Perseverance and innocence in running. . .

Deron 2022-02-03 08:04:25

It seems that the Iranian movies I have seen have more or less such a touch of realism, but such a realistic lens focuses on children, but it is particularly sour. . .
Is there an insurmountable chasm between the world of children and the world of adults? Or are adults ignoring children's emotions or children can't find the right way to express their true intentions and emotions? Such a contradiction unfolded in the evening when the little protagonist found the workbook at the same table. . . Children's thinking is single and persistent, and they are pure without much social experience. Therefore, when the teacher threatened "Raza will be expelled from home" in order to achieve the purpose of "education", Amer's thinking Naturally, such a teacher's words will be seriously implemented, and it will be a very serious problem to violate it. . . So Amer, under the strict "rules" of adults, started his persistent search for a friend's house. He kept running, trying all kinds of clumsy ways to shuttle back and forth between his own home and his friend's community. The W-shaped circuitous slope constantly presents Amer's persistent figure in the movie screen, and the twists and turns of the mountain road may also symbolize the twists and turns of such a search road that only a child sees in the world. . .
In the eyes of adults, children are always something that is strictly regulated. According to Grandpa Amer's point of view: children should be trained to obey the rules from childhood. They can forget to give their children pocket money every week, but every 4 days, they must find a reason to teach them a lesson. Kid meal. . . So children's emotions and opinions are so small and ignored relative to the attention of adults. . . Therefore, when Amer kept asking questions and requests to the adults, he seemed to be like a cloud of transparent air and did not get any response, which suddenly reminded me of Harry Potter entering the Pensieve and seeing all kinds of scenes, but to him The exclamations and reminders of unresponsive sorrow. . . It is precisely the children who are ignored by the adults who can value and communicate with each other. In the whole film, the only adult who sincerely helps Amer is an old door and window maker who is also neglected. Telling Amer about the various doors and windows he has made, but expressing the loneliness of the old man from a different perspective, and it is the loneliness of this old man who is the only one who values ​​Amer, which proves that the world of children is precisely the world of adults. Another lonely group. . . In the end, the friend's home was not found, and Amer's depression and doomsday mood in the middle of the night were as desolate as the wind whistling outside. . .
The next day, Amer was late for class. When he gasped and quickly took out the workbook at the same desk and told him that he had finished the homework for him, Raza showed hope in his almost desperate mood. At this time, the teacher came over They started to check their homework. The teacher carefully checked Raza's workbook and drew a big tick on it. At this time, the camera slowly focused on a small flower caught in the workbook. This is Amer. On the way to find Laza's house, the old doorman picked a wild flower by the roadside. . . The old doorman said to Amer: What a beautiful flower, put it in the book and don't lose it. . . I don't know if the old doorman has a metaphor, but the director must have implied a little hint when designing this scene and lines: beautiful little flowers - ordinary and innocent friendship, which needs careful care and collection. . .

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  • Rebeca 2022-03-27 09:01:21

    The best kind of children's film, Abbas does a great job. The world of children is like this. The trivial things in the eyes of adults may be big things in their eyes. The violence and cold violence given to the adult world by children's simplicity and belief are too powerful. There is also the preciousness of friendship, "riding a thousand miles alone". Love the ending, really leopard tail.

  • Adelbert 2022-03-17 09:01:10

    Such kindness and simplicity, pure and flawless, have not been seen in a long time. Run and run, the world is strung together.

Where Is the Friend's House? quotes

  • Grandfather's Friend: What I mean to say is, suppose the kid did nothing wrong. What would you do? What then?

    Grandfather: I'd find an excuse and give him a beating every other week. So he wouldn't forget.