This film is a story about a Jewish girl, Rachel. Due to her identity, in front of the Germans, she can only run away blindly until there is nowhere to go. When all her relatives were dead, she threw herself into the revolution.
I am very surprised that for such a commercial film, why the director spared no effort to put Rachel’s history in front of the audience, instead of entering the thematic part of the story as soon as possible, is it just to highlight the heroine’s heart? Is that hatred? Yes, for such a Jewish girl, there is no sense at all. Only hatred, hatred is the only driving force and the most powerful driving force for her to join the revolution. At this time, we can conclude that Rachel, who hates the Germans, must not be a traitor. Therefore, with the development of the plot later in the film, the traitor identity that Rachel bears seems a bit ridiculous, but this It is even more sad!
In addition, the film has basically done enough for the development of the following story in the heroine’s escape section, especially the question of who the enemy is, the fat-bellied lieutenant, this person will be Rachel’s nightmare, and what happened later. Development has also proved that this guy is indeed scary.
Putting aside the background of World War II, this is a story of hatred, this is a story of revenge, and the master of this revenge is Rachel.
So, Rachel, who is alias Alice, seduced the captain physically.
The role of the captain is very special. The actor is Sebastian Coch, who was a writer in "Eavesdropping Storm". Probably like the Chinese aesthetics, this sturdy face actor is destined to take on the interpretation of the extremely humane Nazis, thus dispelling the real meaning of World War II in this film. The fascist's face is concentrated on the genitals. The lieutenant who was shameless to the end was enough.
There are only three German plays in this film, namely Captain, Lieutenant and General. The captain’s anti-war attitude has shown that the general is basically an enforcer of military law. Although the captain was shot extremely absurdly because of his existence, in fact he is not the protagonist at all. Only one lieutenant stood opposite Rachel and the underground party, so this World War II movie unknowingly avoided the anti-fascist patriotism.
So, it can be said with certainty that this film is just covered in a shell of World War II, as a narrative packaging, but more importantly, it is a description of the anti-fascist group, whether it is Rachel himself or the two. A traitor, a woman who sells her for a living like Madonna, and the real anti-fascist underground party. All these people form a huge group, and there is a huge gap between the number of people in Germany and the number of people in Germany. It can also be seen that what we are facing will not be a glorious anti-fascist film, but a reflection on the self and the people. Therefore, combined with the identity of the director Paul, it is naturally not difficult for us to see this kind of reflection. Urgency.
Returning to the storytelling, Rachel completed the task of installing the bug, but she also found the hateful German lieutenant. To her surprise, the bug made her discover the one that had harmed her. A traitor to the whole family. Thus, a debate about whether to save the Jews began.
This is an extremely heavy stroke in the plot. The leaders of the underground party did not agree to save the Jews, because that might cause huge casualties to Dutch prisoners of war, including his son. Therefore, the director brought up the consciousness of introspection at this time. The so-called internationalism and the so-called anti-fascism all looked pale and weak when they touched their own interests. It is also a way of dispelling, and the director has played it down again. The pertinence of World War II, and directed the spearhead at its own citizens.
The doctor made a decision, but according to the later episodes, we know that this decision is only to protect ourselves, kill a scapegoat and hide the sin. This is completely different from the selfishness of underground party leaders, and can be described as mean.
At this time, it was the German captain who really stood up to stop the killing. It seems to be an irony, but in fact, this irony is not true. It is only the captain’s understanding of the dead or the living. War is about the dead. This seems not to be a military statement. When the captain told Rachel When this question was mentioned, the captain returned from a German officer to an ordinary citizen, a victim of the war, not the leader of the war. The director once again weakened the core of World War II.
However, due to traitors, the captain failed to help the Jews bring that ugly potbelly lieutenant to justice, and had to be imprisoned because of his private talks with the Revolutionary Party about the armistice agreement. It is indeed a terrible irony that a German military officer was arrested for trying to help the Dutch and Jews. But the biggest irony is the failure of the rescue operation. When the underground party leader eagerly hoped that his son could return, the traitor directly sent a list of deaths, and Rachel became the common enemy of the Dutch and the Germans. As a result, Rachel, who was abandoned by the coalition, had to die together with the captain, who was abandoned by fascists.
Fortunately, it was the end of the war. When the war ended, Rachel walked out with the captain. Yes, at this time they have to prove themselves, and at the same time they have to rule on the true traitor. But it is a pity that the Dutch sent the Germans who helped them to the guns of the Germans. Even if this incident were spoken from the mouth of the traitor, it was quite funny and ridiculous. What’s more absurd is that the Dutch after the liberation wantonly insulted people who had served the Germans. This is also a kind of hatred, but it is only grafted. This is the same as Marina’s in "The Beautiful Legend of Sicily". The situation is very similar, but this kind of humiliation can never represent the justice of these people, so the true traitor doctor is regarded as a hero. The scene where Rachel escapes from the doctor is definitely a classic. When the traitor is regarded as a hero, the traitor is unable to kill again. He can only watch Rachel disappear out of the crowd. . Did the people save Rachel? Of course not, but ignorance itself saved Rachel, which is the same as ignorance itself wantonly insulting escort girls and treating traitors as heroes.
The doctor finally stopped moving, maybe this is the real peace, accompanied by his money, accompanied by his sin. The leader of the underground party asked who did the money belong to? After calming down, there is no trauma from war, only property is left. This is ridiculous. Only when Rachel talks about the dead and the so-called people, the shadow of war is really lifted up. Some revenge did happen.
At the end of the film, the Middle East is still war, and Rachel is in a new environment. For Rachel, she actually wanted to calm down, but it seemed impossible. Her revenge changed from revenge against the Germans to revenge against the Dutch traitors. As a Jew, to whom will she take revenge in the Middle East? The film finally raised a modern insoluble question, since the first Middle East war, the situation there has never been peaceful. And what kind of role did the inter-graphic powers who have been controlling the Middle East pattern have played in World War II? It is not difficult for people who have watched this film to understand. And of course it also includes the director's homeland!
The most worthy book in the film is the lawyer. It can be said that his existence is almost to maintain the peace of the entire world. The lawyer he plays is a symbol of fair review and fair judgment. He not only helps the Jews take charge of money, but also acts as a The peace representative and the two sides of the war talked, but it was such a character who died under the gun of a traitor. Although his black book could clear the charge for Rachel, he could not save the greedy and inferior people. , And ultimately betrayed by these people, this is an extremely sad thing.
Thus, the meaning of revenge has become ridiculous in the absence of justice!
Paul is an authentic commercial director. He knows how to use pornography, violent scenes and other methods to make his films look good, but not many viewers will think about the goodness of such a director and ignore it. The battle between women and men in "Instinct" ignores the militant power in "Star Wars" and also ignores the thoughts on the human nature behind the war and the powers that wantonly earn money under the banner of justice while dissolving the war. Real face. The traitor likes the coat of war very much.
Han Xi
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