It's nice to be born in China

Providenci 2022-04-22 07:01:41

After watching this film, I suddenly remembered a question I discussed with my friends before, "Everything you do now has to be verified. Why do you want to be a parent?" Parents who think about the consequences, and some don't even have the ability to lead by example, children fall prey. But there is one thing that cannot be denied. In the film, one of the parents does have a last resort. Therefore, the emotion we have after watching it is different from Zane's resentment, but more of a sympathy. The social problems in Lebanon are much more serious than those in our country. In this environment, it is difficult for people without certificates to protect themselves, let alone form a family. The plot set by this big background not only gives us a visual and psychological impact, but also causes us to think about "what is home". In the film, it's not hard to see that Zane actually behaves like his parents, which also shows us that this problem is continuous, generation after generation. Whether this problem will be completely solved, we can't know from the film, the only thing fortunate is that Zane's last smile gives us some comfort and expectation.

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Extended Reading
  • Desmond 2022-03-25 09:01:14

    "The Thief's Family" cuts into the vagueness of human nature from a universal social problem, while "Capernaum" uses personal circumstances as a sample to expose the lack of social institutions. Both do the best in their respective frameworks, but the former is more textually ambiguous. There are too many vivid and vivid details in "Capernaum", but when these details are evenly scattered in the film like seeds, they lose that shocking power. Regarding the logical relationship between Zain's "wandering" and "going to prison", compared with the interlocking play structure of "Little Guy", the director's current handling is obviously too perfunctory.

  • Britney 2022-01-05 08:02:02

    Ten years ago, I watched the director Caramel had been paying attention to, listened to the soundtrack written by her husband, and watched her French films, until Capharnaum was shortlisted for the Cannes main competition and became the most anticipated film on the personal list. I haven't seen it for ten years. All the aura and cleverness at the beginning are still there, but the lens has become more calm and clean. The warmth in the ending is the compassion left by the female director in the cruel reality.

Capernaum quotes

  • Zain: Fuck this shitty country!

  • Zain: Your words pierce my heart. I no longer want to see you. You're heartless.