Adventures
are inevitable in human life. A smooth-going life
is the dream that everyone has. But the outcome of
adventures depends on how an individual deals with
it. Luckily, the protagonists of Bela Paczolay's debut
film Adventurers have enough courage to overcome their
difficulties with their easy-going mentality.
A
comic road movie that follows the lives of three generations,
the film reveals the gravity of unemployment and the
economic crisis, along with their devastating effects
on the intimacy required by a family. The main character,
a trumpet player whose life falls through, asks his
son to go with him to visit his grandfather. Their
cross-border journey through Transylvania brings them
together and gives them the maturity they need for
survival.
The
rolling Transylvanian landscape is brilliantly captured,
adding authenticity to the road-trip formula. Music
is aptly used and makes the film moving, and it also
gives the viewers a mood of a picnic.
The
climax leaves something to the viewers to ponder on.
Will the maturity the characters gained make them
excel in future life?
Amathul
Wardha
© FIPRESCI 2008
