I realize that the film is named after the 10 sections that comprise the film. Any thoughts on why Kiarostami chose 10 and not a different number, like 9 or 12, for example? Do you think it was an arbitrary decision?
shareThe title follows the number of conversations held during the film, not the other way around.
You'll need to think about the subjects/themes of each conversation, think about women achieving freedom and equality, what is there to be said about it when you're still fighting for a basic level of dignity and ask yourself if it was ok, if (in your opinion) Kiarostami look was deep/complete enough (according to the MAIN subject of the film).
What I meant was, is there a significance in the number 10? If the number of conversations had been 8 or 12, for example, would it have made a difference? Did Kiarostami choose ten sections/conversations for any particular reason? (e.g 10 = perfection)
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There are things which you analyze and there are things which you do not analyze. This is latter.
shareI disagree with that statement; people go crazy analyzing even the most minute details of a film, some of which are admittedly insignificant. This subject, however, isn't a pointless one. I would've considered there to be a reason for Kiarostami having 10 conversations as I watched the film without any prior knowledge of its creation. It may have been an arbitrary number, simply because there wasn't enough time to do one more or something. I've read that the main actress of the film claimed that the conversations were ones that she had in her own life. Maybe there were only ten of importance. However, it's also a worthwhile topic for discussion and yes, even analysis, AS IT'S THE TITLE OF THE FILM, AND NOT SOMETHING INDICATIVELY BANAL LIKE "DRIVING AROUND TEHRAN"!
Meanwhile, instead of saying "no" or "thou shalt not analyze," how about giving a reason? Like "10 is not an important number in Iranian culture," or "To my knowledge, there is no real significance for having 'Ten' as the title of the film apart from the number of conversations there are in it." See? Not hard. Jeez.
That's all from me.
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In Iran (and France, too, I think), 20 is perfection. 10 is used in the same way as 100 is used in the American "If I told you once, I told you a hundred times!".
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