Hamburg, Germany, after the end of World War II, implied the hope of rebirth, mixed with angry thugs, and more ordinary people facing the pain of losing their loved ones. After the mess, some people's bodies are not missing, but their hearts are no longer complete.
This movie is called "Aftermath", and it tells a story about how to get out of the haze of losing a loved one after the war, even if the gunpowder has cleared, bricks and tiles are being added again, and the city is restoring order. , But the aftermath of the war is still blowing, and there are waves in people's minds.
This movie is based on the conflict between the two opposing sides of the war, and puts both sides of the war under the same roof to maximize the contradiction.
These are two injured families, but these two families are only small microcosms in the overall background. The movie is essentially a story that is derailed under the name of war.
The lack of both sides
British Colonel Lewis brought his wife Rachel to the city to take charge of the reconstruction work. They were supposed to be the winners of the war and arrogantly, but because they lost their 11-year-old son in the war, there was already a gap between the couple. Lewis always used work as a reason to escape from the family, and even refused to accept the six-day leave after the child’s funeral, immersing himself in work.
They didn’t really open up the topic, and some just kept the surface calm. Day after day, it seemed like the years were quiet. After the war, the stable days came, but Aiko was always in his throat, making them have different dreams in the same bed, and they could no longer have the same heart as they did in the past. .
They lived in a German home. This handsome German man Stephen took his daughter. The war cost him his wife. Originally, Lewis should be able to drive away the father and daughter, but the kind-hearted man chose to live with them.
This is a wealthy local family. In addition to the well-decorated villa, there are also several servants who are responsible for arranging daily life. In addition to thanking Stephen, he moved his family to the top floor of the villa to make room for each other's lives. However, Stephen's daughter did not compromise and was extremely disgusted with the Allied forces. Not only did she stole the cigarette case with Lewis's son's picture, but also gave it to the members of the Al-Shabaab who wanted to launch an attack on the Allied forces.
Starting from a kiss, it's strange
No one is willing to be immersed in pain all the time, everyone is looking for a straw. What Lewis found was a job. Dispersing his energy can drive away the grief of losing a child. Rachel’s method is to meet friends, hold parties, and offset the sense of hopelessness and emptiness through the prosperity of singing and dancing.
She has never received her husband's forgiveness and love, and she feels a vacancy on the spiritual level. Every time she approached, she would be stopped by her husband. She felt guilty for losing her son. She should have gone through this difficulty together, but the signs of the other half showed that the relationship was in the process of dying.
As for the German represented by Stephen, she hated it at first. The strong feeling of emotional transfer made her instinctively resist, so when her husband asked them to stay and live under the same roof She opposed it, but after the objection was invalid, she also began to accept reality.
These two people are living in the air of each other in the big mansion. Stephen has taken the initiative to show his favor, but Rachel hardly takes him seriously. The whole story proceeded calmly like this. It was originally numb day after day, but one day, when Stephen suddenly kissed Rachel with a strong stride, the real conflict aroused.
Love or passion
A common problem with women is that they need the love of a man to prove their worth, which has been the case since ancient times. So when this somewhat inexplicable kiss happened, the two people felt a different kind of affection in their hearts. Keira Knightley has always been an attractive woman, and Alexander Skarsgard can attract women's attention wherever he stops.
Taboos, mixed with many complex sentiments, with "healing each other" and derailed in the name of love were staged in this villa.
The first derailment was unsuccessful. Because Lewis came back, the two people with firewood stopped halfway. Later, the ambiguous breath continued to play. The touch of the shoulders inadvertently and the way of conveying signals through music seemed to be for people who have been depressed for a long time. A life-saving straw.
Ever since, in Lewis' six-day business trip, they naturally came together. The beautiful bed scene, Keira Knightley dedicated to art makes people feel the hormonal burst of blame. Obviously cheating, but can't hate it. People who experience pain choose to accept each other, give energy and warmth. At that moment, there is a touch of beauty and unrealistic dreams.
Start from scratch
I always believe that when every couple enters the palace of marriage, they are determined to want to live forever, but due to various reasons, whether it is sleepy or accidental, the marriage is not satisfactory. Moving in the direction, these hurdles are a test of both parties to the marriage at the present moment, but also a test of human nature.
When Stephen sketched out a beautiful portrait of her renewed life, she yearned for it. After the war, what people desire most is a peaceful and peaceful life. This is also the future idea that Stephen tried to convey to her.
The ending of this story is somewhat unexpected. The moment when the showdown with her husband Lewis and ran away from the lover, I think it was the couple who had experienced cold violence for many years to liberate the relationship between the two parties, even if the fundamental problem was still not resolved.
The two people reached a consensus that they would not see each other to hide the pain of bereavement, and forget the past by separating, because the husband confessed that every time he saw Rachel he thought of his son’s face, and every time he approached, he could smell his son’s breath. The shadow cannot be erased.
Seeing that Rachel, who is rushing to a new life, is about to draw a line from his past life, who expected that at the last moment, the hobby seemed to choose to return to the family, watching Stephen and his daughter get on the train.
There are two hidden dangers. The first is uncertainty about the future. After all, the relationship between Stephen and Stephen is only a short-lived relationship without a deep emotional foundation. It is too risky to abandon a marriage with a foundation and no principled problems in vain; secondly, marriage is to face many setbacks and challenges, and to fulfill their responsibilities to each other. . Rachel can go away, but the knot is not solved.
At the last moment, she decided to return, because only if she chooses to face it bravely, can she get a new life.
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