Die Blechtrommel

Deangelo 2022-04-19 09:03:11

Oscar (David Bennent David Bennent ornaments) family is a bit absurd. His mother fell in love with her cousin and was forced to marry a businessman because close relatives could not marry. Only his mother knew whose child Oscar was. On his third birthday, his mother gave him a tin drum. Oscar liked it very much and hung it around his neck and knocked it.
One day, Oscar discovered the secret of his mother and uncle while hiding under the table to play. He thought that the adult world was full of deceit, so he decided not to grow up. When Oscar jumped from the upstairs, a miracle happened, he no longer grew taller, and his height was always only three years old!
Oscar also accidentally acquired a mysterious ability - a high-decibel scream. When he saw his mother and his uncle rendezvous, he would climb up the bell tower and shatter all the glass with a scream; when the teacher scolded him, his scream broke the teacher's eyes. Oscar maintained his height at the age of three and grew up slowly.

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  • Rosalee 2022-03-17 09:01:10

    Realistic themes, constructed with surreal techniques, open up a naive and pure childhood perspective. The recent "Jojo Rabbit" is similar to this one. From an aesthetic point of view, this year's Oscar-nominated new film always makes people doubt the sincerity of its creation. The thickness of "The Tin Drum" comes from the description of the absurd, cruel, and distorted world. Children's perspective and tone provide many conveniences for the narrative. It is sad but not sad, sympathetic but not compassionate, with criticism and survival belief. The drum beat of the tin drum resonates with the times, trying to make a strong sound from the individual cry. Stopping growth is not self-dwarfing, but confrontation and division. The crisp drum beats and the amazing roar are exactly the clamor and confrontation against the Nazis who have been rampant for many years, unwilling to accept the reality, can only fold, cruelly cut off from the external environment, and refuse to grow. This is a high-level perspective and thinking, and it is also a metaphor. The simple emotions are wrapped in reflections and accusations of the nation. The fate of the nation and the living conditions of the individual are integrated into the absurd image, and the growth itself is also a kind of suffering, with scars and pains.

  • Marlon 2022-03-27 09:01:21

    Is it considered a children's film, it can only be regarded as an absurd adult film made with children's vision. The least innocuous 3y child is twisted and forced to grow into a twisted dwarf. The adult world is too promiscuous enough to be seen. The so-called full of philosophy, but still do not understand where the truth is. No classics have been read.

The Tin Drum quotes

  • Maria Matzerath: [Oskar walks in secretly to find Alfred having sex with Maria] A little more. Just a little. But be careful

    Alfred Matzerath: Don't worry

    Maria Matzerath: Almost. Almost. Just a little more! But be careful!

    [Oskar jumps on Alfred, interrupting their sexual act. Alfred gets up and slaps him before the upset Maria stops him]

    Maria Matzerath: Alfred, stop it! Is it the kid's fault you're not careful?

    Alfred Matzerath: Me? Who kept asking for more?

    Maria Matzerath: I said, 'Be careful, it's coming soon.' But it never came at all!

    Alfred Matzerath: Never enough. You're all the same

    Maria Matzerath: In, out, finished. That's your idea of love. Well, go look for somebody else. You think I am some electric bell? You never take precautions!

  • Schugger-Leo: He's growing! Look! See how he's growing! I have seen the Lord! The Lord! The Lord!