The film seems to have broken several stories and put them together again, independent and coherent from each other. Under the long shot of the fixed camera, the scenes and characters can be seen carefully arranged by the director. The white-painted faces, slow and weak movements, and fat bodies of the characters all reveal human deformities, as lifeless as the walking dead. People here have no spirit, no religious pursuits, people are indifferent and alienated, and the society is chaotic. The original purpose of life. The film reflects all aspects of Nordic social issues in the form of black humor, and almost every scene has a metaphor. Some thought snippets: Northern Europe is cold, benefits are good but suicide rates are high. The relationship between the arsonist and the child can actually be seen as a reaction of the child's indifference to the parent after independence. There is no communication between the father and the son. The father thinks that writing poetry makes his son crazy, and we know that writing poetry is just an expression of thoughts and feelings, and the poet will not go crazy, but the father insists that writing poetry makes his son crazy, what is poetry, poetry is art, it symbolizes Spirit, and people here are not spiritual, but spiritual people are considered lunatic. There is indifference between individuals. In the second half of the film, the real dead enter the screen, and we see almost no difference between the dead and the living. The fact that merchants did not make money selling Jesus statues also implied a lack of belief among people. The movie ends with a point, what are we doing, competition for a little food on the table. Just in order to eat better, in fact, this reflects a serious social problem in northern Europe, people's life is empty, because the environment in northern Europe is relatively cold, people do not have the habit of exercising and traveling. Middle-aged and elderly people are not used to electronic products. Due to the alienation between people, just reading cannot solve the spiritual emptiness at all.
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