Ivan's Childhood - Tarkovsky's poetic harmony

Ivan's childhood, directed by Andrei Tarkovsky, is a war drama film. It is the most influential debut film of Tarkovsky at the time of the Soviet. The film is based on the short story 'Ivan' by Vladimir Bogomolov. The film narrates the story of orphaned child Ivan, whose parents will be killed by Germany during World war 2. The film carries out the experience of Ivan and his childhood as he suffers from his internal conflicts from losing his parents. The story tightens the element of the human cost of war and the emotional shade of human nature. This film gives a cold feeling of getting through something more than peace in battle but the cause for emotional value in the period of war. Usually, war drama reveals the overall effects of the war, but this one focuses on the character's internal conflicts with the background of war. 

Tarkovsky made it very clear that the film conveys the exact composition of psychological impacts during the time of world war 2. He handled the implications through the narrative style of the child's experience and thought process. The film shows that the child rages to avenge German forces as he refuses to get to military school; instead, he hopes to fight and defeat - this contrast works very well in projecting the reality and the character's internal conflict. 

Tarkovsky's surreal composition towards the film helps elevate the mood of the movie to its shades. Tarkovsky fills his magic of poetry in the real-life towards the story and cinema. Notably, the love angle between the soldier and the nurse shows us the poetic approach of the director and the iconic shot right there. The cinematography does huge tricks that show the magic of realistic compositions of framing. Other filmmaking aspects help the film look much authentic. The film conveys the authenticity of the feelings and emotions of people during the time of war. It shows evidence that the impression of war is firmly rooted through the hearts, and it exasperates as a strong emotion through the actions.