1. The metaphysical title is very interesting, the look of silence, how it can be translated, silent eyes, silent observation, silent gaze, etc. The director’s method of real-shot interviews is also very special. Let the male lead equip the interviewee with myopia lenses before the interview. Through the adjustment from fuzzy to clear, on the one hand, the interview can be completed more realistically and the interviewee can be life-like. The posture of is displayed in the lens; on the other hand, it is also a metaphor of history. It has already happened. We are all observers, but we have different perspectives. We face the facts that have already happened, whether it is a murderer, a survivor, a leader, etc. , They are mostly silent.
2. The scenery of Indonesia is very beautiful. The rubber forest, the seaside, the chrysalis, the streets, and the composition and tone of the camera are all great. Regardless of the documentary event itself, many scenes are beautiful enough to be used as a tourist promotion film; Indonesian skin Dark, sturdy, hardworking and laid-back, it is a multi-religious country. Several scenes noticed in the film: The father, who claims to be only 17 years old, sings under the instigation of his son, and the moment a fly stops on his face is so beautiful; the father does a simple yoga stretch before going to bed, which is extremely slow, but It's very life-like; the male protagonist and his daughter are joking and squatting, which is a hastily coordinated atmosphere in the film; the male protagonist watching the video of the executioner as a hero, his eyes are always staring.
3. The fact that Indonesia was purged in 1967, massacring hundreds of thousands of people. Several people interviewed in the film, including the captain of the death squad, turned out to be an Islamist. He was glad that he had drunk human blood without going crazy; the male lead told him that Mohammed did not seem to support the killing; he said, yes, but it's okay with the enemy. But he not only kills men, but also women. Instead of killing with a single knife, he cuts the breasts first, and then cuts the throat. I can't repeat it here, but the abhorrence of human nature is evident. There was the top leader of the organization at that time, he said that the order was issued by the military, and the responsibility was not on him; the uncle who had the male lead was the jailer who was in charge of the prisoners at the time, and he did not admit that he had any responsibility. Now; most people think so, so we all become silent watchers, history is silent, dumb but at a loss.
4. The lens of the documentary is both restrained and calm, flexible and soothing. It is not sad or not, and objectively presents. It is a sense of substitution and a sense of immersion to follow the male protagonist to interview various parties related to the 67-year event.
View more about The Look of Silence reviews
