Unbreakable alliance - To Belarus, to the alliance of the proletariat

Veronica 2022-03-21 09:02:12

20.10.20 After the museum's mood has calmed down, I still think about giving it four and a half stars.

Come and see, what a relaxed tone, but brought such a cruel picture of war. In the form of a road movie, the transformation from a teenager to a deserter and finally a warrior is strung together. The swamp at the beginning and the people trapped in the house by the fire at the end, the cries of a man and a woman struggling for life and the desperate cries of a group of people before they were dying, the corpses of a group of people behind the house and the church that was burnt to charcoal... How peaceful the beginning is, how violent the ending is.

I like the sound effects of this film very much. It simulates various situations to reflect the protagonist's heart and the creation of the entire environment. It can be an ultra-high frequency that represents the character's physiological state and psychological limit, or it can be mixed with the cruelty of women's wailing. The actors were asked to look directly at the camera many times, and they questioned and roared directly to the audience, which also allowed the audience to better resonate with the characters in the film. Especially at the end, Flor raises the gun and shoots the portrait of Hitler, reminding the montage of the editing, so that everything is rewinding (this may also be the one time in my life that I want to rewind time and space the most), every shot I shoot. Bullets are a strong but grim indictment of fascism. I like the handling of the ending the most. In the end, the male protagonist did not shoot the bullet at Hitler when he was a child, and directly raised the meaning of the whole film to the level of anti-war, anti-aggression, and anti-fascism, which is also distinct from the previous Nazi officers. Contrast: Children should not be the source of trouble, but hope.

As a victim of the war, Belarus is undoubtedly tragic; but as a victor, its suffering and the heroic resistance of its people will always be remembered. So do we.

Finally, I want to say one more thing, don't be afraid to describe the strength and evil of the enemy in front of the camera. In many cases, the contrast can often gain more and more firm power.

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  • Flyora Gaishun: To love... to have children...

  • Man in village: You're a Hopeless optimist.

    Man#2 in village: He should be cured of that.