The first paragraph of the subtitle is annoying moral preaching: "Morality and Christian love should always be the foundation of human life." Leave it alone, and look at it. Rossellini's layout and tailoring can be said to be nuanced. Realism movies are most afraid of being rough. Jia Zhangke’s films are rough in many places. Of course, Master Jia’s "Platform" is a realist boutique, and many Chinese directors known as realists like Ning Ying and Wang Chaolian are realistic. I can't figure out the pulse.
At the beginning, 12-year-old Edmund appeared in the cemetery to dig a grave for 50 grams of margarine, but because he was under 15 years old, he was not even qualified to earn the money. The digging of the grave heralds the end of suicide, and the breath of death quietly spread, pushing the boy to the inevitable tragic ending. Father is sick, brother is weak, sister is gossiped, landlord is ruthless, goes to the black market and is forced to buy things, the girl who first met fools around for food, is used as a tool for money by the old teacher, the boy is struggling until finally because he believes in the teacher Some bastard remarks poisoned his father.
What impressed me the most was the scene in which Edmund's hopes were shattered to death. He told the teacher that he had killed his father according to what he said. He did not expect the teacher to reprimand him. It turned out that the teacher did not really believe in the philosophy of "competition for survival" as he said. Edmund was desperate. When he walked to the street, a few children were playing football. He approached and kicked two feet. The children took the ball and left. As a father killer, he is no longer considered a child. He walked and played a game of grid jumping, as if to keep his innocence. Climbing up the ruined wall, he saw his father's coffin being taken away by truck. Life is about to be ruined. He played a slide on the inclined steel column for the last time, bid farewell to his childhood, and then jumped off. Edmund survived the flames of World War II, but died in the rubble of German rebirth.
"Germany Year Zero" also has its bluntness. One is the recording of Edmund selling Hitler's speech to American soldiers. Hitler said, "The future of Germany is infinitely bright." The director turned the camera to the ruins, and Hitler's passionate voice echoed. The other is when Edmont is heading towards death, Rossellini inserted the church organ music and footage. Too deliberate, weakened the power of the film. However, in general, this is a good movie.
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