The background is Yugoslavia. From World War II to the Cold War and finally to the War in Bosnia and Herzegovina, the fifty years of complicated history and politics did not appear to be chaotic under his ingenious screenwriting. Most importantly, there are so many views and emotions expressed in this film that are breathtaking.
The story basically tells that two Communist gangsters took refuge in the basement with a group of people during World War II. Mark asked the group of people underground to make arms, but he himself sold arms on the ground and forged the sacrifice of his brother Xiao Hei. Has gained a huge reputation. In order to keep this group of people underground, Mark kept forging alarms and lies to make this group believe that World War II is not over yet, and they have been anti-fascist in high spirits for two decades.
I fucking see this place, I think this screenwriter is really amazing. Whether it is Yugoslavia or China, isn't the Communist Party's face like this? Later in the film, Mark’s stuttering brother ran to the ground. People in the 1990s did not believe that they had lived in an underground prison. A certain professor said: But the whole socialism is such a prison! In the film, this underground tunnel is still very accessible, and later there are road signs indicating how to go in the direction of smuggling in the direction of major European countries. This is a reality that has been transformed from the intangible to the tangible and can be applied so far.
In this film, Mark is a friend of Tito who leads Tito, but after an accident, Mark frustrated his house and disappeared. At this time, the film was linked to Tito’s death-saying that he had lost the elixir to rule Yugoslavia. He also rebroadcast his funeral pictures in a large space, with the background of the quite outdated World War II pop song "Lily Marien". "Lily Marlene" appeared frequently in this film. It appeared in conjunction with the warnings of World War II. Every time I think of World War II, I think of the humanity of the soldiers who left their homes in this war.
After Mark's brother discovered the truth, he killed Mark in the Bosnia and Herzegovina War. Mark’s death sentence is very brilliant: A war is not a war, until a brother kills a brother. At this time, the three ethnic groups in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Croatia, and Muslims are in a melee. Looking more broadly, in this world, in human history, there have been so many wars and fights, aren't they all brothers and sisters?
The last section of the film takes a big turn from the previous irony and critical attitude. These people reunited on another piece of land after their deaths. Mark’s brother spoke fluently with a very moving patriotism: “We have built new houses on this land with red roofs and doors that open to guests. The stork is also there. Nests are built here. We are grateful for the land that nurtures us, the sun that warms us, and the field that makes us nostalgic for the green space of our hometown. Will we still remember our motherland with sadness or joy? When we present to our children and grandchildren When telling this story, it will begin like all stories:'A long, long time ago, there was a country...'"
Yugoslavia did not die when he made this movie, but Kusturica had already foreseen this fact. And confessed nakedly in this movie. The deception of the government, the national sentiment of the masses, and the absurdity of the war. While he satirized these, he also (or exactly) had a deep love for the dying motherland. At the 1995 Cannes Film Festival, this film won the Palme d'Or. In the interview after the screening, Kusturica was a bit surprised by the enthusiastic response of everyone, because this is a more artistic film-it has a strange concept, absurd technique and even a little magical color. He said: "The place where I was born is a very evil society in the eyes of many Westerners. I hope this film will let them know that not everyone is evil." When asked how to persevere At that time, he said: "Hope, I think this is the most important thing in life."
It is because of "Hope", I think, that there will be the last part of the film, a small island that has been divided, and a new one. Opportunity, a peach blossom field of beautiful imagination in a world of absurdity and chaos.
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