The look and feel of a pseudo-documentary, with its ugly tones, this movie was almost unbearable at first. But the more I looked at it, the more interesting it became.
Daniel and Salas have a relationship that he can neither get rid of nor go back to. His hometown is the source of inspiration for his writing, and it is precisely because his works are rooted in this land that he suffers from the difficulties after returning to his hometown. Being honored as being called a traitor and all the seemingly ridiculous and ironically realistic experiences in between. In these experiences, the video introducing Daniel at the Outstanding Citizen Award Ceremony, the awkward dance by "friend" Antonio next to the game console, and the dog and monkey work in the painting selection... can be said to be full of With a hint of madness that makes you laugh and satirize, you have to think that the land of Salas is really an ugly and absurd place. And in the end, you saw the author himself sitting at the new book launch, reading a paragraph of text from the new book, and telling you that there is no so-called reality, you also have to think, what is the real purpose of the author returning home? Just looking for new inspiration and excitement? This piece of homeland filled with hopeless common people in his writings is an indispensable part of his writing? Maybe no matter how far you are from your hometown, it is an indelible presence in your life.
On the other hand, the relationship between literary creation or literary and artistic works and reality is also an interesting topic mentioned in the film. After the broken car that brought him back to his hometown broke down, Daniel sat in front of the bonfire and told a story at the request of the driver, a story that sounded absurd, but immediately, after the story was finished, the driver on the side answered, It's the Remoneda brothers, right? Another plot is that a fellow countryman wanted to invite Daniel to dinner at home because he recognized his father was described in Daniel's book, and Daniel refused the invitation, met the fellow countryman again and was accused of putting pigeons, and pointed out, No, I didn't write about your father, it's just a fictional character that doesn't exist. It's also interesting to think about the subtle feeling of this kind of work being put into the real life that breeds it. I can't find a more suitable and accurate language to describe this feeling. In short, this is a film that can bring the audience into the situation little by little, and leave some thoughts at the end. The picture is not beautiful. If the unbeautiful picture is for the needs of the film, then this is also a kind of excellence.
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