Border Gräns (2018)
The heroine Tina lives in a cold forested area in northern Sweden. The nearest big city is Umeå . Tina's job is to check contraband as a border customs. She sniffs with her nose, which is more sensitive than an instrument. Tina's rough skin, sunken eyes, sticky nose and thick lips are ugly by anyone. She has a gentle heart that is close to insects, forests, and animals. Tina lives in a state of incompatibility , and the problem that bothers her is universal, " Who am I? "
There is a scene in the film where Tina wakes up in a dream and stares at the fox (the one on the poster) that suddenly arrives outside the window through the glass. I was completely moved by the subtlety and naturalness of this moment.
Director Ali Abbasi (Ali Abbasi) gave Tina a species identity beyond ordinary people, born out of the "Troll" (Troll) in Nordic legends . In folklore, mountain spirits can be found all over Scandinavia. Nordic people have been commonplace in ballads and legends since they were young, and there is even news about the traces of mountain spirits. With such a realistic background, there is no sense of disobedience that makes Tina, the person in the play, live in the Swedish human society. In Henrik Johan Ibsen's script "Peer Gynt" , it was also described that the protagonist Peer accidentally entered the mountain spirit cave, refused to marry the female mountain spirit, and was teased by the mountain spirits until dawn. At that time, only the birds and beasts who were afraid of the light dispersed. According to legend, the mountain spirits that emerge at night will turn into stone once exposed to sunlight. In the film, after Tina meets Vore, the two outdoor activities are mostly carried out in the dark and dark light, which confirms the legend.
As an Iranian immigrant who came to Sweden , Ali Abasi borrowed the image of Shanjing, a typical edge ethnic group in Northern Europe, to reflect his immigration status and situation. Backlashing the mainstream or merging hard with the mainstream is both Abbasi and Tina's identity questioning.
The wild match between Tina and Vore reveals classical naturalism. Desire comes from the animal nature given by God rather than sensuality . Vore tells Tina that the mountain spirit suffered human genocide, and there is indeed something in history. In the 17th century, the King of Denmark promulgated the "Shanjing Art Ban" , and all violators were sentenced to death. In Sweden in the 18th century, the "reindeer Sámi" (Sámi) , considered to be descendants of mountain spirits , suffered colonial destruction in both culture and language. In today's network emoji culture, Troll is also spreading in various network fighting pictures with a slightly stigmatized image.
Therefore, looking back at the time and space of the film, Vore colluded with his fellow tribe to do evil secretly and avenge the human baby, and Tina finally chose to stay in the human race, resistance and balance , the two living attitudes are right and wrong, and can’t. It's easy to sum up. What about putting it on batches of immigrants and refugees all over the world? More thoughtful.
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