There has never been a shortage of movies and series about the "World War II" theme in the history of film. There have been many in the past, and there will still be in the future. The image of the German officers and soldiers during World War II was created by the lieutenant general, and it is rare to see the war from the perspective of the Axis powers, especially the ordinary people in Germany. This is also the biggest attraction of the show. one of the points.
War, what never changes is that it can change everything.
Wilhelm was fought for his ideals and beliefs. At first, he fought for the country, then he fought for his comrades, and then he chose to be a deserter, turning from a national hero to war trash.
Friedhelm saw the shadow of the war from the very beginning, but he could not escape. From the passive resistance at the beginning, he gradually turned into a killing machine, but he never completely lost his conscience. The insurmountable gap between his imagination made him suffer from inner torment, and finally decided to die.
Charlotte went from innocence to reality, from firmness to doubt, from hope to despair, she experienced the separation of life and death, experienced the contradictions of human nature, and suffered the devastation of this war to an extremely simple person like her.
Viktor was tortured because of his Jewish identity. He survived a series of human tragedies such as flight, loss of love, loss of parents, and massacre. The body is still there, but the soul is dead.
Greta was forced to be involved in this torrent in the pursuit of self. From the beginning of not knowing the truth, to seeing the truth later, but being convicted for her words, on the eve of the end of this era, she became a victim of politics.
Before the war, they were in high spirits, and they agreed to return to their hometown in honor one year later.
The images of these five characters are very real and have distinct personalities. They condense the young people of that generation in Germany and are very representative. The war hurt most ordinary Germans as much as the invaders, and there was no winner after the gunshots.
Of course, aside from these advantages and highlights, there are still many controversies and doubts in this play.
The first is the setting of the halo of the protagonist in some storylines. The bullet was unscathed, and the bullet was only one centimeter away from the heart. There was also the deliberate arrangement of the characters, such as the female Jew who was exposed by Charlotte, and finally became an officer. These settings make the development of the whole story full of coincidences, which makes people feel a little unrealistic.
In addition, the biggest controversy is the suspicion of "whitewashing". It can be said that any works about World War II presented from the perspective of the Axis powers will be considered to be suspected of whitewashing to some extent, and Japan's "Grave of the Fireflies" also has such controversy.
But the core of this drama is undoubtedly anti-war, revealing the destruction of human nature by war, and it does reflect and criticize, and it is profound.
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