"Daisy" (directed by Vera Sitilova, 1966), 1966 Czech Slovakia is still a country. "Daisy" is distinctly experimental, with broken cuts, bright colors, and is a surreal film that reminds me of "An Andalusian Dog" by Luis Buñuel, the father of surreal cinema. Some people also classify it as a cult film, probably because the film has an unusual style, a strong personal point of view, and controversy.
Many viewers have noticed the metaphors in the film, such as the green apple may come from the biblical story of Adam and Eve stealing apples; Mary may be a metaphor for the Virgin Mary, a symbol of holiness and purity, and the film is named after "daisy", the daisy itself. It is also a symbol of purity; the butterfly symbolizes freedom, sex and love. From a metaphorical point of view, the film has many places that can be further read.
The train is an important element in the film. The film opens with a scene of the wheels of a train turning. After the two girls had a meal with different men, most of them sent the men to the train station and watched them leave.
The youth of girls all over the world has different states. For example, the German film "The Horse Oswing" is a developed capitalist country, the youth of a girl born in a middle-class family, although it is a story of youthful rebellion, but it is warm and beautiful; the Chinese film "Dog Thirteen" is about patriarchy. The youth of the repressed girl under the oppression; and "Daisy" shows the rebellious period of the girl from the ordinary family background in Eastern European countries, the colorful, free, and the pursuit of degenerate life, exudes a charming atmosphere.
Some viewers also mentioned the relationship between the film and "existentialism". Existentialism respects the individuality and freedom of human beings, and believes that human beings live in a meaningless universe, and human existence itself has no meaning, but human beings can self-shape, self-achieve, and live a wonderful life on the basis of their original existence, thus possessing meaning . The "journey to depravity" of the two girls may be understood as a journey in pursuit of the meaning of human existence.
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