A movie that finally shocks people's hearts or makes a long aftertaste is often not a lively movie as soon as it first comes up. Sometimes it starts out plainly and goes on a bit confusing, but when the audience gradually understands the context of the story Later, the director let the climax appear again, so that people can't calm down for a long time. In my opinion, the Macedonian film "Heavy Rain is Coming" is just such a film. The director presents a story of racial vendetta, professional ethics, mistakes and redemption in a unique narrative way. a long time.
The film spans a large space, from Macedonia to London, and from London to Macedonia. In terms of time, it seems that it is not too long on the surface, but the narrative structure of the film combined with the experience of the characters in the story gives people a sense of vicissitudes and fatalism. The film had a pretty bright beginning, with a burst of lively music, a young priest was picking fruits, and the thunder rumbling in the distance, a rather pleasant scenery. When the following story is not so pleasant, the frightened girl, the chase of a foreign race, the self-harm of the same race, the massacre of the restaurant, the confusion of the reporter, and finally, from the beginning to the beginning, from the space to the time. , A violent tragedy has completed a cycle, and it seems that it will continue.
What caused me to think about this film is that the climaxes were all caused by a burst of gunfire, and before the climax, there was often a somewhat tense but dull bedding, making the sudden burst of gunfire particularly harsh. First of all, let’s take the example of a group of people who started looking for revenge from a girl who broke into the monastery. They searched everywhere in order to find a girl for revenge. After entering the room of Father Kirill, Kirill has been silent because of his silent oath, and Kirill has been silent before meeting the girl, and the monastery on the picturesque seaside is also peaceful. The fierce and evil people who suddenly broke in seemed out of place in this environment, and when they were looking for girls, the audience would also wonder what they would do to the weak girl. At this time, it was in Kirill’s room. A gunshot answered this question. One of them shot at the cat on the roof. The harsh gunfire was accompanied by the cruel scene of the cat flying after being shot. The possible terrible fate after discovery.
Then came the girl's death. When Kirill and the girl escaped from danger, the brisk music and the smiles of the two made people think they were safe. However, this was just a calm pavement for the approaching rainstorm. At this time, the girl’s clans suddenly appeared. The elder humiliated and cursed the girl. Then the girl chased Kirill. Amidst the gunshots of the girl’s brother, The girl stopped and fell.
Then the story turns to London, from the war-torn Macedonia to London, from a barren land to a prosperous city. In a high-end restaurant, people live comfortably and happily, and things like marital disputes are nothing compared to the war in Macedonia. In such a relatively peaceful atmosphere, the "torrential rain" came again. A man suddenly broke out and punched the soles of his feet. After he left, he returned with another gunshot. The gunshots were accompanied by screams, blood and blood. Death and the night of the restaurant massacre also showed the ubiquity of violence.
The last shots returned to Macedonia. The reporter Alex returned to his hometown. Macedonia showed a rare tranquility at this time. Family gatherings, children's play, and newborn lambs all seemed to have a wonderful life. However, from the moment Alex went to meet his old lover, the story became a little nervous, and then his fellow tribe was killed, and the kind compatriot who had just appeared kind suddenly embarked on the road of revenge, looking for an alien girl. revenge. Alex tried to take the girl away, but died under the gun of his compatriot. The girl took advantage of this to escape to the monastery and also drew a circle for the story.
Guns are undoubtedly a symbol of war in the era of hot weapons, as well as a tool of violence. In Macedonia in the film, we see children often holding guns in their hands. In that racial conflict environment, holding a gun in hand was for self-defense and for the massacre of foreign races. However, in this film, we found that the girl and Alex died of compatriots to protect the foreign races. In the hands, and then the real murderer will anger against the alien, triggering the next round of violence. The problem of stance selection repeatedly appeared in the film, and the characters in the film were always prompted to choose to stand there. At this time, blood and family affection seemed insignificant, and standing in the wrong team would mean death. The director used a kind of racial contradiction but caused compatriots to mutilate the scene, which powerfully passed down a breathtaking tragic effect. The racial conflict itself is a circle of violence, and it has always been like the girl, young priest, and reporter in the film. Such people tried to break this vicious circle, but good wishes seemed so insignificant at the gunpoint, the gunshots sounded, and the effort to bridge the contradictory rift was ruthlessly broken. However, in such a tragic atmosphere, the director also seemed to faintly convey a hope that the reporter and the young priest were just uncles and nephews, and when the reporter died to save a helpless alien girl, the girl also tried to save his nephew. Death, this seems to be regarded as a kind of bloody hope. In the prejudice, some of the simple human emotions will still not disappear. Therefore, the young priest silently helps her when she sees the shivering girl. The girl faces the young priest. When a compatriot threatened him, he wanted to help him with death, and the reporter bravely ignored the muzzle behind him and led the girl forward. When he reached the ground, he said to the girl, "Run, run." Although the girl is still running in a violent circle and will inevitably die in the end, there will still be countless people who will relay in this effort to run out of the circle.
It’s best to tell a story of an endless loop of violence in a circular narrative way. It is with this technique that Mirko Manchevsky deeply moved the audience, and he pays great attention to details. The tablets are also chewed carefully, and you will find that there are many details in the tablets that also present a cyclic effect, some of the flavors are big and small. In addition, as mentioned above, apart from racial conflicts, the film also involves other content, such as the reporter’s professional ethics torture and his future moral suffering and self-salvation. This is a small story under a big story in this film. This story reminds me of This is the story of journalist Kevin Carter suffering from suicide for filming a dying African child who won a Pulitzer Prize but was accused of immorality. Regarding the reported incident, what position the reporter should take has always been a controversial issue. And the suffering of the film's Alex is undoubtedly deeper. He is not indifferent to the rescuer, but participated in the process of persecution. This may be the reason why he went to protect the frightened girl with his life without hesitation later, and later his brother sadly next to the girl’s corpse became a photo. This is another cycle, a reincarnation, and a sad one. lock up.
After watching the film, it made me feel a little desperate. It seems that the cycle of tragedies cannot be broken. Every good endeavor can only become a testament to fate. The rain of violent violence can be seen everywhere, and it has to be said that this is a cycle that human society cannot escape, a circle that cannot escape. The key is whether anyone bravely stepped forward at the time when the rainstorm was approaching and retained hope after the rainstorm.
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