The malice brought about by the youth under the oppression of patriarchy and theocracy. This kind of evil is not pure evil, but just resistance under extreme oppression. Destroy the things that you have seen and heard that do not suit your own mind, and release the suppressed and incapable of venting in your heart. The time point of the film is set on the eve of World War I, and the teacher's monologue in the opening remarks may be helpful in the future, but it should be the antecedent of Nazi ideology. In this small village a few families cover all classes. So the Nazis were not dominated by a certain class, but because of the oppressive environment in which generations of the entire country were at that time. Including the World War II period, also the entire German people existed under the oppression of the victorious countries. It's a very obscure anti-war film. (I always think that German anti-war films are the most profound.) Children's education is really a knowledge, and the obedience brought about by excessive restraint and control will always explode one day. And the later the worse. It's like the Seven Wounds Boxing, the ultimate martial arts technique, that hurts others and hurts oneself. There will always be a day when he will stab the people closest to him in a way that destroys himself. But after that, most people fall for it. A few may be given a new life.
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