for a while and watched several WWII-themed films, Schindler's List, A Beautiful Life, The Pianist, etc., and I saw more of the brilliance of humanity under fascist violence And the timeless side. At that time, I talked to my classmates that World War II was an inexhaustible treasure trove for filmmakers, and how many amazing secrets can be hidden in the corners of human nature—you can see it! as predicted.
But now, this black book has indeed been explored from a different angle. In the story, the heroine Rachel had to flee her home in the Netherlands with her family because she was Jewish, but was intercepted halfway through. Fortunately, she survived and witnessed an ugly crime. But like most Jews at the time, they had grown accustomed to surviving rather than resisting—because they were unarmed and never adept at violence. Rachel, however, is gifted with a weapon - her beauty. So, as a captain's girlfriend, she began her espionage activities. But she didn't even have amateur training. However, knowing that she needs to sacrifice her body when necessary, in order to match her dyed blonde hair, she even dyed her lower body hair consciously! (No wonder foreign film critics say: her actions are going to make our lovely Anne Frank (Anne Frank - THE DIARY OF A YOUNG GIRL) blushed.)
One plan after another failed, and the young Holland The resistance guards sacrificed, and the kind-hearted Captain Monts was put to death by his wicked colleagues. The brave Rachel was considered a traitor and a "traitor" by the organization. At this time, the lawyer who was originally considered a traitor was killed. , the black book that revealed all the truth appeared. Dr. Hans, who has established a heroic image, saves dangers or escapes alone in crisis after crisis, not because he is a soldier of heaven, with unparalleled wisdom and courage, but because he is leaking secrets and acting as a 'double material' spy, but The purpose is just to make his own money. It turned out that Rachel's parents and younger brother also died because of him, and he also gave her the title of traitor.
Telling such a fascinating story is a success. What's more, Paul Verhoeven's Hollywood resume is full of real talents, including explosions, eroticism, and nudity (especially the scene where Munts raised a pistol in his bed, absolutely!). Of course, the most successful is the script, the metaphor-laden identities of the characters, and the wonderful performances of the actors. Rachel in particular, for the first ten minutes, I thought it should be a Cate Blanchett character, until the look on her face when she takes the stage in the German command to face the enemy, vulnerable and brave, is heartfelt unique and convincing .
As a Jew, Rachel should have hated Germans, especially officers, but after getting to know Munts, she found that he was just an ordinary person with simple hobbies, and he had also experienced the grief of losing his family. sacrifice to make concessions. All of this makes Rachel have compassion, and then love.
In contrast, Dr. Hans of the Dutch youth resistance organization is in contrast to Munts. He murdered rich Jewish people for money, organized his fellow citizens, dressed in the cloak of justice, and used demonic methods.
At this point, the voice-over of the whole story has been played out - justice is a private attribute, no group with a unified label can share it, it does not belong to the rich, it does not belong to the weak, it does not belong to the political party, and it does not belong to the weak. belong to a sect. It's also in line with the decent cult battles that I often despise.
Just as wealth does not belong only to the rich, and poverty does not belong to the poor, so truth does not belong to the wise, and lies are not spoken by the devil.
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