The Breadwinner Analysis
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- Опубликовано: 8 сен 2024
- An in depth analysis of the trauma narrative in Nora Twomey's 2017 film 'the Breadwinner'. Spoilers.
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The Breadwinner. Directed by Nora Twomey, performances by Saara Chaudry, Laara Sadiq, Soma Chhaya, Noorin Gulamgaus, Ali Badshah, Shaista Latif, and Kawa Ada, Cartoon Saloon, 2017. Netflix.
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Gibbons-neff, Thomas, et al. “The Taliban Close In on Afghan Cities, Pushing the Country to the Brink.” The New York Times, The New York Times, 15 Feb. 2021, www.nytimes.com/2021/02/15/world/asia/taliban-afghanistan.html.
Rashid, Ahmed. Taliban: Militant Islam, Oil and Fundamentalism in Central Asia. Yale University Press, 2010.
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Twomey, Nora. “Nora Twomey Interview: 'The Breadwinner' Director Talks Animation, Storytelling and Cartoon Saloon.” Screen Mayhem, Paul Salt, 8 Aug. 2018, screenmayhem.com/nora-twomey-interview-the-breadwinner-director-talks-animation-storytelling-and-cartoon-saloon/.
The Wars of Afghanistan: Messianic Terrorism, Tribal Conflicts, and the Failures of Great Powers, by Peter Tomsen, PublicAffairs, 2013.
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I'm pretty sure I mispronounced a bunch of words like 'sharia' and 'denouement'. If more should arise I'll put them here.
These are my opinions. No more. No less.
Woah you finally posted you’re so cool
@@chunkyfillet5332 I try 😎
These reviews are dope. Whats your Instagram?
@@user-kj5qy8ip5v themoviemonarch I'm really not as active on there as I should be but *shrug*
So, where is the review? You just call a culture with no evidence a phoic one.
I bawled my eyes out when Sulyman told his story. An overall amazing movie.
The red fog following the boy is obviously meant to symbolise the explosion that killed him always trying to remind Parvana who has blocked out the memory. Him sleeping and being in the middle of the red fog is also obviously meant to symbolise him being engulfed in the explosion.
I also think that the red fog turning into a horse and the boy making friends with it and then later leaving it behind is meant to convey Paravana coming to terms with the memory, accepting it and ultimately moving on from it.
My Name is Sulayman. My Mother is a Writer. My father is a Teacher. And my sisters always fight each other. One Day i found a Toy on the Street. I picked it up. It exploded. I dont remember what happened after that, because it was the end.
This was a really strong Scene in an outstanding Movie. Last week I watched Wolfwalkers. Today The Breadwinner. Song of the Sea is next. I am thankful that outstanding Movies like this exist while Disney is monopolizing the Industry of animated Movies.
I think I know what is the toy Sulayman talking about. it's PMT-1 airdrop mine that made from plastic and colored in bright toy-like color. it's basically cute little bright green toy plane design to kill people invented by USA but being used heavily in Afghanistan by USSR.
Disney Animation in the last decade-and-a-half I would say has become commercialized crap
@@tatarchan5212... my God.. that is the most inhumane weapon I've ever heard of...
@@DwayneETowns one of the weapon that design to say "fuck you" to the target population. Use when you realise you can't win the war so you maximise your target's suffering.
US have their equivalent too, it's called agent orange.
@@tatarchan5212 wow how did you know about this information? it doesn't seem to show up when I google it, I wanna see how it looks like
I just saw this movie for the first time. It should have won many Academy Awards, there was serious drama in this movie and the Animation was excellent, you really got to know the characters, and the extreme stress that was going on in their country at that time, as the story built up, it just got deeper and deeper. I really felt for her plight and the ending.... emotionally powerful !
I agree and this is the movie that made me quit the academy awards. I like Coco fine but it follows the new Disney formula whereas Breadwinner is remarkable from beginning to end.
@@moviemonarch1617 yes..💯
I have suggested this movie to my family (particularly to my sister and her young teenage daughter) and friends.
@@DwayneETowns Yay! If they hate the ending tell them to read the books to find out what happens but not to blame you when shit gets real.
@@moviemonarch1617 👌
I plead for a two- parter on this one. This was so well researched so far but I feel we didn't even scratch the surface yet. I haven't watched the movie in a while but I believe there is a lot more to say about the characters and true female empowerment in comparison to most modern cinema and how instead of giving a women masculine traits to show "women can be strong too" this movie actually bothered with exploring the complexity of it and portrayed characters with actual strong feminine traits. The wisdom to know when to hide and when to fight and and the skills to strategically navigate in such a society. Restraint , knowledge, critical thinking etc etc. Again I haven't watched it a a while but that's the themes that stuck with me.
I would LOVE to do a two-parter. In fact I had WAY more to say about this film than what you see. But while making this my 'Song of the Sea' video was slapped with a copyright claim (from a company not affiliated with Cartoon Saloon) and a strike was lobbed against my channel. I fought it but RUclips sided with them.
Before the edits I was looking at analyzing the use of colors, the names, the cast, the crew, the books, gender roles, and the debate about whether or not this film is an example of cultural appropriation. But RUclips ruined my plans when it decided to pay someone else for my labor.
So I really am sorry because you seem like a genuine fan. You deserved a hell of a lot better, but until I get a Patreon account this is all I felt comfortable sharing.
I must say that was very well put and I agree with you💯
If those wild animals didn't treat women like trophies there would be no need to do what Parvana did to have normal life as a child.
I can't believe I haven't heard of this movie until today. Beautiful film with a heartbreaking story.
same, found out about it because of tiktok 😭
I absolutely loved this movie. I served in Iraq and Afghanistan and the people from those areas are strong and resourceful people. They're just taken advantage of by groups that misconstrued the Quran for their own personal reasons.
And, you know, the usa for putting them there. And training them. And giving them weapons.
@lolno2259 crazy how only middle eastern countries can't be trusted with weapons? Why isn't there a jihad in the US? Or Switzerland? What about Finland? Ever think of that? You can't put the entirety of the blame on the US.
@@wyattporter5783 Switzerland and Finland have their extremist groups. They're just bullied into the shadow, not given weapons and encouragement, like the US did to the extremist groups in the middle east.
I really hate the way most people say that this film is like "based on mulan" especially from a young naive audience. When the novel itself wasn't even based upon that story.
this has been a really well explained video although i have to disagree to that part where you called parvana an 'idiot'. rather than that harsh description, i'd like to say that she is innocent for she is a child, she probably does not understand how or why that tragic war even exist. and i think that is one of the beauty this film possessed. we are watching the film in parvana's perspective and as grown ups like the adults in the film, they know parvana does not know anything of the tragedy that has been happening. she's a child who very much deserve a decent childhood but the circumstance that she is in, does not allow it. so yeaa,, what i just wanted to say is that she still is a child, pure and innocent wanting to bring baba (his father) back, not an idiot who just merely blinded by hope. :< but, overall, this really has been an insightful analysis! (sorry for rambling so much)
Awkward. I never called her an idiot. I believe I said "Parvana's not an idiot. She's seen too much of the war to have blind hope, but isn't jaded enough to believe there isn't a chance [at rescuing her father]." So...yeah.
I just showed my mom Song of the Sea, and was compelled to search for analysis videos afterwards, which is how I found your channel. Your videos on that film and Mirrormask made me an instant fan, and this video put Breadwinner at the top of my to-watch list. I hope to see more video essays from you soon! ☺️
The next one should be about a little known Mel Brooks film so be on the look out.
It is a great analysis and a history lesson.And yes,the conflict hasn't ended.So there is no end to the movie yet.
This is my favorite non Disney movie
I don't think disney could ever make a movie like this, too "dark"
I can only imagine how much work these videos are, but if you were to put out more, I'm sure your channel could become huge.
I have no doubt but as a woman on the internet doing niche videos I'm cool with staying away from mainstream stalkers and near constant barrage of harassment. I mostly do these for fun not fame. Although if I could get health insurance off of these I wouldn't say no.
Oh. My. God. Been waiting for your new review so much
"Fortunately, I have no life."
SOLD ❤❤
At the end of the brothers story i didn't really understood what it meant, but it still managed to break my heart somehow
The oppressors dropped bombs shaped like toys, pens, dolls, etc. this was so when little kids picked up these toys, they would explode and kill the child.
Ahh remind me of my hard life as a child in afghanistan :(
Sorry, I didn't mean to
i really enjoyed this video, thank u! wish u the best
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When you remember something funny you did and no one knows.
Found out about this film on Film Week a LOOOOOOOONG time ago but then finally sat mah butt down enough to watch it.
Film's sobering in three ways for me:
1. I know shit about the Cold War. Most I could grasp my mind around are the banana republics in the southern hemisphere, Vietnam, and some bits and pieces of China and Korea. Took a video game series dropping a *lot* of Cold War info to finally piece together the drama of the Space Race
2. Taliban's getting openly emboldened by the USA's troop withdrawal last I heard, and the part I hate the most, having understood more of what we've been doing since the 2000s, is that even ending involvement won't stop what those people are going through. Like, I don't really know enough facts to know how I *should* feel so I'm getting *all* the feelings of "FUCKER FUCKER FUCK NIHILISM IS THE TRUTH!!"
3. NPR reported a study of Muslims represented in film in the last few years and they were only 2% of the characters, most were foreigners, violent and/or victims of violence, and 1 in 5 were killed. In all my memory, this is the only film I can think of where Muslims were treated like people.
I don't care how evil Disney is if they make a decent adaptation of Ms. Marvel I'm buying a fuck ton of tickets. Hell maybe give 'em to a local mosque I dunno bored guilty white guy shit.
Also I'm adding Wolfwalkers to my universal 'BDay/XMas' wish list.
Glad to see you're doing more projects, and if you're even thinking of expanding to TV series I'd to see your take on Tuca and Bertie.
Although I have to give a non-ironic, non-condescending trigger warning for that show
I promised myself I wouldn't do another TV series after the hell I went through doing Black Sails. But if I did, I would probably eschew anything bird related as I have a deep hatred for the fowl beasts (eh? see what i did there?).
Anyway if I was going to do another TV series I would prefer one that is completed, as it would allow me to do the entire thing as opposed to a chunk that could then become problematic with additional seasons.
As for how to feel about Afghanistan's plight...well there's never going to be an easy answer or a simple solution. Hell, just researching for this video lead to four breakdowns. Not fun. But I imagine it's a lot worse for those living it. Which is why I think the best path we in the west can follow to help those affected by our government's foreign policies is by doing the research and being informed. Vote for people who will actually DO something to help. Grass roots campaigns and aid agencies like doctors without boarders, the red crescent, water well programs, and educational programs for children that aren't sponsored by religious groups would be a tremendous help. So no offense to nihilism but I think Angel put it best when he said if nothing we do matters than all that matters is what we do. If there's no bigger meaning then the smallest act of kindness is the greatest thing in the world.
Be that small act.
@@moviemonarch1617 Thanks, I actually like those recommendations.
In other new, local curmudgeon gets 2 grandkids. You know I'm talking about :)
This was INCREDIBLE! Thank you 💜
you guys should read the book! its outstanding and even better than the the amazing movie.
Hard agree.
I didn't catch all of the more political subtext that directly influenced the movie and the book, being from America I just vaguely understood maybe the US might've been involved. But I liked the idea of stories and how they're used, it's actually relatable in that I tend to tell stories for comfort. In fact, I have a family member who tells a lot of stories, perhaps it's how they cope with their past too, actually. Inter-generational trauma plus your own trauma from life would do that to you. Just replace Middle Eastern wars with American slavery, segregation, possible medical racism, etc.
It's an oddly universal story in it's own way.
reading it august 2021, how Taliban is regaining power in Afghanistan, hence the idea of no resolution of the film as you pointed it out, very nice exploration of ideas
thank you
I love your videos!! Make more!!
This video is as incredible. I’m making a review on all cartoon saloon films and this video was a great review on this amazing movie
thanks and good luck and your videos!
Your videos are so well done
Thank you. I try.
Im reading the book in my class, I wanted to watch the movie so im renting it on my mothers account. Thanks for the review! But the movie and he book has like 2 things in common ;-; ....
'the movie and the book has like 2 things in common' Very true. But I'm okay with that. The bones of the movie mimic the book while the meat and muscle are different enough for both to be good and interesting pieces of media.
Amazing video !
Aw thanks!
It is a movie you recover from 😢😢😢
Girl upload another vid these are so good🫶🫶🫶
I wonder why so many Western people can't see the harm caused by this dangerous ideology
Are you ever gonna make a review on Wolfwalkers?
Yes. Life is just getting in the way right now.
Miss you
To be fair, most of the Mujahideen fought against the Taliban.
Never denied that. Just said after the coup they devolved into warlord thuggery which is true. And that the south was easier for the Taliban to secure than the north. Which, again, is also true because the strongest leaders tended to favor more metropolitan territories like Kabul and Mazar-i-sharif. However, I think had they united around Massoud the Mujahideen could have defeated the Taliban.
And the USA for 20 years only for the Taliban to return even deadlier than before 😔
You earned a sub!
Welcome! Take a seat it might be a while before my next video. Things are hectic but feel free to rewatch as many times as you please.
Great video 🕺
I like your content. You should watch Love Exposure by Sion Sono if you haven't.
4 hours, eh? Want me to suffer, eh? I like. I'll put it on my list but no guarantees of an analysis.
@@moviemonarch1617 No worries. It's one of those amazing but weird movies that no one watched, expecially youtube creators. A hidden gem. It has a cult following though. I am a big Sion Sono fan and watched all of his movies.
@@Pestbringer89 Well maybe you should do it since you're already a fan. I bet you have plenty of ideas on what makes it good and overlooked. Which is what fans are really interested in. Confirmation of their love and a couple of facts they didn't know about it before.
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Me: BRING IT ON!!😆
Sorry to ask but when will you make more videos?
I was working on one for a good while when my mental health crashed and burned to the ground. I'm on stronger footing now so hopefully within the next two months. But don't hold me to that. I'm still conducting some last minute research.
@@moviemonarch1617 Dont worry take your time. Mental health us way more important 👍
is the law real or is it just made up? it definitely seems like an exaggeration. i can't find any on the internet about this law, where wemon couldn't go out, regardless if they will die
I encourage you to do a google search for 'sharia 1990s' there should be plenty of information about the religious context versus the Taliban's interpretation and how they inflicted it on women in the mid to late 1990s. Also I've listed a lot of sources in my video's description section my favorite being Ahmed Rashid's 'Taliban: Militant Islam, Oil and Fundamentalism in Central Asia.' It's the required reading of all military personnel before they're deployed to Afghanistan as written by a journalist from Pakistan who's had extensive interviews with various Taliban leaders.
I love it but films like this are a tough sell. Not a family movie, not really for kids.
Do you have the books???
I do!
You missed the part in history where Russia invaded .
We don't talk about that because usa was funding the taliban at the time
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Puberty: im about to end this girls whole career. 😈
We need God without him we are nothing
Good to know I'm nothing!! Enjoy your judgement because I certainly didn't.
Leave it alone, neither of you are going to agree
Holy Jesus, this woman reviewed, and thus probably watched multiple times, a movie that directly shows the cruelty of the taliban and other islamist groups to HER specific demographic and instead of realizing that maybe the west ain't so bad, it seems to have gone over her head still. Extra points for including both a decent amount of "AmeRikKkA bAD" but also a "MuH ISlAmoPhoBIa" in a single video. GG.
You do realize that the Taliban is a direct result of America throwing money at Islamic extremists to fight Russian forces in the Cold War, right? Because the USA did do that. You can read about it in 'Taliban: Militant Islam, Oil and Fundamentalism in Central Asia' by Ahmed Rashid--it's fundamental reading curriculum for all USA armed forces.
@@moviemonarch1617 that was the Mujahideen, the taliban emerged from them in the aftermath as a result of the russian invasion and resulting instability. This is like saying the USSR was the fault of any country to have ever financially supported tsarist Russia in ww1 because the bolsheviks emerged from Russia. And what was the point of the Mujahideen may I remind you? To repel a foreign invader seeking to impose their ideology on that region? Seems a bit like anti-imperialism goes away when it's not America doing it. Pls Don't reply, I don't want this argument to continue bcs I recognize arguments with ppl online is dumb and frankly useless bcs we both know full well we can't change each other's mind, I just typed this bcs ...frankly i just woke up and my head ain't that clear so I forgot the rule to never reply to anyone and now I Don't feel like deleting it all. Have a nice day.
You mean the U.S provided the Mujahedeen with Stinger SAM missile to fight against Russian Gunship that was practically massacring the Afghani people. The U.S. gave them a fighting chance. Of course, your Western narrative will ignore the atrocities committed by the other axis of power. We got involved, we gave a group of people a fighting chance to fight for their country, their families, and their culture. You would not get that.
You're right. It's too complex of an issue for my feeble mind to grasp. Good thing you're here to educate me on one facet of one battle of a war that is so complex it's impossible to do it justice in an 8 minute video. Which, you know, I already stated. But like that matters. No, the only thing that does is that you're right I'm wrong, and by gum you're going to show me how with all the non sequitur facts you know. Whew! Am I ever blushing. Thank you. Thank you kind stranger for showing me the error of your assumptions on my education with the lack of yours. Eye opening. Truly. Have a wonderful day!
@@moviemonarch1617 haha...sarcasm and condescension. It means you speak from privilege, pretending to speak as a saviour. Enjoy your suburbs!
@@Shadowmanchronicles Thanks I will :)
*cough cough* there’s a reason why people are liking their comment and not yours-
Who would be triggered by truth and world history?