Magical reality

Camilla 2022-04-24 07:01:25

It's a poignant film that also tells a story of coming-of-age, war, childhood, nation, Nazis, marriage, and more. It can be said that from a child's eyes, it is projected that during the Second World War, Eastern Europe was a place where ethnic groups were mixed, and the social world was in a cool and cold state. The ugliness of the adult world. The whole film uses a darker tone to describe this chaotic era. The little boy loves the tin drum very much. Because he sees the helplessness and ugliness of the adult world, he refuses to grow up, and has a stunt that others dare not mess with. So he chose to put himself in a world of his own, refusing to be an adult who rushes around for a living. Although the growth of the little boy is the main line, the bizarre world seen through the eyes of the little boy is the reality that the film wants to reflect. The boy's mother is a victim of this cannibalistic society. She doesn't know if her love is love , but her marriage is definitely her tragedy. The grandmother symbolizes those things that will not change with time. Speaking of this, I think of the four generations I saw a while ago. The old man said, what's the big deal? They all have to eat and urinate. live. There is a very interesting plot in the film. The Nazis are holding a rally, and the enthusiastic people are serious and ridiculous. At this time, the little boy beats the tin drum to disrupt the rhythm of the band. The consequence is that the whole square dances together. , everyone can't help it, this scene is simply the most powerful satire of Nazism. The love of music and dance is human nature, and the empty slogans of those boring rituals are the greatest destruction to human nature. Therefore, the film uses a very realistic and even cruel angle. At the end of the film, there is also a scene of the Soviet Red Army raping women, to give another interpretation of World War II, or from a more objective point of view, those so-called political and national wars. Just a disaster. An epic movie.

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Extended Reading
  • Leonora 2022-03-15 09:01:11

    Adapted from the Nobel Prize in Literature, which won the Palme d'Or and Owai. Metaphors about nation and war run through the whole film, and the absurd and treacherous plot makes the film full of highlights. The little actors are natural, and the director's ability to train the actors is unparalleled (thinking that he was only in his early 10s when he acted in this film, he broke down a bit), which is amazing. However, some scenes in the film are blunt and the language of the shots is single. It can be seen that the script (original) is the key to the success of the film. [162-minute director's cut]

  • Jason 2022-03-28 09:01:13

    The perspective and narrative of this evil child are too special. After reading it, I strongly request to read the original work. From his crazy destruction of the adult world, from his stubborn insistence on not growing up, from the dramatic metaphor of each character, it constitutes a historical depiction of the eve of World War II. Movies generally use dolly zoom, and there are quite a few shots that regress from close-up to wide-angle, which is worth learning anyway.

The Tin Drum quotes

  • Oskar Matzerath: There once was a drummer. His name was Oskar. He lost his poor mama, who had eat to much fish. There was once a credulous people... who believed in Santa Claus. But Santa Claus was really... the gas man! There was once a toy merchant. His name was Sigismund Markus... and he sold tin drums lacquered red and white. There was once a drummer. His name was Oskar. There was once a toy merchant... whose name was Markus... and he took all the toys in the world away with him.

  • Jan Bronski: [Jan arrives and sees Alfred getting dressed in Nazi uniform] Going to the demonstration?

    Alfred Matzerath: Yes, at the fairground. A mass rally. Lobsack is speaking, and what a speaker he is. I tell you, these are historic days. A man can't stand asie. You've gotta join in.

    [looking at the newspaper Jan is carrying]

    Alfred Matzerath: You should read the Danzig Sentinel. Your siding with Poland is crazy. I've told you a thousand times.

    Jan Bronski: I am Polish!

    Alfred Matzerath: Think it over