An unexpectedly depressing and thought-provoking animation

General 2022-03-26 09:01:11

Originally, I was going to write an article about my feelings after watching "The Breadwinner". But after watching the whole film, I was unexpectedly depressed. I didn't feel as addicted to "The Breadwinner" as I did to "Song of the Sea." The most important reason is that the theme of "The Breadwinner" is very heavy. The background of the whole film is set in Afghanistan, which is under the control of the Taliban today and is constantly war-torn. It tells the story of how the girl Parvana and her family survive when women are in an absolutely disadvantaged position and lose the only adult male left at home. Because the background of the whole film is the present, the current Afghanistan, and the life in Afghanistan on the same continent as us, the tragic story is even more depressing because of the urgency of distance. The heroine Parvana has all the shortcomings that children have. She is self-righteous, ignoring the advice of adults, and always thinks that her own point of view is right. In an otherwise tragic environment, her self-righteousness brought a calamity to herself and her family that made it even more oppressive. How cruel. She was originally a child, but because of the war and chaos, as a viewer, I stood in the perspective of God and asked her to be mature and clever, so that she could avoid all dangers that I could foresee. Under this requirement, I just want to let myself not be tortured by the tragedy of the protagonists in the viewing experience. How ironic and disturbing to me.
At the end of the whole film, Hara's husband rescued Parwana's father, who never gave up trying to rescue him, at the cost of his own injuries, and her mother voluntarily gave up the chance to stay away from the war because she couldn't let go of her daughter. reunion. At this time a war is going on in the distance.
And Parvana's brother, the brave Suleiman, once found and picked up a toy in the street, it exploded, and that's how the story ends.
And what is the end of the family's story? What is the end of the war?

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Extended Reading
  • Lola 2022-03-28 09:01:09

    You can be sonorous, but don't make a fuss. It is the rain and dew that nourish the flowers, not the rolling thunder.

  • Timmy 2022-03-20 09:02:35

    I believe in the power of cartoons. Sometimes they are more shocking than the live-action version. All the discomforts and accusations against the world are given the softest blow to reality with the power of a cartoon.

The Breadwinner quotes

  • Parvana: Artesh. I remembered my name. It's Artesh.

    Shauzia: That's not really a name.

    Parvana: It means fire.

    Shauzia: I know what it means, but it's still not a name.

    Parvana: Then it suits me fine.

  • Shauzia: When you're a boy, you can go anywhere you like.