The end of the past, the beginning of the future?

Rupert 2021-12-28 08:01:54

If there is no "Farewell", I believe "The Past" will not lose the primary list of Oscars for Best Foreign Language Films. But from another perspective, Fahati has already shot the classic "A Parting", so it doesn't matter whether "The Past" is better or not, after all, the latter can be regarded as a superior work. What Fahati deserves to be commended is that he does not abandon or give up on the theme of family and love. Of course, there is also his consistently superb and careful narrative technique.

In the plot, "The Past" basically maintains the endless baggage model of "A Parting", but because "A Parting" is ahead, many shocks appear to be unexpected, and I will subconsciously guess that the director will drag everyone. Entering the water, it takes a lot of misfortune to give up.

The complex relationship between the whole plot and the characters is really messy, so that after reading it, I drew a diagram and it was almost clear. In fact, think about it, although this group of people is making trouble, it seems that one person’s fault is one person’s fault, another one is another person’s fault, but in fact, no one really caused any irreversible tragedy, even if it was Samir's wife who became a vegetable was also caused by her jealousy.

The appearance of Ahmed was only the fuse of the escalation of things, and it was because of his appearance that it revealed the lack of dialogue and mutual trust between people in this family, and finally let all the people in the entanglement The fragments of the truth are placed on the table and re-built a bridge of communication and trust for the people in the family.

At least after the pain, it is the end of the tragedy.

But the cruel Comrade Xiaofa, what is the last tear...I can only sigh and let my fate...

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Extended Reading
  • Providenci 2022-04-22 07:01:40

    Eight o'clock suspense drama of its own kind

  • Ryley 2022-03-30 09:01:05

    It is too far from the director's previous work "A Farewell".

The Past quotes

  • Shahryar: You weren't a person who gets used to this country. You should stay in one side of the stream. You can't put one of your foots on one side and the other foot in the other side! Stream will get bigger at the end.

  • Samir: When two people see each other after 4 years and still fight together, it shows that there is something unsolved between them.