God is everywhere, pursuit is everywhere, pain is everywhere. There is no doubt that Sister Ada is an impeccably beautiful black-and-white film, and beyond that, the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film says it all, and I needn't say more. The Jewish historical imprint is as boundless as the sky, and its influence is far-reaching. The close-up aunt and niece are often suppressed in the lower left and right corners of the screen, with obvious meaning.
If chaos is the symbol of the Russian film Leviathan, then indifference is the footnote of the film. Russia under real authoritarianism is exactly the same as Poland under socialism in 1962. Compared with the harsh reality of "Leviathan", the reality implied in "Sister Ada" should not be underestimated. In other words, the reality of "Leviathan" can be seen as a kind of historical continuation of "Sister Ada".
History and reality are intertwined. Jews, or minorities, anywhere in the world have a certain innate squeeze. Even in the United States, a country that shouts "born equal" every day, blacks and people of color, in a special situation dominated by whites, will feel a sense of being discriminated against. Undoubtedly, "Leviathan" and "Sister Ada" have their own artistic and ideological aspects. In the 2015 Oscar Awards, both films entered the shortlist for the best foreign language film, which naturally caused a lot of discussion. After all, it is people's preferences that determine the topic, and who is superior and who is inferior is a trivial matter in itself, not worth mentioning, or there is no comparability. The audience is blessed and shared is the king.
"Sister Ada" gives us another message, she tells people with pure staring eyes: all things are in vain. Poland under the dictatorship of that year touches deeply, and the dialogue in it defines the tragic style of the film. Ada calmly asked the cold-faced aunt who you were. My aunt said that I was nothing. I was a prosecutor in the 1950s. During the trial, I sent several people who were called enemies of the people to death. Red Wanda, I was talking about me. The past has gone with the wind... Red The haired aunt Wanda is Ada's only living relative. Ada followed her aunt to find the remains of her parents, and it was the first time in her life that she touched the world outside the monastery.
Rather than saying that Ida wanted to find the remains of her parents to prove her identity thoroughly, it is better to say that it was just for the sake of her aunt's long-standing worries, and Ida was just a foil to her who had only known her for a few days . After entering the world, Ida is no longer Anna of the monastery, and knows that she is a Jew, born in Piarski, and looks very much like her mother Roza. Faced with a depressed, alcoholic and carnal aunt, Ida is also questioning herself, but still on her way. Aunt Wanda's disappointment with reality has already produced psychological rebellion and deep disgust, and her behavior always seems surly. It's just that Ada's questioning and aunt's rebellion are still a curtain away from the actual meaning.
Aunt's decadent nature and life in the world are what Ada despises. As my aunt said I'm a slut and you're a saint. But Ada was always trying to understand her. Only the performance of the band brought a warm breeze to their exhausted quest. Not to mention, there are saxophone players in the band who ride with them. It can be seen that he has a good impression of Ada.
They want to find out how they died for their relatives who were killed in World War II. Going to find a local named Simon Spatch. Old Simon, who was dying in his hospital bed, told them that he was good to the Lebensteins at the time. And Simon's son asks Ada to take them to the forest to find the remains of her loved ones, provided they don't ask them to return her ancestral home and never disturb them. Ada agreed.
In the black forest, the remains were dug up, and he said that your relatives were killed by me, not my father. When the two went to the Lublin cemetery to bury the remains of their relatives, the aunt sent Ada back to the monastery, and she said to Ada the affectionate words "It's a pity that Roza can't see you". The two hugged tightly. The dull aunt watched Ada quietly as she walked towards the convent.
Back in the empty house, after facing the old photos of her relatives, my aunt walked into the bar again and continued to be intoxicated. After finishing her last sensuality, she suddenly committed suicide by jumping out of a window. This seemed to herald the death knell for the rotten old system. It is not so much that they are looking for the remains of their relatives, it is better to say that they are looking for their own inner secrets and homes.
Choosing suicide is a kind of helplessness, a kind of relief, and a kind of transcendence of life itself. Under the heavy burden, Wanda may often ask himself: Fascists killed my relatives, and I personally killed the lives of other innocent people, there is no difference in essence. The aunt finally chose to decide on her own. What about Ada?
Ada went into her aunt's empty house. She put on her aunt's high heels and dress, smoked and drank strong alcohol, just like when her aunt was alive, but she couldn't get into her aunt's true heart. While attending her aunt's funeral, she saw the young man staring in front of her. Throughout the whole film, her short-lived love with the saxophone player is the highlight of the film. After sharing the bed, she asked the guy what about us in the future? He said let's go together, you can listen to us play, go for a walk by the beach (and then), we'll get married and have kids together, and live a normal life.
Watch the world coldly. Feeling at a loss, she left the guy anyway. She decided to return to the monastery again, firmly vowing to become a real nun and serve God for life. This seemingly sad ending seems to purify our hearts that have been defiled by the world. Although it seems helpless. This is Yida's fear of not being able to live in a worldly state, and she is also a hopeless choice for fear of repeating the twists and turns of her aunt's life.
Instead of living in the same rigid state, it is better to meditate and simply chant scriptures inside the wall. This is also due to her living habits as an orphan. Life in the hospital will have extraordinary interpretations and meanings. Date's final choice is the historical continuation of the cold.
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