Short review is not enough~

Ward 2022-04-21 09:02:48

The animation coupled with the emotionless narration gives the illusion of not being real.
But the final documentary reminds you that it's all true.
The dark tone of the whole article, the real style of painting, makes the atmosphere more heavy.
A memory that I don't want to touch, I want to forget, but I don't want to escape.
When I heard the part about the airport, my heart ached.
"Through the window I saw all the planes shattered like a collapsed dragon skeleton, the mall was empty and looted long ago, the flight notices hadn't been updated for months, and then I started hearing explosions and loud noises. Shouting. I heard shelling in the city, and the explosion of air-dropped bombs landing. Slowly, I began to realize where I was, and I was scared and didn't know what was going to happen in the next second.
" In stark contrast to the casual tourist who fantasizes about himself.
war, death...

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Extended Reading
  • Ole 2022-03-28 09:01:06

    It's an honest animation

  • Tillman 2021-12-24 08:02:10

    In the end, the beautiful animation mutated into a cruel real-life image, giving people a dream-like awakening at the moment after experiencing amnesia visually. It externalizes the psychology of the characters from the form of expression, and the artistic effect is shocking.

Waltz with Bashir quotes

  • [from trailer]

    Ari Folman: After the 1982 invasion of Lebanon, I lost my memory. Now in order to remember, I am looking for those who can never forget.

  • Himself - Interviewee: Memory is dynamic, it's alive. If some details are missing, memory fills the holes with things that never happened.