A bueatiful sensual film, although it's set in this catastrophic and disatrous timing post a destructive Earthquake, this film goes beyond the pain and the sorrow to dilver a deep existential film about moving none and keep living. Kiarostami made us see this sad situation through the lenses of an outsider and his son. who isn't touched by the earthquake, as he goes in these villages questioning and dialoguing with the sinisters about their survival and their outlook with the allegory of looking for a certain kid. The film doesn't fall into drama and it stays light and tenderly beautiful to the point you forget about the sinster event, without overthinking the event, the most memorable parts of this film are the dialogue with the old man, we doesn't want to see the earthquake as nothing more than a simple earthquake, refuting the "will of god" thesis, and his example of a wolf hunting one sheep in a heard illustrates it, or the dialogue of the kid with the lady who saw the death of her daughter as the will of god, to only be contradicted by the innocent son telling her "god doesn't kill kids" and telling her the story of Abraham, and the last part where the victims of this earthquake resemble to watch a world cup football game. All this to only reflects the deep existential thematic and life perception of the film. To overcome sorrow we tend to give meaning to things, to blame someone, and find the essence of the event, but still life doesn't follow any law, and isn't manipulated like a pinball game by god or whatever, life is a contest flow that keeps going no matter what, without taking consideration of anyone and as the film tells it through the kids stories of survival it's all a matter of luck, timing and coincidence.
Review of And Life Goes On
