[The motto of the film "Heaven Now" will be the same as all realist films: "It is what it is!" The film image is similar to the reality of daily life, so the inner world of the film and the outer environment explored by the director almost correspond. Realist films are often drawn from people at the bottom of society, and they often explore moral issues. The creators intervene less in the material, and instead prefer to let the subject matter speak for themselves. Realism tends to emphasize the basic experience of life, its style is better than making us empathize with others, and the beautiful form is often less important than the texture and ordinary feeling of reality. The realistic images don't seem to be manipulated, they are just copied. They often capture a moment of intimacy—that is, when the subject is unaware. In general, the story material seems to be loosely organized, with many details that seem unrelated to advancing the plot, only adding to the realism. The film depicts the last hours of the lives of two Palestinian auto workers who were teenage boys who volunteered as human bombers and were revered as "martyrs" by Islamic militants. Here they strapped bombs to their bodies, ready to kill Israeli targets. They also had doubts about the mission, but for the sake of unity, all doubts were swallowed. They asked, "What will happen after the explosion?" The leader said, "You will be picked up by two angels." "Really?" asked the anxious bomber. "Of course." The leader replied. ]--Understanding the film, realism and formalism After
watching this film, people will think about the inevitability of terrorist attacks. As said in the last part of the film when Raid talks to the leaders of the organization, this place is like a prison, we have no dignity, people in the world are indifferent and careless, and they treat us as perpetrators. I want them to know that if we can't be safe, they don't either. From giving up blowing up the bus with a cute little girl at the beginning, to blowing up the bus full of soldiers at the end, the director of what happened to his thoughts did not clearly write. What turned a shy and kind ordinary young man into a determined human flesh bomb probably has something to do with the night he lay on the grave of his father who became a collaborator.
Another point of view contained in the film is conveyed through the mouth of the martyr's daughter. She felt that the human bomb was a form of revenge, not a solution to the problem. The only way to truly resolve conflicts is to fight through peaceful means. This view finally persuaded another martyr, who at the last minute abandoned the attack. But to be honest, the view of the martyr's daughter is too thin and untenable in hard film performance.
Imprisoned West Bank, bribed collaborators, dignified way of life. In the movie, the soldiers holding their weapons high at the end of the road, the water purification equipment that they had to use, and the buildings that were blown up, all show that this is a persecuted area. The director said the film was meant to be seen by people on both sides of the Jordan River and called for a peace process. But from the point of view of the whole film, it is obviously biased towards the Palestinian side.
Fairness has never existed, and the world has never spoken with fists. The most realistic aspect of this film is that, except for Raid, who suffered a lot of heart damage because of his father's collaborating with the enemy, ordinary people living in the West Bank are very serious and hard-working, and they can gossip and worry about finding a job. Religion is not as important to them as we think. The so-called heroes who sacrificed for Allah are not worth any collaborators in video shops. Human bombs are never for Allah, they are for revenge.
The only thing that is unrealistic is probably that the actors are too good-looking.
After watching this film, you will have a kind of thinking about the terrorism that is spreading in Eurasia today. As a realist film, this film is also a great success.
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