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For the past week, I\u2019ve been watching Green Boarder as I walk to class, brush my teeth, and stretch after runs. This has caused a stark juxtaposition between my life, and the life of the refugees trying to cross the Belarus\/Poland border. Although probably not what the film makers intended, watching this film in many 15 minute chunks over the span of a week made the film all the more impactful. Just when I am stressing about midterms, or psets, I would turn on the film to watch a bit more and immediately be reminded of how privileged I am to be stressed about school work. Additionally, the very deep imagery in the film was really impactful to me as I became immersed in the film while also walking around our sheltered campus.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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On the topic of juxtaposition, I really liked the various stark contrasts that the film presented. First, the contrast between the normal lives of the Polish people in the story, and the suffering of the refugees trying to cross the border. Second, the juxtaposition between the Ukrainian border and the Belarus border. The way that the film presents these contrasts makes them impossible to ignore.<\/span><\/p>\n

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I also found the level of attention that the film gave to the lives of children crossing the border to be interesting. Of course, children are beacons of innocence, and helplessness, so focusing on the children makes the film much more heart wrenching. Especially with the death of Nur, these scenes that focus on the experience of children at the borders left a strong impact on me. However, I would have liked the film to also focus on the past of the adults more. The adults have the added strain of having to leave everything behind them, and also be burdened with the decision to leave their home, and guide their children through this experience while coping with it themselves. I understand that this film could only be so long, but I would have liked to also see more into the past of the adults and what went into their decision to leave their home countries behind.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Lastly, the way that the film played with sound was very impactful to me as well. The long periods of silence, combined with the constant sound of babies crying gave more suspense and feeling into the film. The film didn\u2019t use music to fill any of the gaps in dialogue or other sound, but instead left us in silence. I really liked this choice because it left the viewers with no cloak to hide behind in times of discomfort or strong grief and fear, helping portray the feelings of those who are crossing the border. Additionally, the song that the boys created at the end of the film helped humanify the refugees again, giving them their joy back instead of only portraying them as \u201ccrying or dying.\u201d\u00a0 This contrast again added to the film, reminding me that at the end of the day, these refugees still find ways to entertain themselves and make light of the situation, something so human that every viewer can relate to. <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

For the past week, I\u2019ve been watching Green Boarder as I walk to class, brush my teeth, and stretch after runs. This has caused a stark juxtaposition between my life, and the life of the refugees trying to cross the Belarus\/Poland border. Although probably not what the film makers intended, watching this film in many<\/p>\n

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