notary Jean Lebel: Bury me with no casket, no prayers, naked, face down, away from the world. Stone and epitaph. I want no gravestone, nor my name engraved anywhere. No epitaph for those who don't keep their promises. To Jeanne and Simon: Childhood is a knife stuck in your throat. It can't be easily removed. Jeanne, Mr Lebel will give you an envelope. The envelope is for your father. Find him, and give it to him. Simon, the notary will give you an envelope... The envelope is for your brother. Find him, and give him the envelope. When the envelopes have been delivered you will be given a letter. The silence will be broken, a promise kept, and you can place a stone on my grave and on it engrave my name in the sun.

  • Notary Jean Lebel: Death is never the end of the story. It always leaves tracks.