Thoughts from "Assassination of the Gestapo"

Monique 2022-01-17 08:04:01

"Assassination of the Gestapo" restores the short life of Heydrich, an important member of the Nazi Empire. The film outlines the life of this "Black Prince of the Third Reich" with beautiful images. He was born in a music family, has outstanding talents, diligence, introverted and fortitude, and his violin is superb. The handsome, high-spirited, blond Heydrich fell in love like ordinary young people, and was expelled from the navy for cheating, and fell into a trough in his life. Later, inspired by his wife and recommended by others, he joined Himmler’s SS security department, thus being able to realize his "anti-Semitism" ambition, using his excellent management skills and willpower to the extreme, and obtaining Hitler Highly appreciated.

Under his gradual "Extermination Plan" arrangement, the whole of Europe fell into panic. Similarly, Czech underground organizations and British intelligence agencies have also realized the importance of eliminating this murderer. As a result, a group of Czech paratroopers infiltrated the suburbs of Prague. After a series of carefully planned drills, the assassination finally took place at a historic moment. When the time-keeping Heydrich's convertible jeep drove into the reserved place, the first assassin rushed to the car and raised his rifle to aim, an accident happened, the bullet jammed, and Heydrich's temporary driver accidentally stepped on it. The brakes were applied, and at the same time, another assassin threw a grenade. A series of accidents did not prevent the "murder king" from entering hell. Although Heydrich, who was seriously injured, was sent to the best hospital at the time, he died, and on his deathbed, he still did not forget to submit the work plan for extermination of the Jews.

However, an even greater disaster struck. The Nazis carried out frantically revenge. Old, young, and child women and children in the entire Czech village were massacred. The members of the paratrooper team were arrested and committed suicide. The film ended in tragedy.

The film presents two sets of contrasts. One is the "blonde beast" stepping into the grand vision of life. Heydrich has devoted himself to the work of extermination of Jews and is indifferent to his wife and daughter; the other is the dream of peace, and pure young paratroopers are performing. The yearning for love during the mission. We have seen the tragic ending when love meets war, when roses meet a bloody wind.

With a sense of awe for life, I have visited the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp. In the glass frame on the wall, there are pictures of Jews. Those are the archives of every entry into the concentration camp. Among them, there is a clear eye. The boy's face was filled with an innocent and shy smile. Inferring from the year of birth and death indicated below, he was sent into the gas chamber on the third day of entering the concentration camp. Walking out of the barracks where the Jews were held, the sun scorched the earth anxiously under the July sun, but the heavily guarded concentration camps still permeated the atmosphere of extinction. When I walked to the monument to the Jewish Martyrs, I accidentally saw a delicate flower blooming on the bare land, so eye-catching, so stubborn, and bringing vitality to this deadly land.

The clear-eyed boy on the wall of the Auschwitz concentration camp has been imprinted in my mind. I think, if there were no Nazis in Germany, Himmler and Heydrich would not have the "anti-Semitic killing plan". Maybe this child would grow up to be a Jewish scholar; if Heydrich had not joined the Gestapo, maybe he He will be the chief violinist of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, and maybe he will perform on the same stage with masters like Karajan and Abbado; if the simple Czech paratrooper is in peace, he will definitely be married to a lover.

No amount of history can be restored. At present, people's yearning for peace and life will bloom like wild flowers that bloom naturally on that barren land.

May peace last forever.

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  • Kamryn 2022-04-21 09:03:08

    No wonder it's so familiar, it turned out to be "Ape Action", the two seem to have the same plot. Operation Ape would look better.

  • Vickie 2022-03-22 09:02:42

    I watched half of it yesterday. The technical art sets, photography, and editing are all pretty good. I also divided it into two parts. The first half is about the history of the Gestapo’s family, and the second half is about two paratroopers. After reading it, I will comment again.

The Man with the Iron Heart quotes

  • Reinhard Heydrich: You are right. You do your job and I'll do mine.