Very amazing movie, from 1990, extraordinary!
It's even better after reading the novel! Without the foreshadowing of novels, it may be difficult to get the expressive intention of each plot, and it will appear dull, like a jerky documentary.
The hinterland of Africa, the desert on the edge of the Sahara, the remote part of the civilized world, the wind and sand in the sky, the beautiful and cold moonlight, the hajj-like camel caravan, dust, flies, robes, veils, and eyes. . .
The desolate and ancient drum sound, accompanied by the original chant with strong religious color, trembled the soul. . .
Dirt walls, narrow alleys, dilapidated buildings, dirty streets, all kinds of bloody pieces of meat in the humble market, a group of people bargaining fiercely beside a freshly cut lion head, flies filled the air like dust Overwhelming. . .
The strong primitive style of the African continent is fierce and rude; during the travel of modern civilization, it is like a dream, and the contrast here is chilling. . .
The way the film is presented makes the storyline, including love, marriage, friendship, infidelity, desire, sex, lies, betrayal, illness, predicament, and death, more concrete, with a huge rock-solid suffocation, suffocating Come, feel a little breathless, energetic!
According to the common saying, the male protagonist is a typical blank, the female protagonist is passive and coerced, and there is a traveling companion who is a role in real life. . After reading the novel, I thought that the heroine was too weak, too worried about gains and losses to be hysterical, but after watching the movie, my original view was completely subverted. Whether men or women, if they are thrown into a completely unfamiliar and dangerous world alone, it is difficult to survive, and they can only fall and grasp what is what. Two groups with a big difference in civilization system are no different from the difference between wolves and sheep, similar to the difference between the Spanish colonists and the Aztecs, they are not equal to each other, they are not treated as human beings. Each other, assault and death can happen at any time. The spirit of exploration is commendable, but it cannot be reckless.
The heroine thinks more about issues such as dignity, loyalty to marriage and friendship, and ethics. In the final outcome, it is speculated that the heroine may not be able to overcome the obstacle of dignity and ethics, give up returning to the familiar civilization system, and continue to exile herself in an unfamiliar world. . .
Maybe because of the cultural background of the 1990s, there is no lack of original erotica in the movie, breasts and buttocks, sweat, body fluids, mucus, everything; hormones, dopamine, serotonin, oxytocin, overflowing. . .
Anyway, it's really amazing!
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