Adapted from a true story, it is difficult to produce a high-quality product. The story is expected to be there. Everyone has been spoiled, and it is even more difficult to shoot a high-quality product. "Balloon" is not a high-quality product, but it is also a masterpiece. It also has a long aftertaste.
The story begins with a massacre on the border between East and West Germany, a scene that contrasts sharply with the peacefulness of the graduation ceremony and provides a brief background for those unfamiliar with this history.
Going home after the ceremony, the balloon that floated into the air after getting off the car and the neighbor's words revealed the embarrassment on the way home, and the soundtrack of the balloon "Eat" lifted the audience's nervousness for the first time.
The jokes at the ceremony and the topics on the way home made me question for the first time. Why should I risk my life to cross the border without bringing in the history I know, but only from the explanation of the movie?
The subsequent parallel narrative of the two families made me question again. In fact, they were all doing well, so why would they even think about risking their lives to cross the border?
The interesting plot here is the nostalgia for the heroine's home when she left home, all of which are attributed to one sentence, which also laid a foreshadowing for their failure.
The first attempt, they failed, the weather, materials, and fuel all had a direct impact on the success of their crossing trip, but they were unable to make a perfect plan. doubts.
After the fall, they returned home in panic, destroyed the evidence, and fled again. They tried all the methods they could think of, and finally returned to the main line of the movie - the balloon.
When I bought cloth for the first time, I was almost caught, and there was ample evidence at the scene of the fall. The children’s unintentional remarks almost ruined their previous efforts, and the improved cloth buying behavior was not smart enough. All these provide the secret police’s investigation A clear path has been created, which also makes the audience nervous for the protagonist and his party.
After stumbling and stumbling, I finally came to the hot air balloon, and the colorful balloon also heralded the final success.
Towards the end of the credits, the same uncontrollable approach to the landing as the first reminds the audience for the last time the question of why.
The biggest contradiction in the whole film is the contradiction between the seemingly comfortable living environment and the uncertain future opportunity exchanged for the danger of life. This contradiction runs through the whole film, and the director threw this question to the audience from the very beginning. , As the story progresses, the director uses various details to enrich and explain this contradiction. There are no violent conflicts, bloody scenes, repression, break free, sure, maybe, slowly but deeply rooted in people's hearts, so moisturizing and silent The way may resonate more with the audience, but if the resonance occurs, it is estimated that the whole film will be over. Maybe the director wants to create such a long aftertaste.
The only direct explanation for this question is the conversation between the second male and his stepfather, "Of course I am happy, but your wishes don't have to be the same as mine", which is an old man's advice to someone who is still young.
All in all, this is a movie that can be enjoyed after watching it.
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