Question

Children of Heaven 1. What do you think of the opening sequence of this movie? How does it set the mood? 2. Briefly describe the relationship between Ali and Zahra. 3. What did you learn about the quality of life that is common in 20th Century IRAN? 1. What kind of symbolic importance do SHOES play throughout the film? 1. The pacing of this film, as with many foreign films is SLOWER with less urgency than most American Films, why do you think that is so? 1. Describe 2-3 elements of the film that you found engaging. 1. How is this film different from the war/propaganda films?

Answer 1

• 1.It is a good opening sequence, it is very realistic. I found it a little bit sorrow.
• 2.Both Zahra and Ali loved each other. Ali misplaces his sister’s shoes and gets on a complex plan to get them.Ali and Zahra are from a poor family, thus making it very hard to tell their parents. Ali’s mother is ill and the father struggles to get a respectable job thus a creating shoes a lavish item. Because of these challenges they shared one pair of shoes.
• 3.Ali's family is having financial trouble, so he fears to tell his parents. The landlord argues with Ali's mother because she is five months behind on the rent, and the grocer has not been paid in a while either. It showed that they were in the poor life.
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