Sometimes living in such a city of ashes (I prefer to translate ember into ashes), I can't help but get lost in this comfortable life, without too many desires and without lofty ideals. But people always think about making great achievements in their whole life, will they be tired? Love this simple life.
When Lina and Doon found out at the end that the outside world was so empty and dark, there was no hope. The afterglow of the setting sun diffuses into this world, revealing the haze little by little.
The sub-shot of the sunbeam pouring down from the stone wall made me have the urge to cry, which captured my heart inadvertently. There is a power of regeneration.
The actor who plays Doon's father, Tim Robbins, who has seen The Shawshank Redemption should have been impressed by his superb acting skills. When Tim Robbins looked up at you at the end, I think he wanted to redeem us.
At the moment when the financial crisis swept the world in 2008, in this glamorous world, behind it is the afterglow of the afterglow; in this ignorant society, I hope to find more of myself. Although the film suffered a fiasco at the box office, it is still thought-provoking in this particular environment.
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