The search for confusion and failure

Libbie 2022-03-24 09:03:49

Jacek's exploration of the confused life is a failure.
His most beloved sister was killed by a tractor due to his negligence. This became the knot in his heart. The 21-year-old doesn't know how to untangle the knot. He tried to zoom in on his sister's photo, trying to find evidence that her sister was alive in the photo; he stared at the little girl who was a model for painting on the street; he used coffee to amuse the little girl passing by the window. However, these can only give him short-term consolation, but cannot untie the knot. In order to escape this psychological bondage, he escaped from the hometown he did not want to leave. He went to scare away pigeons in the square, smashed cars with stones, and killed unknown drivers. These unnecessary struggles could not relieve the pain at all. He has been confused on the road of confusion, but soon came to the end of his life.
The footage of the film has always been in a dark and hazy state. The color is oppressive and suffocating. The killing process was like a sword hanging over my head, making me tense and afraid to loosen the strings. The lens is unforgiving and real. It is indeed worth pondering whether human life should be determined by an artificial result called law.

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Extended Reading
  • Zachariah 2022-04-24 07:01:25

    The contradiction and dilemma of morality and law, a story full of chance and countless possibilities.

  • Brandy 2022-04-23 07:05:24

    God. Stern and harsh narrative techniques, gloomy and oppressive camera performance, human nature exploration of moral freedom, and philosophical thinking about life and death. The sky under the filter is covered with a gray layer of shadow. This is reality, this is life, and the indifference and loneliness in reality and the guilt of original sin kill us all.

A Short Film About Killing quotes

  • Jacek Lazar: I didn't listen in court, not until you called to me. They were all... all against me.

    Piotr Balicki: Against what you did.

    Jacek Lazar: Same thing...

  • Piotr: So you want me to see your mother.

    Jacek: Yes, to ask her to bury me next to my father. Can I be buried in a cemetery?

    Piotr: Yes.

    Jacek: The priest they sent said I could.

    Piotr: Naturally.

    Jacek: Next to my father is another plot. It was supposed to be for my mother. Ask her to let me have it.