The same is a video recording work about the Indonesian massacre in 1965. "The Silent Image" seems to be a continuation and further elaboration of "The Romance of Killing". The protagonist in the film, Adi, is the victim’s younger brother. He is an optometrist. With the help of his profession, he often brings trial frames and lenses to the client for a vision check, while questioning all kinds of people who have been involved in him face to face. The death of the brother. However, the time has passed, and the executioner of the year is now either old-fashioned, or has long since settled in the land for peace. Faced with the video facts, the parties were vague and shirk their responsibilities; their family members refused to face them, even begging for mercy. The only constant is that the executioners are still regarded as heroes. They are defending the country and the nation. They believe that they cannot change, and they do not want to change, whether it is the past or the present. And Adi's calmness surprised me. He didn't seem to be for revenge, nor for accusation, but for inquiry. But who is the killer behind the scenes? It seems that everyone is an accomplice but not a real executioner. Who should be responsible for this? The wind and sand of history drowned out all the shouts and cries. Adi's mother kept rubbing her hands, and she couldn't let it go. On the other hand, his father was as simple as a child because of Alzheimer's. His wife kept persuading him, and his child played happily beside him. It seems that the silent majority are constantly whispering: Forget it. The slaughter was triumphant, and the survivors were struggling to make a living, which is chilling. Perhaps, what Adi wanted was just the simplest sentence-I'm sorry. No matter how good an optometrist is, it can't cure the innocent "selective blindness" of the masses.
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