What the film wants to show is the relief and pain in the process of transitioning from natural attributes to social attributes from the day of life. Switch back and forth between macro and micro.
In the vast universe, we are small natural creatures. Our first attribute is an animal, a part of nature. From the moment of birth, it has been a product of many years of reincarnation and evolution of all things in the world. When we were young, we retained the attributes of animals, just like cubs.
In adolescence, the attributes of nature gradually fade away, and the influence of family emerges. Dependence on mother, hatred on father. Even in order to obtain the only love (Oedipus) from his mother, he developed a slight patriarchy complex. The world has also changed from unconditional trust to a little doubt. See distrust. see death. Destroyed. Steal mother's underwear. Talk back to your father.
You will see many pictures such as the animal world and the universe world, you will see the beautiful scenery of the natural world and the microscopic world, and you will feel the breadth and depth of nature. (The first 40 minutes are indeed a bit like Animal World & Discovery) In the family, the small movements of the characters in ordinary life and the casual eyes seem to have appeared in our childhood.
The movie is like running water, showing these growing details for 2 and a half hours without any plot. In some places, the feelings and the camera are really done enough, that is, the needle pierces the point of personal experience. But more often, we just see the characters running and fighting, and it is difficult for people with insufficient emotional glands to understand and resonate.
But we also know that the director has something to say, even if he doesn't have a good story, or he just needs this bland story, to express the languid, but reminiscent process of growing up. It's just that most of the audience couldn't hear him finish.
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