The story takes place in Germany during World War II. University students in Munich secretly write slogans in some public places to express their resistance to Nazi rule. Among them, the Scholl brothers and sisters decide to take risks and distribute flyers in the university. Their actions were easily discovered, they were arrested, interrogated, and finally executed. This story is only a few days away. The whole film, as if the nation of Germany, does not have a single bit of modification, and is very important in the arrangement of the film's plot content and the use of shooting skills.
Hope·Sky·Sunshine
During the initial interrogation, Sophie faced the stern prosecutor and looked out the window in the gap, still able to see the blue sky. This blue sky is just a blue sky objectively, but it more represents the hope in Sophie's heart. At the end of the initial round of interrogation, Sophie was briefly arrested and will be released shortly thereafter. Sophie looked out the window at this time, it was a red brick wall, it was dark, she smiled, she didn't have to face such a window. At this moment, however, a phone call announced that Sophie could not regain her freedom, just a little bit.
The interrogation continues, with the prosecutor trying in vain that Sophie will be able to reveal more treasonous criminals, when the sky is blocked by the drawn curtain. Although Sophie sincerely shared her wisdom and faith with the prosecutor, the prosecutor was unmoved. The inspector couldn't shake a little bit of Sophie's worldview, her ideal, he opened the curtains and turned his back to the window, but Sophie saw the bright sunshine and the vast sky.
Even when Sophie was in prison, she often stood by the window. That small window had plenty of sunlight and could see the vast sky. On the night of the air raid, she stood like bamboo shoots to welcome the baptism of the spring rain. She stood bravely, as if not afraid of blind bombs, as if she was free, not imprisoned. Sophie turned to the small window, calling out to her God, and the call was an announcement of her hope.
In the end, Sophie was taken out of the prison. She was about to face death, but she was like a newborn child, with her eyes closed and bathed in pure sunlight. At that moment, it seemed that there was no killing in the world, everyone's life was respected, and no soul was be free.
Rebellion, words, and expressions
run through the whole play. Those who are arguing for ideals, beliefs of hope and firmness of resistance burst out everywhere.
Human thoughts and beliefs are conveyed through language as a carrier. When Sophie confronted the prosecutor, she was proud of her actions since she knew she had no escape but to admit her "crime". She has always been so determined and proud. She asked the prosecutor why Jewish children, like them, were mercilessly killed with gas and anger; why a Jewish priest in his hometown was insulted by everyone and then killed without any suspense... She questioned the prosecutor, who based on The law of the 1970s was an attempt to bring order, but it was Hitler's recourse to oppressive rule and deprive people of freedom of speech. She realized that her nation was being led to a dead end. When Hitler failed, her nation would be rejected and blamed by the people of the world for not resisting Hitler's atrocities. She answered the prosecutor's sharp question. The public violated the law, and the prosecutor felt that the public should abide by the law. Sophie calmly said that the law is made by people, and the law can be amended according to people's conscience. People, in a democratic society, everyone can enjoy their own rights and be free from the harm of autocracy...
Germany is a cold country, people often say that people who grow up in a cold environment are more rational, and Germany is a country rich in thinkers. nation.
However, in the case of economic crisis, inflation, unemployment, these social problems that cannot be ignored, and Germany's humiliation after World War I: the Versailles contract... This made some people in Germany indulge in Hitler's bewitching... However, in this case, There are still sober people, college students - they are the future of this country, and youth can bring hope.
In the so-called lawsuit, a judge in a red robe spoke almost all of the speech of the entire lawsuit by himself. All interrogation procedures are false, defense lawyers, hearers, all silent, let alone the voice of opposition. There can be no fair trial without dissenting voices, and when there is only one so-called infallible creed, it must be questioned. The truth does not need hysteria, the truth does not need to be arrogant, and the judge will only steal the defendant's rebuttal, and will only shout loudly, you can see the blue veins on his forehead, and then look at the calm and awe-inspiring Scholl, just as Sophie said. Said that it was because of the judges and all supporters of Nazi ideas that the Nazis arrested, tried, and executed them because of Nazi fear.
In the film, apart from the intermittent sky and sunshine, what makes people excited. There are also the eyes of young people with a common ideal who firmly believe in hope and resistance. Whether it's the bravery they show when they're alone or the encouragement, hope and love they share with each other. You can see their power in their eyes, you can get power from their eyes.
Just before the execution, the prison guard gave us a small consolation, although it was not in line with the rules, the three "comrades in arms" - Sophie, Hans, Probst. formed a circle, smoking a cigarette together, they smiled, To die for a common ideal, to die together with a confidant who can share ideas, may be a kind of consolation for the death of a hero. They hug, still smiling.
Sophie, who was first taken to execution, said: "The sun still lights up the sky.
She was escorted to the execution room on the way, fully soaking up the sun. Her beautiful and youthful face, warm in the sun, was like a newborn baby. Thoughts are immortal.
I was reminded of the last shootout in V for vendetta, where the panicked officials kept firing bullets, screaming: Die! Die! Why don't U die? Next: Beneath this mask there is more than flesh , Beneath this mask there is an idea. And ideas are bulletproof.
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