Just watched "NAPOLA" once, the German version has no subtitles. Naturally, I can't understand all the dialogue, but I am still deeply attracted.
The movie's subtitle, Elite fuer den Fuehrer, "trains the elite of the head of state." A group of children, some were thrown toward, some were obsessed with the dream of becoming the bravest man, despite the opposition of the family, walked into this Nationalpolitischen Erziehungsanstalt-. Friedrich is the latter.
He has a talented physique, boxing skills and rare toughness, so he might have had the opportunity to be here in the top seat of the Nazi German elite. Fortunately, after a series of profound experiences and feelings, he finally chose to leave by himself - instead of blindly seeking the inhuman pleasure of victory.
In this military school for training Nazi elites, a group of immature youths and teenagers received Spartacus-like harsh physical training and the Nazis' uniform discipline-based psychological suppression and distortion, seeking common ground and annihilating differences.
The film has three face-to-face deaths for the
first time. Siegfried, a classmate of Friedrich, embarrassed the officer's endless psychological oppression and abuse. During a training session, he threw himself and hugged a bomb thrown by his companion. The flesh and blood spilled over the terrifying bodies of other students.
Ironically, his death was commended for protecting the life of the entire group and became a model for other students to "dedicate their lives" to the organization-this may be the only "honorable" and fatal sacrifice in his life, but in reality it was his death. Luke's final destination after leaving. At the last moment, what we saw in his eyes was the desire to finally end all this.
The second time, the group was ordered to conduct killing training, shooting at the children of Soviet prisoners of their age in the dark woods. Friedrich’s best friend Albrecht saw what he was doing and went crazy and helpless to stop the bloody "enemy" from bleeding until his father, an officer, coldly pushed him away and shot him again, and it turned out. That child has a young life.
The third time, and the one that finally decided Friedrich's heart to complete his final return, was Albrecht's death. The swimming training in the ice lake seems to have become a "line of life" for Albrecht, a child of "zu schwach" ignored by his father as a senior officer. Only death can get him out of this terrible world-a world where there are no emotions but killing. The only thing he didn't want was Friedrich, who called his name hoarsely across the beautiful ice flower.
The harsh contrast is in the powerful mental distortion and cruel physical training, and it is undoubtedly the former that caused these abnormal deaths. How can education that abolish humanity enable a group of children to give up their survival instincts and show a peaceful face of liberation at the last moment of their lives?
What was the power that made Friedrich, who had never said anything to lose, in the boxing ring for the last moment, finally put down his fists feebly and turned from victory to defeat.
Fortunately, director Dennis Gansel, like many other German directors, ended up positively. Kindly give the protagonist the last freedom, allowing the audience to breathe a sigh of relief after 115 minutes of heart-wrenching memories and sighs. After
watching the film, I have to mention Albrecht, which I think is the most touching and emotional character in the whole film. He is weak. The appearance of the image is in sharp contrast with his father as a Nazi officer and the burly Friedrich. It is difficult for him to become the son his father hopes-both physically and psychologically. And his soul always points to love. Whether it's for family, friendship, or "enemies"--normally, maybe these kids don't know what an enemy is and why they want to shoot people like themselves. His trueness makes him once suspicious. Trying to get the father's favor. However, after all, he is the most persistent person in the film. In the end, his death also shows all this-he is the weakest and the strongest. Therefore, his death was extremely beautiful and peaceful. Under the frozen lake, he escaped the evil in the world with death, which was also the last resistance.
Tom Schiling, the actor of Albrecht, also fascinated me.
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