The relationship between these three is very interesting. Galigula is the main source of torture for both Jan and Fansha, and Fansha is the same as Jan and Galigula to relieve the pressure. Tools (While Jan has some sympathy and love for Vassa, in the end Vassa wouldn't have died from overdrinking of loneliness if it wasn't for Young's grim rejection). Jan and Galigula, who already feared and hated each other, exacerbated the tension in their relationship because of Vansha.
Originally wanted to say that Jan represents an immature justice, Galigula represents a powerful corrupt force, and Vansha is a pure weak. Such a politicized categorization, however, is clearly not what Bergman intended. Although this is Bergman's work as a student, it doesn't mean that he only wants to vent his dissatisfaction with the school through the character of Young. In this work, every character is sympathetic, even the Nazi-like pervert Galigula (Bergman had wanted to design Galigula to be black-haired, claws, and vicious, but in the At the suggestion of a friend, change him to a blond, elegant-looking guy who, it turns out, has more tension). In the scene of Galigula's conversation with the grade director and what he later said to Vanessa, it can be seen that he is a person who is extremely afraid of being rejected, and he would rather have everyone be afraid of him than this pain. , in order to torment others to relieve their own inner torment.
In addition, the handling of the teacher-student relationship in this film should be quite novel now. The relationship between teachers and students is no longer a pure relationship between saving and being rescued, oppressed and oppressed, but an interactive fear and hatred. Students are afraid of teachers, and teachers are actually afraid of and even hate students. All this can ultimately be attributed to The fragility and gloom of the human heart in modern society.
The film's original ending was very gloomy, with Caligula successfully blaming the death of Fansha on Jan, who was expelled from school on the eve of graduation. Finally, Yang walked into the rain alone amid the laughter and laughter of the classmates... I think this is the style of Bergman, from the emptiness of life to the accusation of the world and God. But in order to cater to the public, Bergman added a bright ending to the back. Can only say helpless.
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