I found that there are various types of translations of the name of this German officer. So just call him a German officer. The Jewish maid’s name is translated more uniformly, and is called Helen.
The German officer appeared.
The first shot of a German officer is click in. From his perspective, the soldiers introduced him to the factory. This scene continues to introduce the situation of the labor camp to the German military officers and also introduces the audience.
The German officer didn't care what the soldiers said. He was extremely disgusted with everything around him. The focus of his attention was that the weather was too cold. This shows a person who is very indulging in enjoyment and cannot endure hardship, and is particularly self-centered, without any sympathy at all.
The German officer interrupted the soldier's report again. One of his concerns was where he would live. At the same time, he expressed very strong dissatisfaction with his place. It can be seen that the German military officer is a very demanding person. This lens is used to explain the time, place and environment. The spatial relationship between the German military officer’s villa and the front column (the factory building under construction)
It is also a way to introduce the reasons why Jewish workers did things through conversations between German officers and soldiers. And the Chinese military officer gradually walked out of the crowd, and the camera moved the German military officer's car to the left into the picture. The process of disembarking the German officer from the vehicle was omitted, and the discussion between the officer and the soldier about how to arrange the maid was omitted.
As the German officer walked around and the camera moved, Helen began to paint. The German officer walked up to Helen, presumably her favorite option at the moment, and he decided to give her this opportunity, so he asked who had experience as a helper.
Note that in the previous shot, Helen had someone on the right. She was not at the end of the line. In this shot, the person at the end was omitted and Helen was placed in a prominent position in the shot. However, the simple and honest Helen did not raise her hand, but this still could not hinder the determination of the German officer to make him a maid. This plot point shows that the German military officer is actually a very flexible person.
I personally think that the director is emphasizing Helen through this plot of repeated questioning of the name. If the German officer just asks the name and then leaves, the audience will easily forget the character of Helen, and this plot point strengthens the audience’s understanding of Helen. impression. Of course, it is also possible that this is just in the selfish mind of the German officer, and wants to say a few more words to Helen. I just flipped through the script and didn’t have this plot. It was added by the director.
The German officer found him shivering from the cold, and Helen grudgingly smiled at the German officer. At this moment, the German officer just took a puff and looked far away. According to the plot later, we can find that the German officer is looking far away at this moment. Plant under construction. The plot develops here. Our impression of German officers is mostly positive.
It was only in this shot that we discovered that the factory was originally built in the distance. The Jewish architect and the workers had a disagreement. He requested that the foundation of the factory must be revised again. When we saw this place, we felt that everything was very normal. of.
However, what we did not expect was that after the German military officer went to look at the foundation of the factory building from a distance, he demanded that the female engineer be shot, and even the soldiers around were interceding for her. Ruthless and vicious. However, when the German military officer said that the gun is better than him after looking at the foundation of the factory, it actually shows that the German military officer, although he is vicious, is not that stupid. He will check himself in advance
The reason given by the German military officer is that we cannot be coerced by others. Here it can be interpreted as three fires for new officers to take office. He has just arrived in this new labor camp and desperately needs to establish his own prestige, so he achieves the purpose of killing chickens and respecting monkeys. However, through the following plot, it is found that it is not only to establish his own prestige, but also a person who likes to kill innocent people without feelings. And he asked for this
The German officer clearly knew that what the female engineer said was correct, but he did not hesitate to hesitate and shot him casually, and at the same time demanded that the soldiers be taken down. Rebuild the foundation of the factory building in accordance with the requirements of the female engineer. It means that he is a very self-centered person, does not allow anyone to refute him, and has a strong desire for control. Helen was so scared that he was stunned on the spot
The official appointment of German officers.
This montage edits Schindler and the German officer's shave process together. You compare the two people. One is saving people, and the other is killing Schindler. He is facing the mirror and constantly looking at himself. To shave his face, but the German officer didn't look in the mirror at all. All he saw was what he wanted to see in his heart. He does not need to listen to any opinions and suggestions of others, and at the same time, in terms of lighting, Sind
The scene shows the location of the German military officer’s speech. At the same time, we can find from the content of his speech that the German military officer is actually a very dreamy and talented person, and also an excellent speaker. Of course, his evil is limited to fascism.
There is a sharp contrast between the speech of the German military officer before the massacre and the Jews who are praying. The two scenes of Jewish prayer, even if the speech of the German military officer is taken off, are just a very daily prayer scene. And the picture is full of bright feelings, it seems that the future is a beautiful, ironic scene. And next is the scene of a family of four eating. Mom is still telling Dad how to cut and make bread and how full of life it is, so we can't even imagine what will happen next. And the lens of a family of three is a sports lens, which forms a certain contrast with the two fixed lenses before and after. This is a change in rhythm.
Next is a woman. Looking at her husband full of love, two beautiful and warm shots. Schindler's accounting history put on his glasses and looked out the window through his perspective. German army setting the table
The following shots explain the items used by the German army when they put on the registration list. A set of continuous motion shots contrasts with the warmth in the front. It seems that something is going to happen. What the German military officers said before has always been praiseworthy to the Jews. But here it has changed
The German military officer said that we didn't understand what he meant until later. He would make all the contributions made by the Jews in front of him become a lost legend, that is to say, he is about to start his massacre. Before he announced this, the director made a series of preparations. For example, the woman on the front camera bed was watching her lover and Stone. Both of them were backlit, which actually created a part of mystery. Factors of unease. It also paved the way for the instability and rhythm of the following sports scenes to accelerate the plot, so that the arrival of the latter announcement is also more reasonable and smooth.
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