I don't understand this movie. But I still feel that this is a very good movie that can attract me, and I didn't plan to write a review, but I know that I will rewatch this movie in the future, so I still plan to record some thoughts.
• story
The plot of the film is very simple. It mainly tells the story of a policeman, a prosecutor, and a doctor who led two suspects to search for bodies at night.
- Light and shadow effects
The film has a startling start. In a wilderness, a fire-breathing car approached from a distance. As the vehicle continued to approach, we found that it was not a "rocket", but the super bright headlights of the jeep behind hitting the car in front The raised dust created an astonishing visual effect of a car spewing fire. This scene is simply amazing!
Ceylon is really a master of using light and shadow. The audience who watched his "Three Monkeys" must remember the scene where the dead boy returned to the house. He also used natural light to create a sci-fi effect of light and shadow.
- impressive scene
The doctor went to pee, but a bolt of lightning illuminated the stone statue next to him, causing the doctor to break out in a cold sweat. The scene was so impressive and so interesting.
A police officer picked the fruit from the tree, and the camera shot the whole process of a fruit falling from the tree to the stream. This scene took so long, there must be a metaphor, but I didn't understand it. .
There is also the scene of the mayor's daughter distributing tea in a dimly lit room, just as Jesus distributes wine pit bread to his disciples.
The next morning, there was a blurry figure in the camera. It seemed to be a doctor who was doing an autopsy with a knife. Unexpectedly, when the camera focused, it was the doctor in the bathroom, and the bath master massaged the guests in the distance. This scene has an ironic effect.
There was also the final anatomy scene, which the director took a lot of time to describe, and I couldn't quite understand the meaning of it.
- puzzling details
There are a few details that I'm very confused about.
For example, what is the relationship between the two suspects (like brothers?). Was the deceased killed by the second suspect? He looks so weak and alone, how can he bury someone alive? Why did Suspect No. 1 take the blame for him? In the mayor's room, why was Suspect No. 1 so emotional after seeing the mayor's daughter? Is the deceased's son really the No. 1 suspect? What was the motive for the murder? I don't understand why the doctor has such a low opinion of the mayor.
I think there is cultural confusion here. I've always had a hard time understanding movies from Islamic countries in the Middle East.
- vague subject
The most puzzling thing about the film is not the scene, but what the film is trying to convey.
My first thought was the film's satire of state officials.
The sheriff in the film is very irascible, beating up the suspect if he doesn't agree, pressing the suspect every step of the way, complaining that he's getting himself into an endless search.
The prosecutor is also very selfish, constantly persecuting his subordinates for his own benefit, and even asking for food at the town mayor's house. He cheated on his wife behind his back, and refused to believe that this was the reason why his wife committed suicide. You can even joke at a crime scene. Just finished tying up the corpse is too inhumane, and as a result, it is so hypocritical to immediately re-bundle the corpse on the grounds that it cannot be carried.
The doctor wasn't that nasty, but in the end why did he refuse to write the truth on the autopsy report? Isn't this disrespect for the facts?
These public officials are not likeable at all, and the film seems to be satirizing the dark human nature of these people in the system of the country.
Policemen, prosecutors, doctors, we have always regarded these people as the embodiment of justice, and we always endowed these roles with glorious heroic images, as if with this identity, they must be kind, great, and upright.
But the film digs deep into the men's day-to-day work, documenting their search for bodies for a long time. The process is so boring, so exhausting. Cold nights, rainy weather, dozing suspects, endless wilderness, no matter from which point of view, this journey has nothing to do with the glamorous profession we imagined, punishing evil and promoting good. .
At this point, I can't help but wonder, can't these heroes who ensure the functioning of society have shortcomings? Couldn't they be less temperamental and joke around on serious occasions? Can't make mistakes in living nuclear marriage? Are we being a little too strict with them in an environment where their profession requires them to constantly face death, filth, conspiracy, criminals, and even creepy scenarios?
Perhaps the director intends to show that the heroes we think of in these societies are just ordinary people, who also face their own troubles and have such and such shortcomings, rather than sarcasm these people.
The only thing I can think of is that what the film wants to express is the harm caused by this special professional environment. They have to sacrifice part of their humanity to protect themselves, try not to be affected by these terrible scenes, and still be able to continue their normal life. life outside of occupation.
In short, the interpretation of the film is diverse, I will watch it again in the future, maybe there will be a different understanding.
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