From the perspective of the overall narrative structure of the film, the time in "Discovery" flows slowly forward and linearly. The film is fascinated by the gradualness brought about by time. As the excavation progresses, the heavy footsteps of the war are gradually sounding on the radio and on the streets. The subtle changes in expression are very clear. Perhaps when director Simon Stone and screenwriter Maura Baffney chose a fictional novel with multiple narrative perspectives as the original material for the film, "Discovery" is destined to be a group portrait work that focuses on excavating characters rather than restoring historical facts. .
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