The "searching" in most road films is a kind of "exploration", searching for the meaning of life, the true meaning of life, and they are not yet known. The "search" in "Landscape in the Fog" is a kind of "return", and its theme is to awaken the world to find the most authentic beauty in human nature. And that kind of "beauty" has already existed in our hearts, just as the "father" in the film has already existed in the hearts of sisters and brothers. No need to seek, just to find.
Terrible? "
"No, not scary. "
This is a conversation between the twelve-year-old sister Wola and the five-year-old brother Alexander. The beginning of the movie, and the ending.
And, the scene that I don't want to remember, the short time when I saw Vera lose her virginity. Minutes, as if he was suffering too. In just a few minutes, it was more torturous than the whole film. Alexander got out of the car and called "Vera" loudly... At first, I thought that Alexander could reverse the situation, But it was only later that I understood. How can a child as young as Alexander be able to fight against an adult.
Some of the scenes during the trip brought tears to my eyes: the two brothers and sisters who were leaning against each other curled up in a corner of the carriage, muttering as a voice-over Self-talk makes everyone's heart "ta-ta" like a train running; the white horse is about to turn into white snow, and neither the elder sister's comfort nor the younger brother's sobbing can save the end of life. In the background, happy people are still singing, Hand in hand, a picture scroll of "Dance of Death" is constructed; the violinist's performance becomes more elegant due to the listening of bosom friends, a burst of applause, a gesture of taking off his hat, and the emotional fusion between people is all in one place. In the words; on the endless highway, the elder sister took the hand of the younger brother and went farther and farther; the elder sister asked for help pale in the wind and rain, the younger brother leaned on the railing, what kind of journey would be waiting for them...
until, At the end of the movie, the two children crossed the boundary river and found the tree in the fog, just like the first tree created by God in the Bible, and the children hugged it tightly. Father Angelopoulos said: "Children" , you can recreate the world if you want. Just like that, with a flick of your hand, the fog will disappear."
Maybe everyone has that bright moon in their hearts, just like the tree at the end that has always existed in the fog.
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