In 1937, Britain, France and other countries signed the Munich Agreement with Germany and Italy, and decided to cede the territory of the Sudetenland without the participation of representatives of Czechoslovakia To Germany. During World War II, Czechoslovakia was occupied by Nazi Germany, Germany established the protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia in the Czech Republic, and Slovakia established the Slovak Republic protected by Germany, and parts of Slovakia were ceded to Germany Hungary, an ally of Hungary (known as the "Highland Region").
In 1945, with the help of the Soviet Union, the whole of Czechoslovakia was liberated, the Czechoslovakia and Slovakia were merged again, and the territory of Hungary was reassigned to Czechoslovakia, but the Transcarpathians The state was ceded to the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic of the Soviet Union. The new government established under the protection of the Soviet Union declared Czechoslovakia a socialist state and joined the Warsaw Pact Organization and the Committee for Mutual Economic Assistance advocated by the Soviet Union. In 1960, the Czechoslovak Republic was renamed the Czech Republic The Socialist Republic of Slovakia.
In 1968, Dubcek, the then leader of the Czech Communist Party, launched the "Prague Spring" economic and political reform movement, which was not tolerated by the Soviet Union. The Soviet Union joined other Warsaw Pact countries to invade Czechoslovakia, and the Prague Spring reformed The movement came to an abrupt end, and Dubcek, the leader of the Czech Communist Party, was held hostage to Moscow.) The
above is part of an introduction to Czechoslovakia's history copied from Wikipedia. (The part that has nothing to do with the film's background is omitted. (The film was screened in 1967) It
can be seen that the country of Czechoslovakia has an extremely complex historical background. (Or "Czech" and "Slovakia") The film has been epic and magnificent The music and storyline allude to the complex contradictions of love and hatred within the nation of this country, as well as the history of being conquered and enslaved by foreign powers.
The conflict between the Kzrik family and the Raza family in the film symbolizes the internal conflict in the country. (The pure love between Alexandra and "Bishop Hanu" in the movie is buried in such internal contradictions.) The king's power in the country to which "Bishop Hanu" belongs (representing the external power that once enslaved the country of Czechoslovakia) ).
In a country with harsh natural living conditions, (the film itself does not explicitly say that the story takes place in Czechoslovakia, but only insinuates) people are willing to steal, rob and even kill in order to get more chances of survival. That's the case with the Kzrik family and the Raza family, or like the father of the bishop "Bishop Hanu" in the movie, he took refuge in the king's power (external power). I admit, being a Chinese is very It is difficult to understand this outlook on existence and life. Emperor Wu of Han once sighed to his ministers: "Why don't those Xiongnu stay on their own land, but repeatedly violate our borders." But what Emperor Wu of Han did not know is that for the Xiongnu, our land is too fertile , the climatic conditions are too comfortable. All in all, the living conditions are too good. Compared to where we live, the barren grasslands they graze are hardly human-friendly places. By telling this story, I'm not saying that we should tolerate their aggression against our homeland, I'm just saying that we must understand the ideological origins of this bandit mentality.
Yes, it is under the guidance of this kind of thinking that the part of human beings that belongs to the animal nature expands and develops rapidly (the eagles and wolves that appear from time to time in the film are symbols of this kind of thinking). At this time, the faith of God has just been spread to this land, and everyone is praying to God, but most of them are doing evil things for their own benefit under the guise of God. The robber said: "I searched all over his clothes, but couldn't find a single penny." (Old Miclas father). Both sides in the battle swore to God to tear his enemies to pieces. Is this still the God's doctrine of "when someone hits me on the left cheek, I put my right cheek on it"? "I wondered. At least I didn't want to believe it. So when the devout God-believing, dove-like Makota in the movie was insulted by the Miclas family, I felt a little wet in my eyes. It wasn't because of my beliefs. God, but because I'm "I am kind", although not as innocent as Makota. But the Slavs who are stubborn and director-like don't think so. A pigeon cannot survive in the territory of wolves, so the film does not think so. The "combination" of Miklas of Makota is complimented. Although this again makes me understandable as a Chinese, I cannot agree.
Slavic peoples (Slovenian, Croat, Russian, Polish People, Czechs, Slovaks, Bulgarians...) The land inhabited is indeed a land of many disputes and wars. (So called "Balkan powder keg") One of them stems from complex religious contradictions (Orthodox, Christianity, Catholics, Muslims) caused internal strife. (Recently "Bosnia and Herzegovina War") Of course, internal disputes often lead to external aggression, (recently "NATO bombing of Yugoslavia".
Faced with such a cruel reality. So it is no wonder that, As pure as Makota would pray to God "to thunder down the wicked." Ending: Makota and Miclas's child is born, but "the struggle between love and reason, cruelty and doubt continues." It is also destined that this tragedies of history and life will continue to be staged on this land that has always been plagued by disasters and never stops.
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