What is seen is not necessarily true.

Kassandra 2022-04-22 07:01:48

As another German reflection film, the sincere emotional expression and the analysis of human nature are themselves liberation of the nation itself. All of these have once again brought Germany back to the center of Europe. This is something that Japan, an eastern island country, also did when killed. If not, it is also destined that Japan will never be at the center of politics, and the Asian countries will not give up their surveillance of Japan, so they have a strong economic strength. Not a normal country, and although the constitution is often amended, it cannot break free and truly become a normal country like Germany.
The only thing I regret is that the film has some prejudice against the training of German soldiers. Although the film reflects some real situations of the army, don’t forget that the real German Wehrmacht is not like this; post-war Germany can be described as a mess, although the homeland is still relatively good. Complete (the front line was still outside of Germany during the armistice, unlike the scorched earth during World War II, and after the war, people were managed by partitions), but the emperor fled, the government collapsed, and the army still followed the example of Russia from time to time to make revolutions , Lieutenant General Groner took over such a mess from Ludendorff. During the Weimar period, due to the sanctions of the Treaty of Versailles, although Germany was allowed to retain a very limited Wehrmacht, a number of high-level institutions including the General Staff were forced to dissolve, and Hindenburg retired from the army for the second time. In the four-year war, the elite of the German Army was completely lost, and due to Ludendorff's plan for the reorganization and expansion of the staff, the quality of the staff was also greatly reduced compared to the time of Mao Qi. In the eyes of the victorious country, the rebellious Germany It has been shackled, and it may not be so easy to rise again. The old comrades in the officer corps were very worried about the bleak prospects of this situation. Among them, an old man with a single lens in one eye was keenly aware that these 100,000 troops were the seeds for the future recovery of the German army. Ministry, "if it can retain its essence and not its form," there is hope for a return to the leadership of the army, he wrote to Hindenburg saying he was willing to undertake this significant work.
These 100,000 troops are trained strictly according to the requirements of the officers. Just as the film says, they have strong physiques, and their minds are stirred with the idea of ​​​​the new military transformation, and they are walking in front of the world. The film is relatively weak in this regard. It must be said that it is a pity. As Germany gradually got rid of the shackles of Versailles, the German army expanded to one million overnight. It must be said that it is the 100,000 officer corps that plays the core role. Don't talk, just come here. Dear friends, it is my dissatisfaction with the German education in the film, which is too one-sided.

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  • Tiara 2022-03-18 09:01:06

    See how they destroy the sympathy and humanity of the boys little by little. They just want to win, unscrupulous victory, this kind of enthusiasm is suffocating. The director can also reveal the fragility and beauty of human nature in this cold environment.

  • Ignatius 2022-03-29 09:01:07

    I have seen very few German films, but just like the philosophers with deep thinking and evil devils in this country, watching German films can always feel the deep thinking and expressive desire of the film, the bold depiction of human nature and historical reflection. The youth of Napola in the film, like a knight running in the dark red snow, represents the atypical German conscience of that involuntary era.

Before the Fall quotes

  • Christoph Schneider: Pull yourself together!

    Albrecht Stein: Pull myself together? Do you know what we just did? You shouldn't have shot! You shouldn't have shot!

    Tjaden: I didn't give the order. Your father said they had guns!

    Albrecht Stein: Why are you looking at me like that?

    Friedrich Weimer: I'm not looking at you.

    Albrecht Stein: I know what you're thinking. Don't look at me like that!

  • Albrecht Stein: [reading from his essay] "As childish as it sounds, the winter time and the sight of freshly fallen snow always fill us with inexplicable joy. Perhaps because as children, we associated it with Christmas. I always imagine myself the hero who killed dragons, rescued virgins, and freed the world from evil. As we went out yesterday to find the prisoners, I felt like that little boy who wanted to save the world."

    Vogler: Albrecht, stop.

    Albrecht Stein: But as we returned, I understood that I am part of the evil that I wanted to save us from.

    Vogler: Albrecht, stop.

    Albrecht Stein: Shooting prisoners is wrong. They were not armed, as Governor Stein told us, to incite us. We didn't shoot men, only children.

    Vogler: Out!