The most impressive thing about this film is the contrast. The opening pop songs and the Honggao occupation of Phnom Penh are particularly distinctive. Then, the little girl's various fantasy hallucinations are also contrasted with what she experienced at that time. In particular, there was a little girl who dreamed that she was eating a Manchurian feast, but in reality he was just stealing raw rice. Director Jolie's skill is a hundred times better than some domestic female directors. First of all, the film does not pay much attention to the blood, and more through, depicting the slave-like life of people under Khmer rule. Some people think that it is not deep enough. Does a war movie have to depict war? Anyone with a little sense of democracy will see the horror of centralization, so why repeat the same old tune.
This film pays more attention to the girl's inner feelings. In an extremely dark society, she seems too helpless to cry, cry, play games, or even steal insects. The film is to portray this sense of powerlessness, no matter who you are, death is by your side. In this film, there are almost only the eyes of the girl, and she rarely speaks.
I think the title of the film "They Killed My Father First" is a pain in the author's heart that can never be stopped. Why not another name, because when the author thinks of his childhood, he will think of his father.
The whole film seems to be gentle, but in fact it profoundly reveals the deep powerlessness and helplessness of people in war and under totalitarian rule. You have nothing, nothing!
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