By the nit-picking standards of a longtime Hannah Arendt fan, this biopic is still excellent. It is not an easy task to narrate Arendt. Her life was turbulent and amazing. There are many stories that deserve to be written down. The film chose Eichmann in Jerusalem before and after the book was written. The period when it faced the most challenges from the public as the theme, uses a few sets of scenes and character relationships to illustrate many of Arendt's important points, with a dramatic and delicate structure, and the problem with this is the large jump in time and space, such as Hyde Gore's flashbacks will add some understanding costs to viewers who lack context.
"The Evil of Banality," Arendt and Eichmann
The Eichmann trial serves as an important background for this story. The film cleverly uses live documentary segments and film interspersed methods, interspersed with narratives and discussions, which not only clearly illustrates Arendt's observation and thinking process, that is, Eichmann's mediocrity. -> Bureaucracy -> Loyalty -> Lack of thinking -> Causes bad consequences, but also has a sense of historical authenticity and heaviness, and the technique is excellent.
"Paradise," Arendt and America
This is Arendt's answer when a student asks in an advanced German class what he thinks of the United States. America in the 1960s may have deserved this assessment. After two world wars, people's hearts were determined. The United States not only harvested the wealth of old Europe, but also recruited talents from all over the world. Openness, tolerance and rapid development are mostly twin phenomena. Arendt, Marcuse, Foucault, these names shine like stars in the night sky. At that time, in the living room of Arendt's house, scholars from different backgrounds gathered to be humorous and clever. "If you want to hear Hannah play, you have to learn German." She wrote "The Origin of Totalitarianism", even though the manuscript she handed over as a delegated reporter was not in her liking; the turbulent academic trends and the spirit of independent thinking allowed Arendt to still receive applause for her public speech in the midst of the siege. Looking back at the past is interesting.
"I have never loved any nation", Arendt and the Jews
The Jewish perspective in the film mainly comes from Curt and Hans, teachers and classmates of Arendt's youth, both of whom have received higher education and philosophical training, and are able to exchange ideas and maintain friendship with ease. And after Arendt expressed the view that the Jews were also responsible for the massacre, the old man who must have called "my little Hannah" did not call her when she was in critical condition, and Hannah still came to his bedside, The idea of "only love specific people" is clarified, but not understood by the elderly. Hans also could not accept Hannah's approach to the postwar trial as a philosophical subject, and Arendt ended up being expelled from the group.
'This is not a righteous trial', Arendt and Love
The wood cabin is a space full of spirituality and tranquility, and it cannot even be said that it really exists in this world. When Arendt's article was published, the public opinion hit like a storm, and she took refuge here under Heinrich's shelter, continuing to perfect her theory of the evil of banality. When middle-aged Arendt and Heidegger talk about "time" in the woods, it's hard not to think of "dwelling poetically," so the conversation doesn't even need to be true.
The love between Arendt and Heidegger can be said to be a charming koan in the history of philosophy. The mention of Arendt in the Chinese Internet world is not "The Origin of Totalitarianism", "The Condition of Man" and "On Revolution", but this paragraph Dewy love with the teacher, but as the title says, it's not fair to Arendt. Judging from the published "Correspondence between Heidegger and Arendt", they each took a step back very early and agreed to greet each other's husband and wife at the end of each letter, leaving only philosophical and friendship discussions. Arendt also helped when Heidegger was liquidated for swearing allegiance to the Nazis. The relationship presented in the movie can be said to be more appropriate, when the best friend (helping the people who eat melons) asks "Heidegger is ____?" "There are some things that are stronger than a single human bing." This is very Arendt. And Heinrich, in addition to their daily dog abuse and mutual support, what moved me most was that Heinrich made it clear before Arendt that this trial was aimed at history rather than people, and gave her important support. When things went beyond expectations, he helped her clean up the situation, and he understood her deeply. He is the greateat lover in her entire life.
"You're strong, my Hannah" is a comment from Curt. Ever since Heidegger learned "thinking and living", Arendt has devoted his life to it. During World War II, he rescued the Jews, fell into French concentration camps and fled overseas, deviated from the expectations of the ethnic group and spoke out for the Nazi war criminals, faced evil and fought against them, reflected on the political system and revolution, and left his writings. I have spent my whole life thinking independently, and I have spent my whole life explaining how intellectuals should live. Dai Jinhua said that she felt that she was younger than young people, because today's young people are too easy to give in to power. With the attitude of making a change and encouraging it, I recommend this film to young people, especially women.
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