By Ma. Alaine Pernecita Allanigue
Emir Kusturica’s Underground is a reality and art
combined together as one. As we trace the history of Yugoslavia, it is one of
the perfect representations of the suffering experienced by the creatures of
the world vested by war and how each being managed to live, struggled and found
ways on how to survive.
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What is brilliant and we should consider as an
exceptional product of this is that we were able to witness these horrors
through the art of film. At the beginning of the film, human willpower has been
an evidence. In the midst of the German invasion, the characters Blacky and
Marko, best friends, strive more to fight against the fascist. Symbols have
always been a part of the film and explanations are not necessary for they are
served and have always been a medium of message. The contrast of value of time for
each character of the film through the swinging watch of Natalija’s brother and
Marko’s removal of his wristwatch everytime there is a rivalry. In times of
bombing, the destruction of the zoo and freedom of animals and as the lion
lunges for the goose’s neck reflects the human nature not only in times of war
but also in the competitive world of globalization.
The small community found
refuge through Blacky’s grandfather’s basement, they too had been a victim of
man’s (Marko’s) earthly desires and lies. The son of Blacky, Jovan, was born
without even the glare of the light on his face until he grew up. Tough the war
has ended, Marko made the people believe that there is an on-going war
happening outside and managed to control them as slaves to work and make guns
and finally stealing their years of freedom. Moreover is the unwelcomed
repentance of Natalija on the knock of guilt in her life. Natalija has done
nothing to make the people free from the chains of lies of his lover, Marko.
One distinct result of war is Dada, literally means “hobby horse” which strives to relay the sense of life as being nonsense because of letting the war come to power resulting to a countless number of deaths. It is an artistic and literary movement reaction to war which shows nationalism and rationalism. It has given birth to several early avant-gardes through the different types of art.
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One distinct result of war is Dada, literally means “hobby horse” which strives to relay the sense of life as being nonsense because of letting the war come to power resulting to a countless number of deaths. It is an artistic and literary movement reaction to war which shows nationalism and rationalism. It has given birth to several early avant-gardes through the different types of art.
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Underground is a reminder
on how a country destroyed itself from the inside and how a brother-to-brother
treachery started the war. Do we have to repeat the history? Not anymore for we
have witnessed the reality of its nightmare. This is what Dada wants to say.
In the film, art becomes
identical to reality because art epitomizes the way people live and how the
world looks like. If the art is nothing then the world is nothing. The film
envisions a hope to paradise, a time when people live again in bliss and
resurrection of the fallen spirit happens.
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