The jumping platform at the beginning of the film lays the groundwork for the end. In the text, the mother and son have lived together for twelve years, but the role of the father suddenly appears, and the mother's expression is indeed very indifferent, without any surprises. The mother and father slept in the same bed. Sleeping alone with my mother makes no difference. In the film, the father takes them on a trip. Basically, they make suggestions and let them do it themselves. One meaning is that in the dream of father cultivating them to learn to live independently, like a man, there is another meaning that the father may not exist. They all figured it out on their own, which also explains finding branches, pushing carts, and rowing boats on rainy days. Then in the center of the island there was a platform that was basically the same as the one at home. Ivan also overcame his fear and climbed up. His father said that he ate a lot of fish there, but Ivan and his brother asked him where he was, but he didn’t explain it. In the end, the father's body sank into the water and disappeared without a trace, and the father who appeared in the photo also disappeared quietly. Does it express the desire of the two brothers for their father again? This is just my speculation, because the whole film is depressing and there is no music. At first, I thought it was to reflect the serious character of my father, but the ending at the end is even more depressing. I think if this is really the meaning, the two brothers will grow up with the shadow of their father's death even though they grow up. The black and white photo at the end of the two brothers is also a little terrifying. As if his father's death hadn't happened.
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