Although Roland Joffé has no works that he can produce since the 1990s, it has to be said that his international vision has always been there. This time, he moved the story to the Spanish Civil War. The inner world is also his preference. The two childhood playmates, along with the changes in their families, social roles, and the general environment, their personal beliefs and human redemption are also changing. In fact, it's a pretty good story. The film's photography is excellent, with frequent looking up, looking down, and powerful mirror movements, as well as a lot of extra points for the historical art direction. The final subtitle of the film is a good interpretation of "Manolo" as two sides of human nature: "He always exists in an unknown corner of everyone's heart." It should also be in Jose's heart.
It's just that the director still used the way he was good at decades ago, a slightly outdated way, flashbacks and interludes, and the unrestrained voice-over grabbed the progress of the plot and character development. The result after the suspense fell is actually just a family secret. , and the two main characters have little interaction most of the time, and it feels a bit abrupt that they suddenly sublimate together at the end. As far as the film is concerned, it is a good film, and it will be ignored at a certain historical level or even only in 2011.
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