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Melody (2023)
A movie about nature and music
We watched this film at the Keswick Festival. It had a very strange story. A story inspired by nature and birds, children's music. Many symbols are used in the film. For example, a bird is a symbol of freedom, a scarecrow is a symbol of power, children are a symbol of purity, and music is a symbol of communication between all of them. This film was shot in Iran and Tajikistan and the cultural roots of Iran can be seen in it. Inspired by the story of Simurgh and birds, but in the director's style. The writer and director have used a lot of imagination in this movie. The characters of the story travel in time in their imaginations. Directing is very challenging because it is very difficult to convey the concepts to the audience. The use of nature and the failure of the scarecrow in the story is very interesting. The children, with their purity, force the protagonist to face many challenges. Nowadays, films like Melody are rarely seen in film festivals. Semantic films that express philosophy in a simple way. You can't ignore the scenes of the movie and it makes the audience think moment by moment.