The film tells the story of an ordinary soldier visiting relatives, but at the beginning, Alyosha's mother and narrator narrates the news that Alyosha has passed away. It seems that the narrative is the story of Alyosha's sacrifice on the battlefield. But the plot is not like that. Instead, it tells a sad but not sad story in the cruelty and pain of war and the beauty of love, family and friendship. Compared with the emotional operation of "Flying Wild Goose" at the end, the whole film is full of emotions, smooth and exciting.
Wearing a black scarf (repeatedly confirmed that the black scarf was not given by Alyosha) Alyosha's mother was walking on the road. She saw a group of small children walking by, she saw a couple walking by with their children in their arms. (The suspected woman is Zoya) She lost her children, her family, her husband, and her time.
I remembered that Alyosha repeatedly said to her before leaving: I'm sorry mom, sorry mom.
It's not that I haven't seen an oncoming tank in a war movie, but this scene exposed me to my fear of tanks using a superb cut. Especially the second shot is even more chilling.
The director uses the image of women with children several times in the film, including women on Chekhov Street. At the same time, the director also skillfully uses the characters in the background to set off the main characters and hint at a richer emotional plot. A mother and daughter who did not receive a soldier watched a pair of lovers leave, and their hearts were sore and sad.
In the composition, the civilians who want to climb on the train are placed in the wheels, which is even more pitiful.
The people who listened to the work of the battle report and the male protagonist, the shooting showed a sense of greatness of sculpture, which was a rubbish of that era.
Alyosha and Shura. Her long hair enveloped me.
Bubble is an interesting scene. At first Shula and Alyosha were very happy to find the wives of their comrades, and Shula even played with bubbles. This bubble is a metaphor for hope. On the other hand, it also indicates that the wife of the comrade-in-arms has already lived a life without material shortage. The child blows bubbles with soapy water, which is in contrast to the beginning of the class when the whole class gathered two pieces of soap and asked Alyosha to bring it to her. After the two came down, Shula was no longer happy when she saw Bubble, but was downcast. And Alyosha rushed upstairs and took the soap.
There are children or children's products in many backgrounds in this film, which on the one hand are used to reflect the cruelty of war, and on the other hand, reduce the intensity of pathos. Sad but not hurt.
The excellence of this film lies in the creation of emotions on the one hand, and the description of the characters on the other hand. Undoubtedly, this is a group movie, unfolding the picture of the Soviets in the war, their numbers are large, their distribution is orderly, and their writing is different. But each image can be successfully established, admirable.
After watching this film, I think of "Saving Private Ryan", a group of people gave their lives to save Ryan. In "Song of the Soldier", Alyosha has two days, but because of helping others, war problems, and objective situations, he can only spend a few minutes with his mother.
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