Empathy is very luxurious, and remembering is even more precious.

Edd 2022-03-22 09:02:21

"Ivan's Childhood" is Tarkovsky's debut film in 1962. A lot of metaphors were used in the film. The one that impressed me the most was an old man holding a rooster. In the bridge section, a wooden door with a "squeak" sound appeared in front of the camera, followed by the ruins of a village. From here, it can be seen that the war has caused heavy disasters to the people. Although the film is an old film, there are a lot of metaphorical scenes in it. The composition of the film is also very good, poetic and beautiful, but also reflects the cruel and cold war. There are many shots that use a straight line composition: when the officer and the nurse are running and fighting in the forest, the vertical composition is conducive to showing the prosperity of thousands of trees. The scene is full of vitality, and it is also a diagonal composition. The officer and the nurse are the main subjects. On the corner line, this composition makes the picture no longer too dull, slightly lively, attracts the audience's attention, achieves the effect of highlighting the subject, and also reflects the beauty of love from the side. The big environment in history cannot make us feel empathy in modern times, but a good life is never achieved overnight. The predecessors sacrificed themselves in exchange for the lives of future generations. It is precisely because of these incredible tragic history, our future It will be more beautiful, empathy is very luxurious, and remembering is more precious.

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Extended Reading
  • Margarette 2022-03-18 09:01:05

    "Dear Martha, don't cross that river." The first shot that panned straight up happened to form a closed loop with the last shot of "Sacrifice." The existence of too sweet dreams surpassed the existence of little heroes with strong anti-war intentions. If it hadn't benefited from Khrushchev's short thawing period, Tarkovsky might have gone another way, or there would be no way to go.

  • Crawford 2022-04-24 07:01:17

    ① In the 3rd dream, Ivan's child image is highlighted under the image of his mother. After waking up, the cruel war reality beat him back to the image of a "warrior". The contrast between the dream and reality is strong. ② The imaginary battle in the dark ③ After the victory of the war, The time and space echo of the ruins of the prison induces the audience to imagine the infinite beautiful scene at the end, mother, partner, beach, sea water, sunshine. The marshland scene is great.

Ivan's Childhood quotes

  • Ivan's Mother: If a well is really deep, you can see a star down there even in the middle of a sunny day.

  • Ivan: Is he a Fritz too?

    Galtsev: He's either a German doctor or writer.

    Ivan: They have no writers. I saw them burning books in a square. They poured gasoline on them and set them on fire. There was soot in the air for a week.

    Galtsev: That writer lived 400 years ago.

    Ivan: Well, then maybe.