The first of Abbas's "Village Trilogy"-"Where is My Friend's Home", filmed in Cook, Iran.
Because the place suffered an earthquake, Abbas cared about the little boy in his film and the fate of the people there, and went to find the little boy. Only then did he have the second "Village Trilogy"-" "Life grows and flows", also known as "Life goes on."
The movie "Birth and Growth" is about what you saw, heard, talked and thought during the process of looking for the little boy after the disaster...
What is interesting is that Abbas will be in the "Born and Growth Stream" A newly-married young man I met in the film, based on this plot part, shot the third part of the series-"Lover under the Olive Tree".
is just like the evaluation of netizens: I haven't seen where is my friend's home, which will not affect the plot comprehension, but it will lose the old-fashioned feeling.
One of the great pleasures of watching "Life and Growth Flow" is to discover the intersection and reflections between the film and the first and third parts. The connection between the first part and the illusion of the third part forms a wonderful connection. .
Therefore, it is recommended that you watch the "Village Trilogy" in order, so that you will feel more pleasantly surprised.
And the greater thing about Abbas is that no matter which part of the "Village Trilogy" you just watch, you will fall in love with this master who thinks constantly about life and is full of love for people. After that, you will better understand why Godard, Kurosawa, etc. praised him very much.
Because Abbas is truly unbeatable. The movie
started at a highway toll station. After the earthquake, the radio broadcasted about the adoption of orphans in the earthquake area.
Although the road ahead is unknown, the director insisted on going, accompanied by his young son Puya.
Wherever they went, they were full of rubble and debris, cracked walls, collapsed houses...
Some people were crying about the death of their loved ones, with great sadness, and more people were using their hands to organize their suffering homes.
When adults are immersed in the grief of disaster, children are still full of curiosity and vitality about this world.
Puya seemed active along the way, constantly asking his father the questions that flashed in his mind, buying drinks and drinks, catching grasshoppers, and never forgetting the ongoing World Cup football match.
Yes, disaster and death have taken away a lot of things, but life will continue. After
, they met the old man Luxi who had appeared in "Where Is My Friend's House". He carried a toilet ware, and said embarrassingly: Although the dead is dead, it is still very important for the living. of.
went on to express his own feelings about life: before old, no one knew the value of young, and before death, they didn't know how to thank life. If they can come back from the dead, people will definitely live harder.
In fact, only in the face of death do we feel the preciousness of life.
But we can never empathize with death, nor can we feel exactly the number of recorded deaths.
Some people say (to the effect) that when we live in peace, facing happy daily and trivial matters, it’s easy to ignore it without knowing it after a long time. Death makes life wake up from the deep sleep of life and rediscover what we ignore. The emotions of the people, thus rethinking, only then know how to cherish and treat life well.
There is such a scene in the movie about the old man Luxi, don't have any deep meaning.
He revealed to the camera: This is my home in the movie, but in fact, my home collapsed during the earthquake. What is more interesting is that when he couldn't find a bowl for drinking water, a female staff member came out to help him find it.
This is a typical NG lens, but Abbas intentionally kept it.
When the film was shot in the fall, and the earthquake occurred in the summer, Abbas deliberately handled this in order to allow us to distinguish between the facts and the film.
Secondly, Abbas wants to use the reality of the current state he is concerned with to tell us that the truth of the film lies in the emotion and meaning behind the film, rather than the story and so-called facts presented.
and their father and son continued on the road and came to a village. Puya found a broken but beautiful porcelain in the ruins. He was very happy.
walked and walked, he saw a middle-aged woman washing clothes, her eyes were sad, Puya couldn't help comforting her, and used a sentence that shared the meaning of old Luxi to face the woman.When people asked him who taught him these principles, he didn't seem to conceal what he heard, from the book, and some of his own thinking. The most interesting thing about
is that the father and son met Ohmed again on the road, that is, the boy who shouted backache in the class in "Where is My Friend's Home".
faced him, the director was concerned about the earthquake, Puya was concerned about the result of the game the night before.
Ohamed became excited when he talked about football. The two children couldn't agree more about the final result of the game. They naturally made a bet, talked and added a bet.
Afterwards, the camera moved from the inside of the car to the outside, pedestrians and ruins appeared in the eyes, and the desolation appeared in an instant. This long shot is very powerful.
In addition, they also met a little boy who had escaped from being bitten by a mosquito, and a little girl who lived in a tent and was a little shy towards the camera.
Among them, what is even more unforgettable is the young man who did not postpone the wedding due to the earthquake. They lost 65 relatives in the earthquake. Even so, they still held the wedding the day after the earthquake.
Youth believes that as long as we are still alive, life will continue. Maybe the next earthquake will kill us.
Therefore, they did not want to waste their time to marry after a long mourning period, but decided to enjoy marriage and life.
There is also the man who erected the antenna on the side of the road. The director asked him: Do you still watch TV when the earthquake has caused serious injuries?
man responded: In fact, we are all the families of the victims. I lost my family, but what can I do? The World Cup happens once in 4 years, and the earthquake happens once in 40 years. I should thank Allah for keeping me alive and my life will continue...
Finally, Puya stayed for the time being to watch the World Cup. The director continued to move forward. He came to a section. On the uphill road, the car crawled hard for a while and then slipped back. The pedestrian gradually walked up the heights. We thought that the returning car indicated that he was about to give up.
Who knows, the music began to become excited, the car climbed up again, rushed up the steep slope, drove past passers-by, then stopped, and finally, drove the pedestrians to the top of the mountain... This scene of
, this big vision, gentle It's incredible, full of hope, and extremely warm.
photographed people after the disaster. There are ruins, deaths and pains, but more of the strength, optimism and hope revealed in sorrow. Abbas’s simple and profound lens records the characters and ruins along the way. It records the calm posture and full vitality of the Iranian people, and records the most essential tenacity of life.
has no exaggeration, sympathy and sentimentality, only warmth, empathy, love and acceptance. It is great for Abbas to shoot disaster films like this! The Iranians in
talked about earthquakes and death, like talking about anything in life, with a plain tone and calm face, which made people surprised and admired.
Yes, in the face of disasters and loss, we can only accept and only accept. The deceased is dead, and the rest of life must be celebrated, because life has to go on. Those who survive should rebuild their homes, continue to live, and support their families .
is just like what a netizen said: No matter how difficult it is, we have to survive. The road of life is still long, like flowing water, and it will never stop.
Survival is also an art, and we should all learn to accept everything in life, beautiful and broken.
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