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A movie, a song, a history no one can tell
Garret 2022-04-19 09:02:56
At first, I was attracted by the episode in the film, the Chinese translation of the Soviet song called "On Mount Manchuli". I looked up this song, but couldn't find it. Later, in the credits at the end of the film, I found the French name of the song. The translation is actually on the mountains in Manzhouli. I immediately understood why the male partner sang this song when he was asked about his grandfather when he was drinking with his friends. I guess his grandfather died in Manchuria when he helped China fight against Japan. However, going further to the end of the Qing Dynasty, the independence of Outer Mongolia was separated from China precisely because of the instigation of the tsar. But at the end of the film, the male protagonist dreamed of recalling Temujin, and he was proud of the Mongols once unified China and Russia. Coincidentally, this film was filmed in 1991, which happened to be when the Soviet Union disintegrated. A director who died of the country was filming the spirit of Mongolia. It should also imply the spirit of the Soviet Union. As a film made in France, of course, it must constantly blacken the one-child policy in Inner Mongolia under the rule of China and the pollution of the grassland environment. A film that objectively narrates what the Soviets, Westerners, Chinese, and Mongolians themselves knew about Mongolia. However, these so-called understandings are not complete.
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Darrion 2022-04-22 07:01:53
Beautiful shot. The theme discussed in the film is still a big proposition today. Under the opposition and penetration between the traditional life of the ancient nation and the modern civilization, after the original belief system collapsed, where should the human spirit be placed? What will be the fate of man? Wanma Caidan's film actually originated from such discussions. The life of the Gongba family lasted for thousands of years, but an outsider, a condom, a bicycle, and a TV all reminded the Gongba family of the desolation of the vast grasslands and the richness of the outside world. It was ironic that a family watched the scenery of the grasslands on TV. Facing the outside world, Gomba in reality has childlike curiosity, but deep down, the appearance of Genghis Khan also reflects his fear and resistance. The act of not buying condoms is his silent resistance and his desire for the free delivery of the nation. And the grassland facing his son was greeted with abrupt chimneys, which was completely the sharpest prediction of today's world.
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Colt 2022-02-25 08:02:45
Realistic and romantic, what's missing...
