As soon as we hear Tarkovsky, we think of his poetic cinematic art. When I see "Ivan's childhood", I think of the splendid literature on the vast land of Russia. However, as Laota himself said, if Bogomolov's short story "Ivan" wins with its unique image and profound expression rather than its ingenious structure and rigorous structure, I am afraid that only people who despise movies and literature will want to go. Turn it into a movie. (Similarly, we understand why Zijinchen's Lanzhou Ramen Tears are suitable for changing into a film and television work.)
This is by no means a dull, drowsy film, even for beginners of the movie. On the contrary, the audience feels a power that presses their thoughts into their hearts at all times. We can't talk about this experience in a heated discussion, because rising from the well of childhood, consciousness briefly returns to a large blank.
And the character of this little boy, Ivan, is also like a volcano hidden under the dead ashes, expanding and gathering the destructive impulse given by the war (from the perspective of personality, it can not help but remind people of Nastaxia in "The Idiot"), driving leading him to his destiny. The audience can't help but pray that his life course will continue to develop and change, and eventually become a page of the past that can be turned over. However, death still interrupts it. This absurdity further reflects the cruelty of war.
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