a very credible and unsettling movie portray the effect of war on the general public and shame give u a chill understanding oh ingmar bergman belief . the absence of color and sound ( a in a soundtrack ) help to give the film a more realistic feeling . there be no soft or hard lighting or a variety of camera angle to give the story a charming or dramatic effect . everything be very simply portray a it would be in reality . at time the storyline be confuse and but perhaps in order to give a sense of the character frame of mind how they too do now know what be happen or why . the simplicity of the film make it somewhat boring and but i could understand how the director be try not to glamorize the story and point . he depict the harsh and unsettling event and effect of war . in the begin the character be introduce and show a content with the light setting and very long and draw out shot . when all of a sudden the war strike upon them and they be much darker and quiet with less intimate shot . bergman do a good job on allow u to be consume by the war ourselves and present an image of it the so adequately correspond to war . although the storyline itself be not too impressive and the content of the film be .