Concert on the ruins

For the critically acclaimed TV series "Brothers", there are too many moving scenes worth mentioning in the ten-hour film: Malachi went to the laundry at the end of the third episode to watch his sacrifice. The comrade-in-arms’ clothes were crying without tears; at the end of the sixth episode, Eugene returned to the front with the blue turban that sacrificed the nurse and saw that Babe’s hand was injured. He took the headscarf, hoping to keep it as a nostalgia for the nurse. But after hesitating, he resolutely tore off half and bandaged the wounds for his comrades. The nostalgia for his lover instantly turned into a care for his comrades and brothers; Buck’s grief of losing two comrades in the Battle of Bastogne made him reluctant to withdraw from the battle early. Or, at the end of the film, the German general said to the defeated soldiers, "Like brothers, use the foxhole together and support each other when you need it most. You face death together and accept hardship together. Finally, I think What I’m saying is, I’m proud to be able to serve with each of you. You have the right to live a happy and peaceful life forever." A heart-warming speech. When revisiting it again, the concert in the ruins of the opening scene of Episode 9 is even more lingering.

On the ruins of Thalem, Germany, two violins, one viola and one cello, played a deeply sentimental string quartet.

The expression of the performer is solemn, but there is no frustration of defeat in the battle, accompanied by the heavy footsteps of the old and weak women and children who are cleaning up their dilapidated homes on the ruins.

"Germans, just a little Mozart is enough." The
melancholic and alcoholic Captain Nixon said, "No, that's not Mozart, that's Beethoven. Beethoven."

For the work "Brothers", it is adopted. Beethoven’s music hardly needs a reason. Whether it is out of national consciousness or the script’s need to deal with the sentimental theme of "war and life", Spielberg will not arrange for a group of brewers, dressmakers, and barbers to perform the cheerful repertoire of the Austrians.

And Beethoven, with his iron-green upper lip tightly pressed, and a stern look from under his eyebrows, is obviously more suitable than the brave and brave Wagner for this script that is a tragedy for the Germans.

The TV series began in Beethoven, where the Allied forces broke through the uncapped Atlantic defense line; it ended in Beethoven, and fate relentlessly declared Germany's defeat.

Perhaps Hitler and the SS are evil, but the German soldiers who pride themselves on pinning the edelweiss that grow above the snow line to their breasts can not be despised. They are sad and heroic. They surrender and are full. It's self-esteem.

Just like the Beethoven String Quartet mentioned above, its name is "Csharp Minor String Quartet" (Operation No. 131). Sad, but never forget to show some decisiveness. The defeat of the country and the discovery of Hitler’s "final solution to the Jews" crimes are undoubtedly a layer of frost for the Germans. However, the wheel of history is still moving slowly, and the life of the Germans is still there. continue. Everyone is burdened with sin, everyone is worthy of condemnation, but everyone also needs comfort.

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