War, let's keep it away from us.

Julien 2022-03-21 09:01:48

The Canadian Film Festival has already been held twice. I forgot to watch it last time, but this time I was rejected for registration, and the reason was overwhelming. So I wrote a very wicked complaint letter, the general content was how to love movies, how to admire Canadian directors, and I would want to jump into the river if I didn't see it, and then I strongly despised this kind of bad behavior that rejected people thousands of miles away. Anyway, in Singapore, complaining about this stuff is still very useful. I received a reply in the evening, and I was generally sorry and helpless. Some people exploded their positions. Finally, as a product of complaints and compromises, the opening ceremony was not to be thought about, and the waiting list for Tuesday and Wednesday was provided. Note that it is the waiting list. So the courtesy of you and I began. First, I greatly appreciated the hard work of the organizers, and then emphasized the infinite expectations for the film festival. In the end, it was "magic" to receive a seat confirmation email the next day. It's like bargaining with auntie in the vegetable market, the result is not important, the important thing is the process of mutual understanding, even if the form is necessary. I don't know if this is considered a mature rule agreed by a mature society. Although everyone knows well that there is no so-called liquidation, there is no harsh waiting list, there are always twists and turns in things, but don't say it, secretly Yes, just smile in your heart.

I went to Alumni House to watch a movie full of confidence on Tuesday. I thought it was a comedy, but I saw "Incendies". I didn't know what it meant. I only knew it was related to the Middle East. After I came back, I learned that there is such a painful name "Scorched Earth City" . I have seen a little bit of history before, I know that Quebec is a French fortress, and I know that it was finally driven out of Canada by the British, but the French survived. Quebec originally thought that it should be a small town, but Google Maps surprised me. One Quebec is equal to three France. It is really a master to produce such a movie.

I solved the doubts of Quebec, and the movie also took me to the Middle East of Lebanon. I came back to Wiki to make up for the story of the Middle East again, the decisive battle between the Crusaders and Damascus, and then the fall of Constantinople. It turned out that it was not the Crusaders that had fallen, but the decline of Jesus Christ in the Middle East and the rapid rise of Muslims. Don't you see, it only takes a few hundred years for the Indonesian natives to change from Hinduism to Muslims, leaving a lonely sunset in Bali, and the king of cattle will sigh against the sea. I've always hated the absurdity of throwing both, and on the one hand marveled at the beliefs they really have rooted in their hearts, and on the other hand cursed them for taking up arms at such a so-called Allah/God/Marx call , move the knife, without a trace of pity.

What nonsense religion does not leave a trace of life left, what reason do you have to deprive others of the life they deserve. Watching the movie, it was not the indifferent and frightened eyes of the heroine that struck the heart, but the Virgin Mary on the butt of the AK47... Religion brought disaster, and the blood flow after the disaster was endless. Instinct struggle. This is beyond the scope of belief. Under such a precarious situation, who can be alone and say that I need to love life and nature?

When the Phoenix Grand Vision mentioned the battle of Xu Beng, an officer said: "They are all Chinese, but everyone is red-eyed. If you don't hit me, I will hit you... People are in certain environments. Next, there is really no choice. Rivers and lakes, wars, all the sins are presented naked in front of everyone, all despicable, shameless, evil, all decent, dignified, kind; they are not worth mentioning in the face of war, and what is better than surviving. What to look forward to? My dear one, me, you, each of us, we only have one life, and never the next. To cherish, cherish now, today, and everyone around you. War, let's keep it away from us.

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Extended Reading
  • Russell 2022-03-24 09:01:44

    The humiliation of a woman, the great epic of a mother, the cruel background of religious conflict. Impressed by this film! Shocked to silence! Shocked to tears!

  • Scot 2022-03-25 09:01:08

    The image of water, the image of tree, the image of fire, the image of soil, mutual growth and mutual restraint, family and war, there is love and hate. In addition to the revelation at the end of the movie, the previous plots are slightly procrastinated. A woman's tragic life experience is explained through parallel editing, plus a general reversal of "Chinatown". Will the audience finally pay attention to the plot coincidences? Rather than on reflection on war? Deep reflection does not tolerate excessive coincidences.

Incendies quotes

  • Notary Jean Lebel: Death is never the end of the story. It always leaves tracks.

  • Nawal Marwan: But I say your story begins with a promise, to break the chain of anger.