Watching this film requires patience and care, because the whole film is dull, the plot is absurd and bizarre, the jump is very strong, and some historical truths are occasionally interspersed. And there are no gorgeous scenes and scenery, no handsome men and beautiful women (except Natalia) as a foil, and the film is more than 3 hours long. But it reflects a huge theme that can rise to the level of the entire human being, an aggregate of eternal contradictions such as the individual and the motherland, war and peace, interests and conflicts, and so on. It can be said that it is a magnificent epic, which makes even awe of Yugoslavia, a country that no longer exists, and director Emir Kusturica.
Especially the ending is very beautiful and shocking. When I heard the external voice "Once upon a time, there was a country...", when the peaceful paradise slowly separated from the whole continent in the sound of cheerful music, I heard However, standing, moved.
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