THE WIND THAT SHAKES THE BARLEY ("The Wind Blows the Wheat Waves") won the Palme d'Or in 2006, which I think is well deserved. The narrative style of the film is as quiet and intense as its name, and the realism is like stewing meat slowly. The story begins in 1920. The Irish people launched the Irish War of Independence for freedom. Later, the United Kingdom and Ireland signed a peace treaty. The agreement will establish a free Irish state, which will fully control customs, tariffs and economic policies, but the new free state will Remaining under British colonial rule, members of the new Parliament would swear allegiance to the United Kingdom, and Northern Ireland would remain under British jurisdiction. The Irish people have different positions on this. Later, the Irish Civil War broke out. The brothers who were in the same boat became mortal enemies. In the end, the protagonist gave up his promising career as a doctor and wrote a suicide note to his lover, suffering for the true independence of Ireland. Shot and died young. Although the historical background is unfamiliar and the national differences are different, this fearless spirit of striving for freedom and independence for a lifetime is not limited by national boundaries. Coincidentally, the founding of New China also experienced the war of resistance and civil war, so I believe that people of all countries will feel the same. The film gradually pushes to the climax in the natural and simple narrative, which makes people feel sad and tearful. Such a story reminds me of a great Hungarian patriotic poet, Petofi Sandor, who died while fighting against the Russian army in the bloody battle of Sykesburg on July 31, 1849. He was only 26 years old. age. I would like to dedicate the poet's well-known "Freedom and Love" to all those who fight for freedom: life is precious, and love is more valuable. For freedom's sake, both can be thrown away. 2007-1-8
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