It feels like a very typical Nordic film, with cool colors, few lines, and even the relationship between people is extremely indifferent, almost cruel, in which the role of human beings is more like a part in a huge machine.
Regarding the philosophical questions the film raises, what the afterlife is like, it reminds me of Season 5 I watched for a review a long time ago. Except that after the winter, the earth entered the fifth season beyond the four seasons, and a near-absolute stillness enveloped the village.
What struck me the most about these two films was the sense of stillness. This kind of stillness is a kind of forced stillness. In order to create a still atmosphere, living things are stopped from growing, people can no longer die, and the society after death is also forced to maintain its original state. If rebels appear, they will be exiled, and then replaced by a new one.
In fact, sometimes think about it, the reality is not the case. But I always feel that this kind of thinking may just arise because of my subjective desire to remain unchanged, but perhaps this subjective idea is influenced by the general environment? Alas, people and society are so incomprehensible.
In fact, another impressive aspect of the film is the soundtrack. The Solveig song that the male protagonist accompanies when he gets up from the rails is really touching. So I immediately climbed out of the bed, pulled out the violin and played it again.
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