A large amount of religious thought has been injected. In the long shot at the beginning, the old man is chattering to the little boy. Is it that Laota is pouring his thoughts, cognitions and doubts to the world at the last moment to the audience. Does the movie sacrifice prove the end of the old tower's life?
After watching the documentary of the old tower and then watching this, I can't understand it, but it is still shocking. It doesn't match my personal life experience. I don't know what everyone's words are expressing. I once suspected that the subtitles were not matched. Bergman's photographers ensured the poetic beauty of the images. But the use of composition for mise-en-scene shots is a familiar style. The actors' performances and movements are indeed a little bit more stage drama, but every frame is precise and delicate and full of the director's careful conception and design.
A monk was watering a dead tree step by step. He never doubted the necessity of his actions. One morning, the dead tree was full of new shoots. Is this just a miracle? No, this is the truth. In the end, the firm and decisive action of old Alexander alone and the burning of the house were shocking. In the documentary, the old tower was built for the second time and then burned again, which is really admirable.
Two brushes: God, why do we always go against our will, I love one person and marry another? The scene scheduling is precise, the long shots are very stable, the low-chroma filter is beautiful, the composition and scenery are poetic, the actors are giving their performances, the philosophies are strong, the struggle is strong, and the despair is very clear. Audio-visual so restrained, but thought pours out. Material civilization and spiritual civilization are extremely discordant. Our civilization is built on sin. Whether the sins of mankind can be redeemed and washed away, we have been jumping into the abyss of our own digging.
Alexander sees suffering and redemption as one, and it is still a fable about faith after Nostalgia, but suffering and sacrifice can only be pointless struggles. But as long as you have faith, as long as you stick to it devoutly, the blossoming of dead trees is the true meaning.
In the beginning there was a way. At the end of the world, we must also carry hope and faith.
Bach and the old tower are a natural choice.
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