Emotionally speaking, the first reaction after watching the film is to sympathize with the Xin Mei family. I don’t know what their ending will be in the future. To a certain extent, like some people, I blame the director for being ruthless. Exposure, perhaps it is more difficult for us to accept the more terrifying darkness behind the curtain...
I am not an expert in this field, and I have not watched many movies, but from an intuitive feeling, the director has done his best to present his point of view. From the beginning of subtitles to set the tone, to the insertion of sensational bgm, to the close-up long shot of the last scene, including the cold and depressing tone of the whole film, the director is trying his best to output his criticism and satire of North Korea. Although there is no novelty in the technique, the content is obvious enough, and this kind of record should be hard to find elsewhere...
However, this documentary does not seem to have aroused the same ripples as its content (at least in China). Perhaps the tone of the film is too gloomy and boring. In the era of entertainment to death, not many people will pay attention to a film that is not attractive except for the subject matter. People's documentaries; maybe everyone already has a preconceived impression of neighboring countries, and the film only plays the role of confirming the rumors, without substantive breakthrough or subversion.
If he wants to reveal more unknown truths, the director has indeed taken a step ahead of others, and it will surely arouse more people's curiosity and temptation interest, but the neighboring countries are not fools. Louzi, I don't know when I will wait until the next time I see a North Korean documentary...
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