The film has a slow-paced and very restrained lens. It is as dull and depressing as East Germany before the fall of the Berlin Wall, with a bleak landscape, a boring job, the secret police and informants who follow the shadows, damn life! The film accurately conveys the code of the times. After being released from prison, Barbara, a female doctor who was sent to the countryside from East Berlin, has a posture of rejecting others thousands of miles away. She has repeatedly dampened the kindness of her colleague Lezer. It is a kind of self. Protection is also another expression of "kindness": she has been planning to escape, she doesn't want to have any concerns, nor does she want to hurt anyone. Big brother has been watching you, even if you came to the country. The routine inspections that were originally performed on business are so painful, the "big brother" fingers not only have to explore every corner of your room, but even wear gloves to penetrate into your body. It is difficult to say how much pleasure this kind of humiliation of the surveillance objects brought to the inspectors. Perhaps they are just unwilling and unable to think about what their actions mean. It is not difficult to imagine that in such a horrible and high-pressure environment, a girl from a concentration camp shocked Barbara's heart with the sentence "I want to leave this damn country". Two lonely, grief, and yearning for freedom hearts hugged tightly. Together. Barbara read "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" aloud to the girl, trying to extend her hospitalization time, the latter regarded her as a protector. The novel "The Country Doctor" recommended by Lezer to Barbara is full of morals: the girl is about to die, the last wish is to taste the sweetness of love, the old and ugly country doctor satisfies the unmanned girl and becomes the sweet lover Substitute; and Barbara gave up the only chance to escape, why not put all the beautiful emotions on the girl? Also with the background of the East German period, "Barbara" is not as famous as "Eavesdropping Storm", but the artistic quality has improved several levels. In 2006, "Eavesdropping Storm" won numerous awards in Europe, and won the 79th Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film, which received rave reviews. It's completely understandable that people have their own passions for it, but I don't like this movie at all. It subverts a basic common sense: a good system prevents bad people from doing evil, and a bad system turns good people into beasts. Förster, Director of the Information Department of the Stasi (East German Security Agency) Archives Federal Administration, commented on "Eavesdropping Storm": "I have never heard of Weissler’s situation in the real world. In fact, Stasi’s system also determines whether There may be a Weissler. No one can make so many important decisions alone. Everyone is constrained and monitored by others.” This is the biggest failure of "Eavesdropping Storm": the agent’s conscience discovery process is too simple and lacks. Persuasive. For those who want to understand the people under the iron curtain For viewers of life and mentality, "Barbara" is obviously a better choice than "Eavesdropping Storm". The film crew of "Eavesdropping Storm" went to many East German government buildings for shooting, but was rejected by the director of the Prison Museum on the grounds that the film did not conform to historical facts. In the entire East German history, there was no secret police that had been conscientiously discovered like Weissler. . Discovery of conscience and sending charcoal in the snow are only legends. The world is dark, and kind people will become numb and become a cog of the violent machine, releasing the animal nature to gain a certain sense of security: as long as it operates normally, the gear will not be eliminated. The false warmth of "Eavesdropping Storm" is disgusting. This attitude of deliberately simplifying and beautifying complex human nature in a specific historical period will mislead the audience to truly understand that terrible history. In the environment of free creation, "Eavesdropping Storm" is obviously too hypocritical and naive. It’s not that it’s more true that you have to portray East German agents as demons, but any major change in anyone must have a major reason. It can’t be fixed by eavesdropping on a poem or a few other people’s conversations. The artist must provide enough clues to allow the change of the character's concept to form an internal reasonable logic. This is the most basic creative attitude to respect the audience. In contrast, "Barbara"'s handling of the agents is more convincing. At the beginning of the film, the old agent ridiculed Barbara "will not go to work one second earlier"; during the physical examination, he was indifferent to Barbara's plea; only when his wife was dying did he show his true feelings to the doctor and the former The relatives and friends who came to visit were grateful, proving that it was not blue blood flowing in their veins. However, it is impossible for him to change his mind and be willing to put himself in a dangerous situation for the happiness of others. The emotional development of Lezer and Barbara is also natural and credible. The kindness of the former melts Barbara's refusal to melt bit by bit. The informants are densely populated and tend to grow old. They give the girl a chance to escape that is hard to buy. Not only is responsibility, sympathy, and compassion, but also contains nostalgia for Lezer, and Barbara's behavioral logic has been reasonably explained. No matter how harsh the situation is, it cannot completely destroy the goodness of human nature, and the colder the reality, the stronger the desire for freedom. The British "Times" reported that at least 37 East German border guards were shot and killed while crossing the border. A prison, if even its guards have to escape at all costs, will its end be far away? (Xinmin Weekly) It’s not that it’s more true that you have to portray East German agents as demons, but any major change in anyone must have a major reason. It can’t be fixed by eavesdropping on a poem or a few other people’s conversations. The artist must provide enough clues to allow the change of the character's concept to form an internal reasonable logic. This is the most basic creative attitude to respect the audience. In contrast, "Barbara"'s handling of the agents is more convincing. At the beginning of the film, the old agent ridiculed Barbara "will not go to work one second earlier"; during the physical examination, he was indifferent to Barbara's plea; only when his wife was dying did he show his true feelings to the doctor and the former The relatives and friends who came to visit were grateful, proving that it was not blue blood flowing in their veins. However, it is impossible for him to change his mind and be willing to put himself in a dangerous situation for the happiness of others. The emotional development of Lezer and Barbara is also natural and credible. The kindness of the former melts Barbara's refusal to melt bit by bit. The informants are densely populated and tend to grow old. They give the girl a chance to escape that is hard to buy. Not only is responsibility, sympathy, and compassion, but also contains nostalgia for Lezer, and Barbara's behavioral logic has been reasonably explained. No matter how harsh the situation is, it cannot completely destroy the goodness of human nature, and the colder the reality, the stronger the desire for freedom. The British "Times" reported that at least 37 East German border guards were shot and killed while crossing the border. A prison, if even its guards have to escape at all costs, will its end be far away? (Xinmin Weekly)
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