not a good day at all

Rowena 2022-03-25 09:01:18

During the Silk Road Film Festival these days, there are many movies scattered in various cinemas in Xi'an. Fortunately, there is one very close to me. The first film I watched today was "A Beautiful Day" filmed in Spain. Of course, the name is reversed, and this day was not beautiful at all. Somewhere in the Balkans, which was caught in a war, several NGO staff were faced with a problem that seemed to us to be easy to solve on a daily basis, but could not be solved due to the interference of local armed forces, peacekeeping forces, and various forces and problems. Although the music is basically light and lively or slightly rocky, although there is a chatter in it, and although there are many scenes that seem to be humorous and hilarious, the more I go on, the more sad and even heartbroken. When war and refugee issues only appear on the international news, or only in groups, we become more and more indifferent, because we are far away and have nothing to do with ourselves, but when we see refugees appearing as individuals in this way, what is in them? The story is heartbreaking. They also had a beautiful home. The bombed village can still be seen how beautiful it was in the past. The child's room in the home is still as it was. The child's parents are so young and beautiful in the photo, but because of ethnic disputes, the next door Neighbors can throw bombs at this house, just because their identities are suddenly different, they have to draw a clear line. I really don't understand this violent religious war. People in one country fight each other, and foreign peacekeepers need to intervene, but in many issues, they can only watch it happen and absolutely cannot intervene. He clearly knows how to obtain clean water, but he can only watch the people who may pollute the water sell water at a high price to make black money for the civilians, but he cannot interfere. When driving and encountering animal carcasses on the road, don’t dare to drive over, because the carcasses were dragged over, bombs may have been bought in the carcasses or left and right, and you can only guess which is safe by luck. Children are robbing things, but adults don't dare to help rashly, because the domineering child will suddenly pull out a gun. Such a life is really desperate, but no matter how desperate, they still try to live. Fortunately, in the end, the rain solved the problem that had never been solved, which made people feel a little more comfortable. But this is just a movie, real life is more sad than acting.

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A Perfect Day quotes

  • Mambrú: Who wants to see a picture of my girlfriend?

    B: Is she naked?

    Mambrú: No, she's not naked! Normal people don't carry naked photos of their girlfriend.

    B: Damir does.

  • [last lines]

    Mambrú: [about their new assignment] I'm sorry.

    Katya: No problem. I'm curious to see if you guys actually fix something here.

    B: That camp was built in a big hurry. They got the drainage wrong there. The ditches must have collapsed and all the waste overflows, so we're probably looking at a swimming pool of shit. That'll make the well look like a mountain spring.

    Sophie: A perfect day.

    Mambrú: Yeah.

    B: Hey, your first flooded latrines are important too, Sophie. You never forget them either.

    Sophie: Is it gonna be rough?

    B: Nah, we'll be fine as long as it doesn't rain.

    [just then thunder and a sudden cloudburst]