If the movie theaters were all this kind of movies, maybe I would run to the movie theaters from time to time. Then again, if the small movie theaters could show such movies often, the living situation would be much better, right? Forget it, it's an award

Lee 2022-02-04 08:14:42

The five-star rating is not because I saw something that can interpret the film. To be honest, I feel a little regret that the graffiti in the empty shots in the latter part of the film were not translated by the subtitle team. This film is like an encounter in a movie theater at midnight, like a boy and an old man, just a few words and nothing more.

From writing all the way to wandering at a loss, it may not be a kind of progress, but it must be a kind of growth. The boy in the film is the protagonist, but he does not really carefully describe the image of this person, but through his "road movie" like a day, he succeeds in making a simple life of squatting at home. The shares are indescribably profound, just like the black and white film chosen by the director.

A boy's doubts about the world, whether it is big or small, and after reading the film reviews, he tries to dig out the social meaning of the film from history, but, I think the old man's last words are really long aftertaste, then When he cried, it was only because he could no longer ride on that street. At first I thought the world was strange, but in the end I found out that it was me who was strange, just like a boy's passive attitude when he met a hooligan on the street, a deep sense of loneliness, and a hidden divine spirit. In contrast, the old man with the same name as Dajie is like a confession of a vicissitudes of life.

The title of the film is intriguing, is Oh the male protagonist, or is Oh for all the boys born in the best and most unfortunate times?

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A Coffee in Berlin quotes

  • Julika Hoffmann: [to a thug] what kinda guy are you? Let me guess. You were born an alcoholic because your mom couldn't stay off the booze during her pregnancy. How could she, when she got beaten up by daddy when he came home from the pub?

  • Café-Shop Angestellte: So, what it'll be?

    Niko Fischer: Coffee, please.

    Café-Shop Angestellte: To go, right?

    [pause]

    Café-Shop Angestellte: What kind?

    Niko Fischer: Just normal coffee.

    Café-Shop Angestellte: Wanna try something new? Today's special is the Marocchino. For 2 Euros extra, you get a doughnut or a seed roll, all homemade and organic.

    Niko Fischer: I think I'll stick with the coffee.

    Café-Shop Angestellte: Sure, we've got two kinds: the Arabica and the Columbia Morning.

    Niko Fischer: Which coffee tastes most like a regular coffee?

    Café-Shop Angestellte: I like both.

    Niko Fischer: I'll take the Columbia.

    Café-Shop Angestellte: The Columbia, then.

    [pause]

    Café-Shop Angestellte: You want milk. We've got soy milk.

    Niko Fischer: No, thanks.

    Café-Shop Angestellte: Okay, then. Three Euros forty, please.

    Niko Fischer: Without today's special. Just the coffee.

    Café-Shop Angestellte: Yes, three forty.

    Niko Fischer: Three forty for a regular coffee?

    Café-Shop Angestellte: Yeah, that's the Columbia.