Reader~~ Lover is so

Amanda 2022-01-25 08:08:11

"The Reader" has also been translated as "Life and Death Reading", which I personally don't like because it imposes a dissonant color on the film. From when Macheal met Hanna on the side of the road in embarrassment, peeped with a blushing heartbeat, to Hanna putting on stockings, the first intimate contact with Hanna, falling in love with Hanna, to Hanna disappearance, seeing Hanna in court, the reunion after more than 20 years Gathering, until the eternal separation from now on, all these events are so well arranged in a beautiful natural melody, even Hanna's death, makes people feel embarrassed and feel that there is no better ending than this Now, the story finally has its final destination.

The translation of "Life and Death" makes people who have not listened to this song pay too much attention to "tragic", which is a kind of emotional indictment of the situation that you don't want to happen. You think it is tragic and I think it is beautiful! Of course, freedom of speech is right, that's what I said. Well, let's not talk about the idleness of these Bs on the table.

I'm not that deep, so I can't explore this movie from a very deep background. All I see and think of to express is just one question: How does lust sublime into love? Or what we call "love". In a special environment, surrounded by an atmosphere that is just around the corner, even if the age difference is huge, even if it lacks all the necessary prerequisites for love, I believe that anything can happen. In this movie, this special environment is Hanna's small room where she can see all her belongings at a glance. This kind of impetuous atmosphere is Hanna calmly ironing her underwear with an iron, intentionally or unintentionally. Tricked the heart of a young man. Macheal's discomfort can be seen from the look in his eyes that he doesn't know how to place it. The scene of Hanna changing clothes has become the most beautiful scene in his heart. It is described in the original book as follows - "I then waited for her in the corridor, and she was there. Dressing in the kitchen. The door opened a crack and she took off her sleeveless smock and just stood there in her light green underwear. There was a pair of stockings draped over the back of the chair, one of which she grabbed with one hand. , reaching in with the other hand and poking it into a cylindrical shape. She balances herself on one leg like a golden chicken, resting the other heel on the knee of this leg, and then bends down to put the sock on. Then, toe Leaning on tiptoe on the chair, she rolled up the cylindrical socks. The socks were rolled over the calves, over the knees, and up the thighs. Finally, she bent over to the side and fastened the socks to the garter belt. She stood up straight and put the The leg dropped off the chair and went on to put on the other sock." "This gesture of hers kept my eyes off the nape of her neck; her shoulders; her her breasts, which her underwear covered rather than covered her breasts; inseparable from her buttocks, when she rested one foot on the knee of the other, then tiptoed on the chair Her underwear was taut on her buttocks; she could not do without her thighs, which were at first bare and pale, and when she put on stockings, they shone like silk."

It was a beautiful passage . The description, I was also moved by the author's delicate description. My eyes wandered along Hanna's description, as if I saw that ray of light.

Back to my question again~~ How does lust lead to "love"?

Here's how the original book explained the impact of the original scene on Macheal's mind - "As for the other mystery, it's the psychic collision itself between the kitchen and the aisle. Why can't I take my eyes off her? She has a A very healthy, strong and very feminine figure, much fatter than the girls I have a crush on and look at. I'm sure if I met her in the pool she would never Catch my attention." "It took me years to remember that it wasn't just her size that caught my eye, but her attitude and demeanor." "Hannah wasn't pouting or whining. I never I don't think she has any other gestures in other situations. I still remember that when it comes to her figure, posture and demeanor, she sometimes wins with a sense of poise and weight. However, this is not the case. Not that she was really heavy. It was more like she was receding into her own body, letting it go on her own, in a serene rhythm, undisturbed by any order in her head, and completely oblivious. This turbulent outside world. It's a forgettable style, inherent in her gestures and demeanor; it is in this manner that she is wearing those stockings. However, in At that moment, she did not make people feel heavy, but soothing and flowing, charming and charming. It was indeed some kind of temptation, but it did not come from full breasts, round buttocks or strong thighs, It was an invitation and

a beckoning that made the world momentarily forgotten in the depths of her body." As an adult Macheal looked back again, he understood where Hanna's fatal attraction to him came from in the first place. But I'm sure if he had known that at the time, there wouldn't have been the episode that moved me the most. Rather than saying that Macheal was attracted by "color", it would be better to say that he was shocked by a natural "beauty", but he didn't know it at the time, there was only one thought in his mind, this woman is beautiful. Perhaps it is from this moment that there is a corresponding sprouting physiologically.

This better explains why Macheal came to Hanna's house again after thanking him, it was because of his "lust". "I don't know where I have the courage to go to see Mrs. Schmitz again. Does the moral teaching of the past turn back in some way against itself? When the lustful eyes are so presumptuous , as the lust itself; and active fantasy is so bad as the action in the fantasy. So why not simply vent and act? I understand more day by day that sinful thoughts I have already Can't get rid of it anymore. So I think about the act of sin itself." At this moment completely naked. "Since that night, I have fallen in love with her. I slept unrealistically, yearning for her, dreaming of her, vaguely feeling I was stroking her, but when I woke up, it turned out that I was holding her tightly. Pillow or duvet. Lips hurt from dry kissing. My cock is always firm, but I don't want to masturbate. I'll never masturbate again. I want to be with her." "I fell in love with her. , is the reward for her sleeping with me? It wasn't until that day, after a night with a woman, that I realized that I had been spoiled earlier, and that I had to pay it back. To whom? To this woman, at least To really love her; to the world, at least to face it."

Macheal changed from a boy to a man in this meeting, so this woman will never be forgotten in his life, it is destined! So does love appear in the name of subordination? Apart from pure lust, there is more concern for each other, more spiritual communication, more desire to know each other better, and more willingness to make each other happy, then I think this is love saying hello.

Ignoring the age ties, and ignoring some of the moments that Hanna hid, I enjoyed the good times they had together. One of the little details that moved me the most in the film is that Macheal and Hanna went out on a bicycle outing and had dinner at an open-air restaurant. The proprietress said to Macheal: Wish your mother Happy! Macheal didn't explain anything, just kept looking back at the proprietress as if he had something on his mind, while walking towards Hanna. Seeing this my heart sank a bit, I thought Macheal started to mind the difference between them, but Macheal walked up to Hanna and kissed Hanna deeply under the watchful eyes of the lady boss. The kiss was amazing, I was moved by it.

Then this is love. When love begins to fully manifest, the self-esteem can never be escaped. Hanna is illiterate, but she likes the world in the book. She is afraid that a little bit of her own inadequacy will shatter this beautiful dream. But reality is reality after all. People are not allowed to immerse themselves in beautiful dreams for a long time. Macheal is growing, thinking and changing. He was attracted by the youthful body of the girl by the pool, but he couldn't let go of the unexplainable feelings for Hanna in his heart. At this time, the love in Macheal was a little vague. I would rather interpret this change as the re-sublimation of their love, which is far more complicated than love. So, when Macheal struggled with the thoughts expressed intentionally or unintentionally, Hanna also wanted to escape from this love, not because she didn't want to, but because she could see that there was no beauty at the end of this love road. So she chose to escape, completely disappearing from this man's world with her secrets.

"Hannah has left the city. But, for a long time, I can't turn around. I still look around for her; it's a long time before I get used to those afternoons without her; a few books, I also wondered which book to read to her. It took a long time for my body to stop being thirsty for her. In my sleep, my hands and feet would still want to grope for her Flesh. My brother reported at the dinner table more than once that I yelled the name "Hannah" at night. I also remember doing nothing during class, just dreaming about her and thinking about her. The first few weeks I I was tormented by the guilt, and then gradually dissipated. However, I tried my best to avoid walking through her building, and took a few other paths. After half a year, my family also moved, to another in the city. The area. I haven't forgotten Hannah yet. But the memory of her is no longer with me. Her shadow recedes back, just as the city recedes from the station when the train passes. But the thing is still There, somewhere in the back, you can turn back and make sure it's still there. But why would I do that?"

"Although I said goodbye to Hannah's memory, I didn't I didn't get over it. Once the sea was difficult, I no longer bowed down to others, I no longer felt ashamed; I no longer took guilt or felt guilty; I no longer loved people, lest I grieve again if lost. I didn't have any definite ideas for all of this, it just felt like a rock."

Years later, the reunion turned out to be in court.

"One of them was Hannah! I didn't recognize her until I heard her name called, and she stood up and stepped forward. Of course, as soon as I heard the name "Hannah Schmitz," I understood immediately. Then, I also immediately recognized the body, the head, with a very strange bun; the neck, the broad back, and the strong arms. She held her body upright, Her legs were firm. Her arms were slack at her sides. She was wearing a grey dress with short sleeves. I recognized her! I felt a void, a void where there was nothing."

Seeing each other again, all the memories continue to emerge from the deepest part of my heart like a flood, overwhelming and unexpected. All his thoughts and thoughts kept pounding at this moment. "I was shocked. I realized that I had long thought that arresting Hannah was the right thing to do. Not because the charges against her had weight, right? Her suspicions are strong, and I haven't had time to know them in detail. Not because of that, but because once she's in prison, she'll be completely gone from my world, from my life. I want her to stay away, To have her out of reach, to have her become a pure memory, as she has transformed and settled over the years. On the other hand, if her lawyer wins, I will be forced to meet her again, I First of all, I have to try my best to convince myself, how I would like to meet her again, and how I should meet her again." Love has been far away from him, and seeing the lover who has disappeared from memory at this time is only dizzy~ and overwhelmed .

Because of her ignorance, Hanna thought she was just doing her essential job as a guard, and watching hundreds of Jews burned alive became her culpability in court. At the same time, because of her illiterate secret, she has become a target for other prisoners to shirk their guilt. She looked at the notebook and pen in front of her eyes, she couldn't pick it up, how could she write a bullshit report if she couldn't even write her own name! Everything went round in Macheal's head, yes, she couldn't read.

But Hanna didn't make any excuses, she took all the blame. She was sentenced to life imprisonment. After the judge handed down the sentence, Hanna glanced at Macheal, how much emotion was involved, and this was the only time Hanna looked at Macheal from start to finish.

In the meeting with Hanna in prison, I understand that Macheal chooses to leave in the end, he is not ready to listen to Hanna's story, of course Hanna will not tell him. Or maybe he was just simply afraid, afraid of seeing this woman who had been fascinated by him.

Love a person will want to do for her, this "what" becomes the best choice to place or continue the unfinished relationship between the two. Macheal chose to continue reading for Hanna. He searched for all the books he could read, and read with passion one happy or sad story after another, how happily Hanna in prison listened to boxes after boxes of tapes, this is a reflection of the past The best tribute is so far apart, but because of this familiar voice, it seems to bring them back to the good time when they cuddled with each other.

Hanna could be released early, and a week before her release, supervisors contacted Macheal, the only person Hanna could rely on. Years passed, and all the splendor was washed away, and Macheal and Hanna met. At this time, her face was wrinkled, and Hanna was still called Macheal "kid", but Macheal had to face the woman who had been haunting her in front of her with another emotion. This is love, but not Hanna's love. .

In the end, in front of the door of freedom and in front of her beloved, Hanna chose death, defending her dignity with death, and keeping her beauty in Macheal's heart with death.

Lover is like this, once is happiness~~

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  • Harley 2022-03-20 09:01:28

    Philosophy says that everything is contradictory and has two sides, people are also

  • Kaia 2022-04-24 07:01:04

    A very touching and somewhat sad love story.

The Reader quotes

  • Michael Berg: I'm aware I was difficult. I wasn't always open with you. I'm not open with anyone.

    Julia: I knew you were distant. You know, I always assumed it was my fault.

    Michael Berg: Julia. How wrong can you be.

  • Michael: I brought you these flowers. To say thank you.

    Hanna Schmitz: Put them over there in the sink.

    Michael: I would've come earlier but I've been in bed for three months.

    Hanna Schmitz: You are better now?

    Michael: Yes, thank you.

    Hanna Schmitz: Have you always been weak?

    Michael: Oh no, I've never been sick before. It's incredibly boring. There's nothing to do. I couldn't even be bothered to read.