The tyrant will be fooled, and victory will come before him.

Ward 2022-01-12 08:01:09

"You Flee, I Escape" is an anti-war comedy produced by the German director Liu Bieqian when the Nazi power is overwhelming. It has the top ten comedies in his mind.

The classics of this film lie in the ingenious and perfect plot setting in the play (before the opening of the atmosphere?), the strong dramatic tension of the outstanding actors' performance, and the director's special performance technique-"Lubitseh's Touch (Liu Bieqian strokes)".

In the film, the camera moves along with the brave heroine to mediate among the many men, using simple and delicate editing methods to expose the wretched and sinister intentions behind the moral integrity. This is a bright and ridiculous style of palm mirroring, rarely using long shots to narrate; the scenery and pictures also have the style of a stage play (which is also in line with the setting of the main plot in the film); the dramatic effect created by all this brings The audience was hugely satisfied. The real Hitler’s arrival at the theater is the most "serious" section of the film, and it is also the climax of the film. Here, the director uses the actor who has always wanted to play Sherlock in "The Merchant of Venice" on stage, righteously. An indictment was issued against the atrocities of the Nazis. Here, Shakespeare’s classic lines are no longer lines, and the person who speaks them is no longer a performance; this is the mouthpiece of a nation, mixed with a cry of blood and tears.

There is a view that comedy cannot be compared with tragedy because of its lack of seriousness; while this film is great because it is comedy in nature. In those days of despair, when the deeper darkness was about to engulf the "final solution" (Hitler's statement of the complete physical extermination of Jews, which was formally implemented in March 1943) sweeping across Europe, this film was filmed in 1942. When the rain was about to come, the film of 1970 withstood the pressure, laughed at the viciousness and cruelty, and also made people laugh at this self-righteous regime and its folly; and predicted that the tyrant will be fooled and the victory will end. Will come before our eyes.

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  • Idella 2022-03-25 09:01:15

    9.9 points, like "The Great Dictator", Hitler was still alive when the movie was made. Compared with the exaggerated body language of "The Great Dictator", this film is a serious joke, and the plot arrangement is extremely clever. I actually felt a little bored watching "Escape from a Tiger's Mouth", but watching this movie really made me smile.

  • Madilyn 2022-03-26 09:01:10

    The power of comedy! Anti-war comedy, Lubitsch's first, think of escape from the tiger's mouth. Mrs. Bai is amazing, the protagonist is brilliant, and the supporting roles (Charlotte's monologue! The sense of tragedy in comedy!) are also eye-catching. Political conspiracy, relationship between men and women, small people win, and the usual factors of comedy are perfectly controlled ~ "An actor's worst fear happened, and someone left the stage while he was performing" (No association! Haha) to be...or...not to be! trio~ haha

To Be or Not to Be quotes

  • Joseph Tura: [disguised as Professor Siletsky] I didn't like the way Captain Schultz shifted the responsibility back to you.

    Colonel Ehrhardt: Neither did I. You know there's always something wrong with a man who doesn't drink or smoke, doesn't eat meat.

    Joseph Tura: You mean our Führer?

    Colonel Ehrhardt: Oh, no! No, please, Professor! I hope you don't...

  • Maria Tura: Colonel, whatever you decide. If you want me...

    Colonel Ehrhardt: Naturally, I would have to know you a little better. That is my duty and, if I may say, my pleasure.