Inspired by W.G. Sebald’s book and based on WWII archive footage, the film puts forward the question: is it morally acceptable to use civilian population as a means of war? Is it possible to justify mass destruction for the sake of higher “moral” ideals? The question remains as relevant today, as it was 80 years ago, and its urgency is tragically manifested in the current events.
时间起始于卢米埃尔式的明媚，到地狱游览之后开始了毁灭的进程。战争机器的制作、流水线生产、启动运转再投入毁灭，画幅打开伴随炮弹出膛，黑夜里对文明的轰炸，历史倒退过程中绚丽的烟火。进入彩色的时空，在废墟上光脚前行。
日常与毁灭的日常，开头便快速将这一结构预演，随后展开为完整的影像衔接，以一种声音并置的方式展开，一是共同的听觉主题，一是演讲、音乐演奏笼罩历史现场。对比Sokurov将所有人设置为在场，此处则处理为了画像符号的存在与人物在场的对照。几个极为重要的视觉场面，炸弹的光束点亮黑场，轰炸机舱门开启带来光亮，“毁灭”于此盛大出场。
Inspired by W.G. Sebald’s book and ba
有点失望。完全是二战footage剪辑的，理解用意但还是觉得“强行”联系了
78/100 历史走进2022
