"The film opens with a subjective perspective depicted throughout by the color blue – we see through the eyes of the "cursed child", a gimmick which instils both a sense of mysticism and magic. We enter a world of rural superstitions and our characters are God fearing people, afraid of the unknown and ready to believe in whatever shields them from it. The boy's problem (that he sees the world blue) is intriguing and the language used to discuss his illness has some poetic value. The moments of comic relief push this narrative into being a tragicomedy. "Blue Eyed Boy" is a good metaphor for the world we live in today: we desperately want to change what we feel is different instead of embracing another perspective.
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A glimpse into the age old myths, superstitions
gautham-reddy821 January 2015
this short film is not just a story about a boy who had something special; but how his society can interpret it. it gives a glimpse of age old myths, superstitions and believes that exists still in rural Iran and how they struggle to co-exist . The director did a great job capturing and providing a viewpoint of how myths/superstitions are being challenged not only by science but also from the innocence of a boy who is still doesn't understand why his abilities are perceived differently; for him the world is good as is.
no wonder this film is being screened in numerous film festivals around the world and has won accolades. it is also important to note that the film provides a glimpse of a very small pocket of life in rural Iran, generalizing it to think that it is the life in Iran, would be a great mistake.
no wonder this film is being screened in numerous film festivals around the world and has won accolades. it is also important to note that the film provides a glimpse of a very small pocket of life in rural Iran, generalizing it to think that it is the life in Iran, would be a great mistake.
Broad cultural validity
claire-ozel28 May 2015
The story illustrated in this Iranian film is so widely applicable. It could be taking place in Turkey, or other rural areas of many countries. Wanting to fit in, not understanding the reasons for difference, making assumptions, acting on blind faith - without necessary information and unaware which criteria are important for making decisions, unable to trust people who in fact have the best information... What do these authorities need to do for people to trust them? How many times does life trap us, forcing us to take a decision "caught between the devil and the deep blue sea"? What is quality of life, how much control do we have over the directions our lives take? Like Majid Majidi's Range Khoda, this film is just what is needed to show families of children at schools for the blind, and others (how are they to be reached) in Turkey, in the Middle East, and beyond. Excellent resource for stimulating discussion regarding quality of life - whatever the difference - and the cost of intervention: effort, pain, time, energy as well as money. Will the change justify the effort, is it worth all the fuss?
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