However, what corresponds to this is that no matter how the scene changes, An Zhe dedicates a lot of shots to the sea in the film - I don't know if he intends to explain such a truth: the ancient Greeks relied on the sea to build their strong civilization. , but with the invasion of industrialization and modernization, the marine civilization of the Greeks gradually went from prosperity to decline until today's demise and assimilation, so from the tone of the whole film, Weiner and Alexander represent by no means only a Like an Odyssey-like story of leaving for many years and finally returning to his hometown, what Anzhe wants to express and ask is the question of the way out for the entire Greek nation and Greek civilization.
Although many people say that Wiener and Alexander came to Germany in the end, and just hugged the big tree of hope, does that mean that they have found their own way and completed the purpose of this exodus? I don't agree with this, first of all because there is a scene in the film where Orestes and his sister and brother pass by a trash can and accidentally find a few discarded film rolls, and when the two look carefully , Orestes said "I saw a tree in the fog", which seems to coincide with the end of the film, when the two brothers and sisters did not see clearly; secondly, when Wiener and Alexander crossed the German border with a delusional smuggling , there was a gunshot, and the next scene was that the two walked out of the fog the next day and gradually saw the front clearly, but just imagine if there is a border without any protection, but they are greeted by a piece of The fog and a tree in the grass? Coupled with the misty fog, it gives people a fantasy-like feeling. It seems that the last scene is more like a poetic symbol or a fable. Maybe the two brothers and sisters did not arrive in Germany. They may have been "killed", or some It may have been a capsize or some other result, this fog is a summary and sublimation of their journey, maybe all the time Wiener and Alexander and all the Greeks were groping, but never found a way out.
So, what kind of predicament did the Greeks face in modern society?
First of all, An Zhe used the troupe in the play to illustrate a very scary problem. In the ancient Greek period, tragedy represented the most precious city-state civilization, and it was also a sacred culture that was almost "ceremonial", because tragedy could not only purify people's hearts and make people feel a sense of sublime, but also Greece. Culture is a medium respected by the world; however, in today's modern and vigorous development, not only can the troupe not be able to find a venue for performances, but in the end, it needs to sell performance props and costumes to survive the crisis. However, facing such an embarrassing situation, both Orestes and Angel himself are unwilling to face but helpless sad things. Starting from this, since the most sacred things of Greek civilization can be abandoned by modern people, let alone other civilizations that play a secondary role, then, the entire Greek civilization in modern society has indeed gone to a state of extinction. This is An Zhe It is a question that I hope every Greek will reflect on.
Secondly, the most epic scene in this film is the scene where the hand with the broken index finger is gradually suspended from the bottom of the sea. This is a typical manifestation of the sublime beauty and quiet beauty of Greek civilization, and it seems to be the most classic in all of An Zhe’s films. One of the clips (the scene with Lenin's head lying on a boat in "The Gaze of Ulysses" is similar). But when Orestes, his siblings, and other passersby saw it, the initial shock did not last long. As the helicopter pulled him higher and higher, people's eyes showed a deep helplessness. And grief, until Orestes lay down on the motorcycle and said, "If I shout now, who will hear me? Angel Legion?", this hand with a broken index finger is a directionless hand It seems to mean that the process and direction of the original Greek civilization were guided or cared by God. However, after modern scientific rationality attributes divinity to superstition and regards the most precious culture as grass, the entire Greek The direction of the nation is completely lost in the fog. It can also be said that this is exactly the opposite of the previous crisis of the troupe. It is God's punishment for the Greeks to abandon civilization. How will the Greeks find a way out in the future? To give a clear answer, only the "angel" may hear his cry. This is also the common theme that all Angelopoulos films want to express: Where is the last place for human beings to live?
The last thing I have to say is that this film by Angelopoulos combines the individual, the country and the nation to an amazing level. The encounters and difficulties of each protagonist in the story are shared by the Greeks. , and their distress also belongs to the entire Greek nation, which is different from the fact that Chinese directors or intellectuals are always accustomed to first selecting a specific group or family (usually disadvantaged or trivial families), such as farmers or urban workers, as a breakthrough point , and distanced from it, and then with an attitude of looking down, with a small view of the earth or analysis, or intending to express the huge difference in the history and destiny of a country and a part of civilization: An Zhe in the whole film He expressed his respect to every Greek with great tolerance and sympathy, because what is the way out for Greek civilization and the Greek nation is something that Anzhe and all Greeks should undertake and think about together.
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