I used to dislike modern Germany very much.
Junkers nobility, militarism, iron and blood, The Last Lesson, Gas War, Unrestricted Submarine Warfare, Mein Kampf, National Socialism, Auschwitz, Anne's Diary, all of which run through Germany for hundreds of years Each of the nouns of history is full of darkness and sin. In my old opinion, the word Germany was as sinful as Mordor in The Lord of the Rings.
But when I first saw the movie, my opinion changed a lot. The German soldiers I saw were not hideous, bloodthirsty orcs, but normal-looking normal people, including well-educated, suave students. When the protagonist finally retreated with the old squad leader on the back of the enemy plane, I also prayed that they would come back safely, but in the end only one person survived. In the ending, the protagonist was shot and killed, which can be regarded as a kind of relief.
Of course, this does not mean that the nature of the war of aggression has changed in any way, but even if the people are not completely innocent, those who should be punished should be those who advocate hatred.
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