The habitual conservative force of human beings is powerful and solid, and it is difficult to make a sudden change.
The formation of habitual conservative thinking, in addition to the distorted religious will, there are dignity, cowardice and prejudice in human nature. The so-called dignity, is nothing more than taking into account the vanity of the face. Cowardice, which comes from the inner unease, is reflected in the fear of the loss of vested interests. Prejudice is rooted in the most unreasonable "truth" in human nature. This prejudice is ubiquitous and difficult to eradicate. All social reform, every step forward, is thwarted by this habitual prejudice. The unchallenged dignity, the unease about the unknown, and the stubborn prejudice have formed a habitual conservative force from top to bottom in a society.
For a person and a family, this habitual conservative force is often fatal and irreversible. Because patriarchy is accustomed to arbitrarily defining "legality" for its children in the name of love, it is a matter of course that it dominates their children's future. If a person's destiny is controlled by others and is deprived of his body, he can enjoy what kind of abyss the fate of the next generation will fall into, and this kind of misfortune will repeat like a vicious circle. This is the tragedy of human beings, and it has always been the epitome of human ignorance on this planet.
Although Turkey has achieved social secularization at the beginning of the last century and is relatively open-minded in the Middle East country pattern, in some remote areas, the social atmosphere is still conservative. Thousands of kilometers away from Istanbul, on the edge of the Black Sea, is a small and peaceful village. People have lived for generations, but they have all the common problems of a closed society. Women cannot make decisions about their own destiny, and only rely on men. Born in 1978, a young Turkish female director, Denis Aegwin, graduated from the director department of a famous French film school. Together with her sister Alice Winogour, they created and directed "Mustang" with their own growth. (2015). The sad life journey of the five sisters in the film is a portrayal of the fate under the influence of this habitual conservative force. In the name of love, under the absolute obedience, they sealed their mouths, blocked their exits in life, the psychological shadow of being imprisoned, and witnessed the unbearable human nature under the high walls.
Even so, the five sisters had a good time. Their parents died unexpectedly ten years ago, and they live with their grandmother and uncle. Uncle Sharif said nothing and disciplined them very strictly. The kind-hearted grandma did not dare to slack off, for fear that they would go out to cause trouble and make outsiders laugh. Through the perspective of the youngest sister, Lalei, the film briefly tells the life of the five sisters, with a heart-to-heart. Lalei, the elf, is smart and cute, and she plays with her sisters every day. It is the nature of children to be wild and frolic. They go into the sea with the boys and steal apples together.
Someone complained, and the grandmother was so angry that she caught them and taught them one by one. "The scandal you did, sitting on the shoulders of the boys, the whole village knows that if you are broken and lose your virginity, no one wants you when you grow up and get married, and you will be kicked out of the house." "We just stole a few apples." The funny thing is, little Lalei burned the ladder outside. She said that I had sat on the ladder with my buttocks. Did I lose my virginity and have to burn the ladder. When the uncle came back at night, he reprimanded them all the time. The next day, he took them to the town hospital to examine the three eldest sisters, Soina, Selma, and Aijie, to see if they had lost their virginity.
Nuer and Lalei, who were ordered to wait outside by their uncle, are cute and ignorant of the world. They have since lost the right to go to school. Grandma put away the phone and completely cut off contact with the outside world. Being imprisoned at home is not a good one. No amount of restraints can stop the children from opening their hearts, especially these crazy girls. Soina was the first to break through the bondage, and she secretly went through the window to have a tryst with the boy Ai Jin. Lalei looked out from the window of her home. The big slogan "Soina, belongs to me!" was painted with red paint on the road. Uncle was so angry that he quickly painted it with white paint. Then, put iron bars on the windows to stop them from going through the windows.
The girl is spring, and she will always pass through the gap and see the abyss where the sun is not visible. They like to break the routine of clothing, torn apart to decorate themselves. They like to whisper. The hot Soina taught Selma the experience of love, and boldly said, I have done it with Akin, and will not break the hymen. La Lei, who has provoked a little devil, found a physiology book and read it carefully when cooking, which almost caused a fire, which made people laugh.
Lale also has a hobby like football. As she said, she likes football, and she yearns for a big city like Istanbul. Ever since she said goodbye to the female teacher Dilake that day, what she has been thinking about is when she will go to Istanbul, not only to visit the teacher, but also to escape from this unbearable home. Istanbul has become a sacred symbol in Lale's heart, an outlet for hope.
Wild horse-like girls grow like plants. In order to watch the football match of football star Trabzonspor, the five sisters secretly carried their grandma and uncle on their backs. They danced and came to the city with the village girls. In the evening, my grandmother was watching TV with the women in the village. Suddenly, when she saw the crazy granddaughters of the live football match, she was so frightened that she quickly cut off the power supply at home, so that the uncles in the courtyard and the others could not see it, and then the woman Amin went to the village and threw stones at them. Bad switch. The village after the trip was dark. The mad children learned of Grandma's love and adventure only after the fact. As a result of this time, my uncle asked someone to come over to raise the courtyard wall. They can be described as inescapable.
Granddaughters can't be kept when they grow up, let alone these granddaughters who are used to being wild. Grandma's only hope is that they get married early and live in peace, without causing trouble to the family, and avoiding uncle's frequent discipline on them. But when someone in the village came to propose a marriage, Soina just refused, screaming "I like Ai Jin" to her grandmother. Grandma had no choice but to let Semar fill in. The passive Semar is introverted by nature, in stark contrast to the outgoing and bold Soina. Soina found happiness through her own rebellion. The honest Semar was not so lucky. She didn't like this Oss, but she had no choice but to obey her grandmother and uncle. The five sisters turned their heads towards each other, and became their last happy light and shadow together.
On the night that Soina and Semar both held their wedding, grandma closed the courtyard door because she wanted to give the bride-to-be a slap in the face. This custom is very similar to the traditional wedding in the Chinese countryside. The woman's family will usually give each other a little color on the day of the daughter's wedding, so that the other party will value their daughter. Unexpectedly, Suoina couldn't wait to rush out and open the courtyard door, throwing herself into Ai Jin's arms. And poor Samar, the next morning, the other's parents took her to the hospital for examination because they didn't get the red sheets. She lay down in a sluggish manner, and the male doctor asked her if she had done it before. She said I have done it with the whole world. After examination, the hymen was intact. The male doctor said that even if you are pregnant, the hymen is still intact, but I don't understand why you say that you have done it with the whole world. Semar said lightly, I said I didn't do it, who would believe me.
Then it was Edger's turn. The fear of marriage finally made Aijie make a surprising move. The three sisters went to town with their uncle, who ordered them to wait for him in the car. Edger told them both to pay attention to his uncle's movements. Immediately, she had sex in the car with a boy she knew. Edger, who returned home, was not so lucky. He was dragged into the room by his uncle and beaten, and Edger jumped out of the window to his death. Rather than saying that Aijie resisted marriage with death, it is better to say that this is Aijie's unexplainable lament. Edger was buried, and cobweb-like iron bars were welded to the windows. Lalei, the ghost spirit, didn't want to repeat the painful fate of the two sisters, and planned for herself quietly. She quietly saved money and asked Ramon, a good man in the village, to teach her to drive.
Grandma was left in a trance by this series of misfortunes. It was so hot that she had to open all the windows, she said. In a patriarchal society, how could she be out of breath. Under the repression of such generational customs, women are suppressed to the point of being unable to settle down. Finally, it was Noor's turn. Lale persuaded her that we should flee to Istanbul together. On the night of the wedding, the two of them locked the door, blocked the heavy objects, and sealed the windows, so that everyone was anxious outside. Grandma doesn't know what to do. Of course, the uncle who felt disgraceful was even more angry, and he was smashed. Fortunately, they were able to escape. With the help of Ramon, a kind man, he drove to town. They hitch a ride and finally reached Istanbul, thousands of miles away, where they found the female teacher Dilek. Lalei, who hugged her teacher tightly, said "Teacher!", "Dear!".
The traditional narrative of "Wild Horse" may be superficial, and it does not break away from the stereotype of ordinary films, that is, the model of Hollywood films, but I feel that for a young female director, this kind of basic training in drama films is rare. . If a director can't even express the narrative, let alone play free and loose. Therefore, she shows us how to express this youthful image in an orderly, clear and moderate manner. She doesn't make us feel overwhelmed, or as irritating and disgusting as some films feel. "Mustang" is temperate throughout. Wherever it is intense, there is room for inking. I'm afraid this still has to consider the reality of her hometown.
Even so, I was amazed at how sharp and hearty Dennis Aegwynn managed to direct for the first time. She has absolutely no sense of childishness and isolation. In the final analysis, it still depends on her experience, as well as the refinement and ascension of her past multi-country life. The soundtrack in the film is just right, integrating the unique Turkish folk music, mixed with the use of violin strings, blending ancient and modern, youthful, full of excitement and sadness.
We often say that we are faced with a movie: what do we see? The point is to see the substance through the appearance, but it is not easy. The differences in each person's experience, consciousness and values create different tastes of moviegoers. My experience is that, in addition to understanding the characteristics of the film itself, it is also necessary to study the film, jump out of the film, and make a comprehensive analysis from the aspects of humanities and history, and perhaps more clearly understand the many information and hidden meanings that the film brings to us. contains expressions.
According to this, in fact, a movie is not as simple as a movie. Like a novel, it often has the function of some kind of chronicle. Of course, it only provides a perspective and a medium, not an assertion and result. "Wild Horses" allows us to understand the past and reality of a country from another perspective, so as to understand its future, and to experience images that are different from directors such as Turkey's Nouri Bigg Ceylan. The diversity of a country's culture just constitutes the richness of the country's culture.
From this, it is not difficult for us to understand that France, as an investor, chose to send such a film that has nothing to do with France in essence, and decided to participate in the 2016 Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film, which then caused a lot of admiration. A good movie has never had so many boxes and conventions. Like any other art, it should belong to all human beings.
2015, 12, 9
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