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Hit the Road

 Recently I had a chance to watch Panah Panahi's movie "Hit the Road" on the big screen. The scenes were so beautiful, and the emotions were subtle but powerful. It made me realize themes of loss, fear of uncertainty and family are so universal, regardless of country, culture, time. There is this scene in particular, which I clipped from the trailer video below, that really surprised me. What's the focus of this scene? It looks like a photo of a landscape on Instagram. Beautiful clouds, three trees that frame the scenery. The camera does not move throughout this entire scene. All we see is this landscape, the small silhouettes of the characters in the far distant. Yet, their emotions never felt so close to us. We hear the mother fussing about her son's attire and how if he's not dressed warm enough he'll get sick. We hear the son refusing all this fuss and trying to hide his stress and sadness of his departure. The father, hopping along on his foot that is...