Wednesday, October 24, 2012

There still is pain


First of all, I really liked how Leaf used sand in her movies.  But watching that along with the film of the war and how the women waited while their men became injured in battle reminded me of an act in Ukraine’s Got Talent show.  A woman used sand to depict a tale right in front of the audiences eyes, but more importantly she depicted the women whose lovers where sent away to fight the war.  There is even a part that shows a woman holding a letter and crying because she knew he was either dead or injured.  Later in her act, the camera shows people in the audience, especially the elderly people who would have experienced themselves, crying because the pain of the war and its bi-products are still very much prevalent in the Ukraine and also in Russia. And there really is something to be said about those countries that had so much death and struggles in the war.  I feel like the losses are still felt throughout those countries, and although it happened years ago, it is still a soft spot for those societies.

Ps. I just now realized someone posted pretty much the exact same thing below, but I guess that’s fine

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