More terrifying than ghosts and gods is the human heart

Yasmin 2022-09-02 23:48:45

This film is more of a TV documentary than a movie, so it's no surprise that the plot is more narrative than sensational, but it is this method that makes me feel more real rather than bloody lucrative Tears.

Before I read it, my knowledge of Nazis and fascism was limited to teaching books (probably the content of the exam), but the real situation is far more terrifying and cruel than I imagined. In the film, Leo is paranoid to capture Eichmann's collapse, to let the audience know that he is not a demon, he is a human being, and this terrible, cold-blooded crime is made by ordinary human beings like you and me. If human beings can't recognize this fact, and just stop at innocuous exclamations such as "Ah is terrible", "He's a devil" and "I can't imagine", and then continue to go their own way, then the tragedy will likely be repeated.

In addition, the description of ratings and news grabbing in the film is very realistic, which reminds me of "Entertainment to Death". Is it important to let the public think deeply and recognize the truth, or is it important to keep the ratings first and let the audience pay attention to this trial? "Not af***ing TV show" "And af***ing TV show.And.And" is contradictory, but related, very ironic. Video has changed our lives, making it easier and cheaper to obtain information. People only see what they want to see, not necessarily what is really important. How to present the truth while attracting the audience may be an eternal issue for media people.

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The Eichmann Show quotes

  • Milton Fruchtman: Only in proportion as publicity has place can any of the checks applicable to judicial justice operate. Where there is no publicity, there is no justice... Publicity is the very soul of justice... It keeps the judge himself while trying under trial. The security of securities is publicity.

  • Leo Hurwitz: I don't believe in monsters. But I do believe that men are responsible for monstrous deeds.