There have been many war films in the past that have tried to portray the greatness and individual heroism of war. It may be beautiful and exciting, but it must, intentionally or not, ignore a point, the cruelty of war.
We're also paying more and more attention to this, because we don't want to see little boys watching war movies, obsessed with war, and fantasizing about killing enemies with guns.
If you live in a country like Iraq or Afghanistan, every day around you are dramas and movies, but you don't think it looks good at all.
A sharp blade is a thrill in the story, and a fear in reality.
What I want to mention today is such a country, which occupies an extremely important geographical location in the world. For thousands of years, countless conquerors and invaders have set foot on this land, and countless cultures have blended here, but peace is never the norm. . It's called Afghanistan, and the story is called The Breadwinner.
Yep, it's another animation, the third animation Salon Ireland has done.
It is necessary to introduce this animation company to you. Because there are too few works, it may not receive as much attention as French animation, and naturally it cannot be compared with Disney at all. However, since the birth of its first animation, the world has been amazed and even fascinated by it. . We can see the imaginative and exquisite pictures of the two previous works, "The Secret of the Book of Kells" and "Song of the Sea", and each frame is cut like a work of art. This is another style different from French romanticism, which highlights the unique literary atmosphere of the Irish.
Both works are based on ancient Irish legends, and they have been nominated for the Oscar for best animation. This time, "The Breadwinner" was shortlisted again. Although it was not as good as "Coco" in the end, it still became its fierce rival. After all, the best independent animated feature of the Annie Award was given to "The Breadwinner".
The story puts the spotlight on the war, and on a family in the context of chaotic times. It sounds quite realistic, but we still see the legend in the movie, which moves us with its magnificent imagination.
"Our homeland is divided into several parts under the sharp claws of the Hindu Kush Mountains, with the scorching heat of the fiery eye of the northern desert, and the coldness of the ice peaks where black and white meet...
" Such a country should have been integrated.
The Taliban government rules the country, and it's a time when women must never go out on their own, only when accompanied by an adult male, and never attract attention. The story takes place in such a family. The father was arrested and imprisoned for offending the Taliban. There were only women and children in the family. Logically speaking, people in this family could not go out, and no one would sell them food. They had to starve to death.
Mom tried to go to jail with Parwana to find her father, but even though she had covered her entire face, she was beaten and driven home.
Parvana has witnessed the whole face of this society. Under the high-pressure rule, men can become authoritarians and abusers, and women's freedom and rights are impossible to talk about.
It seems that this is a story about feminism and totalitarianism, but we see that even though Parvana disguised herself as a man and gained physical freedom, because of her low power and social status, she was still dignified and oppressed.
The Taliban teenager recognized her and chased her with a gun, but when he actually stepped on the battlefield, his eyes were confused and confused. What he advocates is not war, but the pleasure of oppressing people in the hands of power.
The whole society is mired in deformity and distortion.
Perhaps this is the true face of war, inverting the social balance in a distorted form, satisfying the evil of some people and destroying the stability of most people.
In such conflicts and variations, the results of every move are unknown. This is what we call cruel drama.
Parvana made up her mind and, with the help of kind people, went to prison to find her father.
Meanwhile, Parvana tells us another legend. The ferocious Elephant King took the seeds of the whole village, and the people had no source of food. The young Suliman took the initiative to take up the responsibility, found the Elephant King, defeated him and regained the seeds.
It is obvious that the simultaneous advancement of reality and legend itself is also implying the development of the plot to each other. After all, legends and myths in the past have pinned people's expectations on reality.
Young Suleiman needs to find three things to defeat the elephant king, one that shines, one that can be used to capture, and one that can make people feel calm. He found the first two and solved the other problems, but when the mad elephant king rushed at him, he still had no third thing...
Suliman was actually the name of Parvana's deceased brother, and the mother never told him The cause of her brother's death may be hidden in the story she tells.
"It makes more sense to speak than to raise the volume. After all, it is rain that nourishes the growth of flowers, not thunder."
Of course, in the legend, the young Suleiman found a way to defeat the elephant king, but in reality, the family has never reunion. Maybe in a few days or so, maybe never.
This is the reality of war, the never-ending darkness.
The artillery fire of war is like thunder, and the momentum is huge, but it is only empty momentum. War destroys people, not survival.
Only the land irrigated by rain can grow treasures. No matter where it is, people are the most priceless treasures.
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