However, World War II, which seems to be conclusive in general, still has too many shadows underneath. Now we still don't have the real courage to express it in all directions through movies. Laszlo Nemes provides a fresh perspective in the following aspects. The overall organization is completely free from the jerky of the debut, which is impressive: the
film closely follows the long shots of the protagonist, which is not easy to suppress, and blurs the audience. The subjective and objective, the transition is not paralyzing, a memorable viewing. The uncomfortable way of presentation chosen by the director is also very demanding on the script, and it is also a test of the ability to switch scenes. Of course, a movie is not enough to summarize the author's image characteristics, and one has to watch the future creative direction.
In the past works, it is not rare to use concentration camp prisoners as the protagonists, but it is very rare to take the task force as the perspective and expand its living environment. Organizing cleanup, burning in landfills, processing ashes, including a small number of female groups are also captured by images, in addition to assisting military doctors in carrying out anatomical research intellectuals, writing records of concentration camp literary workers, a group of people who are fighting for the hope of survival... ...There are strong ink and color, and there is also a little bit of water, which together form a rich realistic picture.
The main thread surrounding the protagonist Sol’s search for the burial of the “rabbi” for the “son” is also not the narrative logic of the traditional war theme. Sol is obsessed with the cognition of his own world, and his motivation here is obviously more symbolic than practical. That indispensable son and the rabbi in search, one drifting away and the other running away, seemed to be the self-superstitious belief in the continuation of the body and mind, and ultimately failed to realize the burial of the inner self.
In an extremely special living environment, no one is sure to understand what others do through their own thinking and logic, and movies, like other art forms, provide a world that cannot be fully understood.
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