full of love for Yugoslavia

Cortez 2022-04-20 09:01:51

I just started watching the movie and almost wanted to delete it. The harsh and lengthy trumpet ensemble at the beginning of the film, to the crazy eyes of the protagonist's son, and the extreme and dull mind of Jangzi, made me feel a lot of disgust. However, the more I look back, the more I understand the director's deep meaning, and then I turn to the beginning and look at the middle part, the trumpet is no longer harsh, and the crazy eyes no longer disgust me. At the end I just admired that horn. A fluent statement at the end that stutters the finishing touch.

We may not know the Eastern European leaders featured in the film, we will wonder what happened in that era, we will wonder if the director is satirizing the communist regime. But I'm sure this movie is full of love for Yugoslavia.

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  • Lucinda 2022-04-24 07:01:14

    Most good-looking epic movies don't have to know much about the history of the country to see it well, but this one needs to be understood first. Those who praise the film must understand that the director is not only very opposed to those who invade his homeland, but also quite dissatisfied with the Western hegemony such as the USA splitting their federation. There are many bastards in his motherland, including the revolutionaries themselves who are liars and lunatics (playing two male protagonists), and the bitterness and hatred between the various "nations" in the federation. This is true, but it is the culprit that caused the division of Yugoslavia. It is USA, and in his view, the culprit behind the chaos in the 21st century is also USA. Wenqing on both sides of the strait can't see this layer, but they give praise, which should be reflected. Why didn't the director express his hatred for USA? Because movies are so hard to do, movies are not books. And for him, it's not that he didn't say it clearly, it's your own situation. Unexplained reasons also involve humility towards the work. The reason why I didn't give five stars is that the characters in this film fell and bumped their heads too many times. In fact, the "stupid" rendering of the brass band is sufficient. When I first saw this film, I thought of "Bull Fighting". Bullfighting also takes the fantasy and epic style of fiction and reality. It is worth watching. Others, I will leave it in the long comment to talk about it.

  • Reginald 2022-04-23 07:02:38

    The time span is large, and the whole is too heavy. I really like the last scene. Five years later, "there was once a country". It is a utopia of permanent residence in the homeland, a farewell ceremony of land rupture, and endless exile. 1222. Cuenca

Underground quotes

  • Ivan: Bila jednom jedna zemlja. Once upon a time... there was a country...

  • Marko: A war is no war until the brother kills his brother.