White Material evaluation action
2022-01-22 08:03
There is not much dialogue in "White Material", Claire alternately displays the picturesque scenery and story backgrounds and characters of Black Africa through the lens. The heroine Mary is completely indifferent to the war that is taking place in front of her, and she only thinks about the coffee harvest. The ex-husband, son, ex-husband’s father, several characters seem to have complex personalities, hiding silent pain, if the plot of the first part of the story is not strong because of the slow rhythm and the slight divergence in the plot. Then, as the plot develops, the director’s brushstrokes suddenly change, and the peaceful atmosphere is quickly replaced by the realistic scenes of violent killings, which is a sudden ending, and the tension of the tragedy is maximized. The portrayal of a period of colonial history, the relationship between whites and blacks in colonial history, and the portrayal of a woman who regarded Africa as her homeland but was always rejected to protect her personal property at all costs, all of these constitute the charm of the film
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