An old Italian man named Corinne posing as a reporter, shot and killed the respected German industrial tycoon Meyer, and Casper, who had just been admitted as a lawyer, was appointed as a defense lawyer.
Casper grew up in a single-parent family, from childhood to youth, Meyer gave him too much help and love.
Corinne refused to communicate until the lawyer Casper said angrily: You don’t know how important Meyer is to me...
Finally, Corinne spoke. The facts are shocking: In World War II, Meyer was a Nazi officer and was stationed in Italy. Because his soldiers were killed, he carried out the massacre according to the "rule" of "If we die, we will kill 10 civilians." In the face of Corinne in his childhood, he shot and killed his father.
The nightmare haunted Corinne throughout his life. He tried to solve it by law, but in the 1960s, Germany passed legislation to exempt all "accomplices" from the blame during the Nazi period. With nowhere to go, Corinne had no choice but to "change one life for another."
In court, lawyer Casper’s opponent in the debate was his university teacher Martin Ge. He firmly believed that: the court only resolves legal issues and matters outside the law should be referred to the legislative branch. However, under pressure from the lawyer Casper, Martine had to admit that there is morality above the law.
Just when Corinne was about to win, he committed suicide in prison. The Corinne case has become another case with no conclusions and no following. It is hard to say how many lessons mankind will learn from it.
"The Corinne Case" was adapted from the novel of the same name. After the latter was published in 2011, it caused a huge sensation and has been translated into more than 10 languages. Affected by it, the German Minister of Justice ordered a review of all Nazi laws.
Movies are losing the ability to "moving" the audience
"The Corinne Case" tells a story that took place in Europe. It is not easy for Chinese audiences to empathize, and the story is not suspenseful. After seeing half of it, you can probably guess the end.
If I were the director, I might refuse to take over it.
First of all, the story is too simple to support a feature film.
Second, the topic is old. Confession and reflection are necessary, but there is no new content, just telling a new story, can the audience accept it?
Third, the content is heavy and the entertainment is insufficient. It has been more than 70 years since the end of World War II. Through education, today's young people are forced to reflect and reflect, but they always repeat the old saying, which may make them tired.
Fourth, the original book is partial to documentary style, and the adaptation space is small.
More importantly, "The Corinne Case" is a film that needs to "moving" the audience, but today, the film is losing its ability to "moving".
With the diversification of values, the three foundations of "movement"-lofty, destruction and hope, have been shaken.
Modern people grow up in different scenes, and everyone's views are different. This makes us no longer believe that there is something higher than reality. We are deeply immersed in the colorful, but only flat world.
Therefore, the first 20 minutes of "The Colinni Case" were slightly dull. However, the farther behind, the more contagious it becomes. When the opponent's defense lawyer Martin Ge had to admit that "this should be considered guilty today", people burst into tears.
Thought-provoking: In an era of too much "sensational" and "funny", how did the "Corinney Case" restore the ability of film and television to "moving"?
New realism, the advantage is that it is not "excessively reasonable"
"The Corinne Case" adopts a new realism approach. In the past two to three decades, this has been the mainstream expression of European and American novels and movies.
New realism is a very vague genre. The styles and concepts of the two creators may be completely opposite, but they are all classified as new realism.
It can be seen that it is difficult to give a clear definition of new realism, but it can be roughly described as: writing real details without any purpose.
Traditional realism also emphasizes the authenticity of details, but they are all details that have been screened by meaning, so that every detail points to the ending, playing a role in setting off the scope and emphasizing the theme. When the protagonist's fate changes, these details can prove that he deserves it—because the details show the character, and the character determines the fate.
This kind of "excessively reasonable" details, because they are similar to each other, give people a sense of falsehood. New realism is more inclined to dig out "meaningless but interesting details". The reason why it is presented is only because it is interesting and unique.
It is Heidegger's philosophy that supports the new realism. In Heidegger's view, no one lives in philosophy, and no one lives in stories. We all face great disorder. It is not meaning that guides us, but the way we live makes meaning.
This is the case in the "Corinney Case". According to traditional realism, at least half of the content in the film is "useless", such as Meyer's love for Casper; Casper's love with Meyer's granddaughter; murder Corinne repeatedly recalled the scene when his father was killed; the tension between the lawyer Meyer and his biological father...
This kind of messy clues has at least three functions: First, it improves the reality. Second, increase the volume of stories. Increase the degree of suspense.
A case that seemed to be clear in a few words turned out to be "continuous cutting and chaos."
Sublime, set the tone for the film
With enough complexity, it provides the protagonist of the story with a choice space, so that the "sublime" can land.
Take the lawyer Casper as an example. He was a young man who couldn't find his life goal. He took over the Corinne case just because it made him famous quickly and promised to receive more cases in the future. Under the temptation of his teacher Martin Ge, he once decided to abandon principle. The poor communication with Corinne at the beginning made him almost lose control of his emotions.
The lawyer Casper is not a person with extraordinary compassion and willpower. Only because of the desire to win and the dissatisfaction with Martine's arrogance, has he gradually reached the truth. He is just one of the mediocre members and is easy to be forgotten. Therefore, "The Corinne Case" deliberately chose a descendant of immigrants to star. If it weren't for the "eye-catching" Turkish face, it would be hard for the audience to think of the lawyer Cass. When did Par appear.
However, the lawyer Casper has a clear conscience. This conscience was once shaken and once confused, but Casper finally persevered, and this persistence gave him a high degree.
As the saying goes, the law is a 60-point morality, and being legal does not mean being able to do whatever you want. But the most common scenario in modern society is that when a career requires it, conscience often becomes less important.
Just like the lawyer Casper's teacher Martin Ge, who has strong professional ability, he has become a litigation stick. Martine reminded people repeatedly that it was a last resort to legislate to amnesty Nazi "accomplices". He contemptuously said that those who pursued the past did not know the difficulties at the time. But should conscience also need timeliness? Should conscience also bow to reality? Is conscience only limited liability?
In the face of complex events and complex human nature, "sublime" is no longer a big word, but becomes real and sensible.
Selling and destroying can make people think
Beyond the sublime, through neo-realism, the "Coliny Case" successfully sold and destroyed.
In the film, various characters are full of contrasts: Meyer, who was kind and caring in his old age, is the opposite of the ferociousness he shot when he shot; the granddaughter of Meyer, who once gave love and tolerance to the lawyer Casper, is determined. When defending grandpa’s "honor", he was so narrow, cold and ruthless; when the lawyer Casper was about to abandon the case in the early stage, Martin Ge took an elder attitude, and enlightened him to fight like a lawyer. But there was a turning point in the case, and he actually tried to bribe Casper...
"The Corinne Case" depicts a desperate environment: as people with flaws and secularity, can we really create a just law? If the criterion of the law is also inaccurate, what should be used to correct it?
The fact is that the "Colini Case" dilemma cannot be solved by turning over one or two unjust cases and killing one or two bad guys. It is a structural dilemma-in the depths of human nature, we are all ignorant and anti-intellectual. , And even the seeds of evil, no one can guarantee that they will not swell viciously, and the tragedies that have been past will not come back.
Corinne chose to commit suicide because he saw through the bleakness-wrong cases can be vindicated, bad guys can be killed, but human ignorance and selfishness cannot be changed. Even if the law is won, what can it explain? Isn't Corinne's murder full of human evil? Through cruel lynching, did he get relief or the excitement of evil?
Rely on hope to create a narrative climax
Although the "Colini Case" ended in tragedy, hope is everywhere in the film.
Regardless of the repeated cases, or those who refused to forget the past, when Meyer's service to the Nazis was revealed, there was a surprise in the court, and even Meyer's granddaughter was also asking if God could forgive me. She, in the eyes of God, what kind of person is she...
We live in the era of pluralism, but as the Italian philosopher Agamben pointed out: pluralism is not the essence of the world, there is only one truth, and only when human wisdom cannot accept it or cannot evaluate it, will "multipleness" appear. The subtext of "diversification" and "diversity" is, because we still don’t know what the truth is, we might as well be more tolerant and allow various opinions to exist for the time being...
Diversity does not really exist. Just as there is only one hole card, when it is unlocked, there are countless possibilities and probability distributions, and it is necessary to not say anything to death as much as possible.
However, diversity is never an excuse for evading moral responsibility. Even if the conscience may be ambiguous and may not be able to give the correct answer, we should not give up the responsibility of conscience. Only one answer is correct, and there is no ambiguity, prevarication, and avoidance in the face of morality.
Therefore, even the cunning and materialized Martine has to admit: "Today, this should be regarded as guilty." Although he was one of the legislators who helped the "accomplices" get out of trouble, although he has been defending Meyer, Although he prefers to talk about the law in a cynical and technical tone... even Martine, his conscience has not been completely wiped out. "The Corinne Case" therefore embarked on the highest point of the narrative.
Can tell a story, more important than the story itself
There is nobleness, destruction, and hope. The three elements of traditional realism are brought together, and "movement" is the natural result. However, "The Colinni Case" uses a new realism style, does not reveal axe, does not control the audience's emotions, does not try to use falsehoods and truths, and does not force concepts. Therefore, its "movement" does not come from sensationalism, not from misery, but From the "real".
Movies should not be divorced from reality, but as human beings gradually sink into the spectacle society, the standard of "reality" has undergone tremendous changes. Today, eagerness, storytelling, and tearing are no longer feasible. It must face contemporary dilemmas: less Some people will take the initiative to reflect on themselves, few people are willing to untie the scars, few people are willing to think metaphysically...
The brilliance of the "Collinni Case" is that it uses a typified story to tell a topic that is difficult to articulate-what should I do when humanity is trapped in the collective darkness? Yes, this is a story from the past, but the reality created by new realism gives the audience different feelings-everything in the film is "all related to me".
In this world, there are so many great principles and only so many good stories. What's more troublesome is that the patience of the audience is also only so much, and those who can tell stories always have stories to tell.
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