II I have come into contact with a lot of World War II films. No matter how much contact I have, the impression in my mind is only a black history, and it is a story that all human beings do not want to mention.
It's just that as a former defeated country, although Germany is not the first time to shoot a World War II-themed film, it is the first time to face World War II in such a way that it analyzes the Nazis at that time for us, and hits the deepest part of their hearts. In fact, they are also human, always have been, but the war has changed them. .
The night before the five fun friends went to the battlefield, they naively thought that the war would end soon, and made a promise to meet again at Christmas. At that time, they all had that kind of pure faith. It's just that the war lasted far longer than they imagined, and it slowly changed everyone and destroyed the belief they were proud of.
The most embarrassing one is Friedhelm. The first episode is still a little boy who is afraid of the battlefield and only knows how to read. He is so naive; he is unwilling to shoot anyone, and even has pity for them. So much so that when Friedhelm shot the first person in the second episode, I replayed it several times. After confirming that it was not my brother, I couldn't help but be surprised; how could such a person become like this.
I still remember a scene when the Russian guerrillas were shot or something. The commander gave an order and everyone fired in unison. Only one person did not fire. I hoped it was Friedhelm, and then Friedhelm shot in the head. . . Shocking, beyond words.
——“War will bring out the worst in us” Friedhelm has said this long ago, maybe he just said this based on reading a lot of books or simply wanting to contradict his brother; it’s just that the more we look at it later. The clearer he was, the more clearly Friedhelm knew in his heart that it was the war that changed him. Starting from the swamp, after he witnessed the helpless death of his comrades, he was no longer someone who could barely survive by relying on the protection of his brother. He understood that in order to survive, he had to change. From this point of view, Friedhelm is smart, he knows how to compete and how to survive. And the price is to become a puppet of war and a cold-blooded killer. Perhaps it is for this reason that he returned to the battlefield. .
Perhaps his end was already doomed. . He wants the younger generation to realize the cruelty of war deeply enough to atone for the sins he committed in order to survive. He is free, liberated, a wise man among all people, and a winner in life—so , he should be freed.
After watching the entire film, it was the same as after watching "The Boy in the Striped Pajamas", the whole person was in a state of almost decadence, the head was buzzing all the time, and there was no energy at all. So I began to think about how much impact World War II had on people~
Although I thought about it, after all, I didn’t experience it myself, and I only spoke the vernacular with empty hands. . But what makes me feel the most is about time and about change. When I think that inadvertently, I might become another person, the one I despise the most, I am afraid; in fact, this is unpredictable and uncontrollable, when time stops in front of you, what you can do And just accept it, no matter what form it takes.
In junior high school, I also had a group of close friends, and I once swore that they would be together forever, but when everything finally passed, I could only watch the end helplessly. In fact, three years are not short or long, but they have the strength and courage to change a person. It is impossible to imagine how vicissitudes, perhaps sophistication, will all become when we are all reunited. Although they are still chatting and laughing together, they have lost the childishness and purity of the year~
So, still quite helpless. . Looking at the separation of the five people back then, when only three people came back as scheduled, should I be happy or sad? Friedhelm sent the photos back, which was considered a sustenance. - and what will we have. . The childhood gifts have long been attached to dust, and the photos have long since faded. We only have the incomplete memory that has always been with us. No matter how many times the bullet casing is knocked on it, it will always be our only wealth.
It was said before that people who watched it were almost decadent. I still remember that an hour later, I started to cry, thinking that in the future we will all be completely different, but we still have reasons to fight our own extraordinary battle. . .
——If you are tired from crying, just go to sleep, at least in the dream Friedhelm is not dead yet, we are still the most primitive appearance~~
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