Pham Thien An's Inside the Golden Cocoon Shell (2023)
centers on the occurrences that transpire in Thien's life, beginning with the moment he participates in his sister-in-law's funeral and takes care of her now orphaned son, to his odyssey in search of his brother, who remained an enigma until the very end. However, the events only catalyze a more extensive journey of rediscovering humans' fragmented and wandering faith and the questions about escaping the "cocoon shell" society has placed on humanity. Hence, in pursuing academic film analysis, this paper argues that by assessing cinematic components, Pham Thien An's realistic vision is revealed and thereby prompts a postmodernist question regarding the Vietnamese people whose present are influenced by the "cocoon shell" of the past and history.
