An anti-war film in the context of World War II, through the experience of five young people in the war, let the audience feel the suffering brought by the war to civilians.
The 5 people who should be the best age have experienced 4 years of war baptism, and they will take a lifetime to heal.
The 5 young people in the film represent 5 groups
One is an excellent officer who went to the battlefield with the glory of his family, but was defeated by reality, and finally took off his military uniform and just wanted to be an ordinary person.
One is a kind and naive younger brother, who was despised by his father, brother and comrades because he was too weak, but the war changed him and he gradually became a Nazi executioner.
One is a simple and kind girl who came to the field hospital with the goal of saving the dead and helping the wounded for the country, but she found that when the doctor decided whether to treat the wounded soldiers according to different situations, her faith collapsed, although she still insisted on indiscriminate rescue. Anyone, even if he is Soviet.
One is a singer of peerless elegance. Although he didn't go to the battlefield, he still couldn't escape the suffering caused by the war. He was shot by the Gestapo in the name of treason because he told the truth at the end of the war.
The last one, I personally think is the worst, because he is a Jew, a German Jew. He was almost sent to Auschwitz to infiltrate the Polish partisans, but Jews were not welcome in the Poles, and luckily he survived.
The film is shrouded in a depressing atmosphere from beginning to end. After watching it, I believe that everyone will no longer expect war to happen to them, because no matter what role you play in the war, you will either die or use the rest of your life to heal. trauma of war.
It can be said to be a very good anti-war film.
However, there is also another voice that he is a very good reflection film, through which the Germans reflect on their mistakes.
To be honest, I didn’t see any introspection. The whole film did not say that they regretted aggression against other countries, let alone that they regretted killing Jews. There was even some private life in the film. For example, the Polish guerrillas said that Jews and the Soviet Communist Party should all be damned. Another example is that after the Soviet Union occupied a field hospital, the German wounds that could not be taken away were replaced one by one, and then the female nurse was raped. Is this introspection? On the contrary, I think he is justifying his crimes.
Overall, it's still a good movie.
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