The left is the police station and the right leads to the desert

Victoria 2022-01-24 17:48:15

First of all, when I watched this film, I didn't have any knowledge basis of historical background. I watched it at 1.5 times speed. The plot is relatively simple.

As if the wind has left traces, this film brings you a plain feeling in the process, but at a certain moment of recollection, it makes you feel that the right to choose is in your own hands. Those things that seem to be big and unsolvable, you don't have to worry about it, forget it, it's okay, just face it.

In the film, I didn't see any eye-catching buildings, the only thing that looked a little bit like that was the classroom. Many times the two people appear very small on one side of the picture, and there is no gentle color in the entire barren area. But in the second half of the film, when he reached the prostitute with the gun, he left a tear in the arms of the prostitute. I didn’t understand the meaning of that tear, but I thought about this kind of prostitution. There are no humanitarian restrictions on the behavior, and I feel that these two brothers have to carry guns and prostitution together like this. It is impossible to talk extravagantly about love in their environment, and not all kinds of life can lead such idealism.

Compared with modern society, the survival rules described in the movie are too cruel. The Arab armed struggle against terrorists in the Middle East and other factors...So you will feel that human nature is really great, and it can show extraordinary perseverance in any environment. Is this the foundation of human survival so far?

When I think about it again, I feel like I didn't watch a movie, but a picture album. I just flipped through it quickly, and then temporarily put aside this period of history.

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Extended Reading
  • Brionna 2022-04-22 07:01:52

    The story is simple and the background complex. It tells the story of a black-footed teacher who was entrusted with a local prisoner, and experienced revenge, guerrillas, and French troops along the way. The first half is very ugly. Mortensen played a role in the same line of "History of Violence", which is dignified and old-fashioned. This character is not likable. The director also completely abandoned the construction of visual aesthetics, and the picture is desolate and rhythm. In fact, to express this special background, the director has the selfishness of being a Frenchman, but the characters are poorly written.

  • Salvador 2022-04-21 09:03:26

    "Politics" is handled very well, the description of the rebels is not bitter, and there is no need to add oil and vinegar to vilify the colonists. Killing the surrendering rebels is enough (and seems to be a veteran of "Free France" back then) to make it rare ; The long yellow sand Gobi Desert in the long-term view and the soundtrack create a somber and solemn atmosphere, which is very suitable for the atmosphere of the eve of the full-scale rebellion in the story; this kind of tough character is so suitable for Mortensen, almost every wrinkle has drama

Far from Men quotes

  • Mohamed: Tu cries comme ça à la classe?

    [Do you shout at your pupils like that?]

  • Daru: [Of being of Spanish descent in Algeria] Pour les français, on était des arabes, et maintenant pour les arabes, on est des français.

    [For the French, we were Arabs; and now for the Arabs, we are French]