The movie is divided into two parts:
1. Under the authoritarian regime of totalitarian and oppressive regimes, have the people, guided by their public opinion, become better?
In the movie, people in the town despise, discriminate, and prejudice the protagonist's family. They verbally attack, spit, and steal. It seems that people's minds have become worse, and it is similar to the current cyber violence.
Here it becomes difficult to hold on to kindness.
From the point of view of other people in the town, all the men go to join the army and die for the country (sounds noble), and for the man who refuses to go, it is considered to be betrayal of the whole country and the whole nation and is despised. In their eyes it is right.
2. The protagonist insists on disobeying the aggressive behavior of the national army because of his Christian beliefs. The Germans consider the soldiers of their own country to be heroes, and the male protagonist believes that the soldiers of the countries invaded by Germany are heroes for defending their country.
Here, insisting on justice becomes difficult.
Standing in the ruling class, the behavior of the male protagonist is undoubtedly treason.
There is a strange logic here: the decisions made by the leaders of the autocratic regime and the use of state power, including the military and public opinion, to guide the people, the people will think that they are all right. If the leaders are doing the right thing, then there is no doubt that the motives of the people at this time are right.
But what if the leaders make the wrong decision? The nation is completely fooled and still thinks they are right. Leaders do not allow voices of opposition, and even if they are wrong, they must use violent organs to suppress them.
In this case, even the freedom to express opinions is lost.
Individuals with different voices will also be abused by fans of the regime. No matter if they are scolded right or not, as long as they are different from themselves, they will wait for a while, and don’t need to think independently.
And at this time, if the leaders still think they are right, the citizens don't understand their actions, and they feel that they are doing it for everyone's sake and for everyone's future, then it will be even worse. . .
Postscript: The male protagonist is very suitable for this type of film, no wonder he looks familiar, he has played the bearded Marx before
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