War is an adult thing but war also destroys the hearts of children.
Laota's debut work, but it has already shown the beauty of the poetic lens. Through the interspersed dream and reality, we see an innocent Ivan who yearns for a family, but the war in reality makes him cruel and full of hatred.
The images of water wells, heavy rain, sea surface, war horses and other objects that appeared in several dreams are metaphors for the beautiful yearning in Ivan's heart and his thoughts about his mother and sister.
At the end of the film, a combination of empty head and voice-over is used to truly reproduce the tragic scene of Ivan being hanged. The dream that followed extended Ivan's life, and the carefree figure running on the seashore was in stark contrast to the tragic ending in reality, and further highlighted the cruelty and sadness of the war.
The maiden work of the old tower, an art classic worthy of aftertaste.
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