Some things can be told through animation

Anabelle 2022-04-21 09:02:48

I don't know if other people feel this way. When I watch films and TV works in unfamiliar languages, I always feel an inexplicable unease in my heart. Fear, from beginning to end, even if the mystery of the nightmare is revealed little by little, it has evolved into a shock brought by reality.
A good animated documentary, hot war scenes, illusory blurred dreams, all shown with strong contrasting pictures, saving money while giving the author greater creative freedom, without having to give up some due to various conditions. idea. As a result, the film has the picture of the giant naked woman on the ship, the dance-like frenzied shooting of soldiers, and the recurring dream in which it is impossible to tell whether it is water or blood in the background.
If it hadn't been for this film, I would never have known this piece of history, just like if there was no "Nanjing Nanjing", many foreigners who watched the film would not have known the history of the Nanjing Massacre before. Art is not reality, but the ability of art to spread is often stronger than reality, which is probably why we have such strict control over art here. This film can be said to be a trick for Chinese filmmakers: some things may be told through animation.

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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.