Some thoughts on this movie

Nellie 2022-03-21 09:02:59

Part 1 Nazi Germany

Let people repress their nature and hand over the rights of sterilization and death to the government. The male protagonist's aunt was also sterilized and eventually died. It is also because of this part that the male protagonist left a deep childhood memory (the male protagonist's aunt left a deep impression on the later male protagonist when he was arrested)

Part II East Germany

The male protagonist began to study and met his wife and his father. The male protagonist wants to pursue "ich (self)", but as the professor in the school said, "serving the interests of the people, not self." The male protagonist may be forced by the environment to make a living, not like In the beginning, he didn't paint murals like that, and started "social realism".

Part 3 West Germany - Liberating Nature

The male protagonist and his wife came to West Germany, and they began to study again after 27-28 (also ridiculed by the old husband). I have seen many different "avant-garde arts". The male protagonist also played these "avant-garde arts" at first, but he "always felt that something was wrong." Later, the professor came to see it and said that you didn't find yourself, and said "I think, therefore I am". In the end, the male protagonist found the "ich" by copying amateur photos and his childhood memories, and felt the real power.

Attached are two pictures of the male protagonist enjoying the bus whistle

Summary of this movie (although there are still many flaws) this movie can talk too much

1. The impact of the war and its aftermath

The bombing and the father's later job search were influenced by joining the Nazi party

2. Nazi atrocities

Sterilization without "normal" evolution and the Nazis

3. The influence of the environment on people

In East Germany, people were not allowed to have self, and in West Germany, everyone was playing art other than painting, and the male protagonist did not need to paint, but in the end, the male protagonist found painting that he liked

4. Family

I recently read a book "Original Family", and I thought of the control of the male protagonist's father-in-law over their young couple's life.

5. Forms of Art and Artists

The male protagonist's classmate led the way, and the short section when he visited the male protagonist's second school depicts various so-called "artists" (although the director has no derogatory meaning)

6. Real power.

I don't know if everyone is like the male protagonist, who is particularly impressed with certain things when they were young, so profound that you can even feel that they are affecting you all the time. I don't know if you still have the feeling that you are standing in an empty place, without caring about the feelings of others, open your limbs and close your eyes and take a deep breath. That real presence is fascinating. (Like the hero in the last scene in front of the bus)

7. Get back your true self (keep your childlike innocence).

Thinking of what Xing Hu said before, learning to act is to open a door to your own world, so that you can integrate into this game.

Also like the professor said, I don't choose any, I choose art.

The professor said that I choose art, and I think it can be understood that I choose myself.

It is difficult to maintain a childlike heart, especially under the influence of the environment, everyone is very impetuous, powerful and has no bearing, I hope that I can maintain this childlike heart

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Extended Reading
  • Royce 2022-03-28 09:01:10

    The notes of life, the introspection of art. The three-hour movie viewing experience is wonderful, making this ordinary night unusual. This is the charm of the movie. While paying tribute to modern art, the Germans did not forget to whip the corpse of the Nazis. They not only maintained the consistent speculative position of German movies, but also were extremely subjective and emotional in the cut. The fire is burning, let's call it movie lust.

  • Alexis 2022-03-25 09:01:19

    The three-hour period is a big test of one's mental strength and bladder. The story is too meticulous and uneventful, and it is a bit boring to be able to guess all the dog-blood routines in advance. Falling asleep twice did not delay the plot. There are so many war reflection films made by the Germans that it is difficult to make a big breakthrough without seeking innovation and change.

Never Look Away quotes

  • Professor Carl Seeband: Socialist realism?

    Kurt Barnert: Is there anything else?

    Professor Carl Seeband: I hope not.

  • Ellie Seeband: A doctor should heal people. He should heal people.