The English-language film "The Hidden Life" tells the tragedy of Franz, an Austrian who swears his allegiance to Hitler to the death during World War II, and was finally sent to the stage of ruin. It's a Palme d'Or nominated film. How many times has it been said that the theme of war is eternal, and war works are diverse when war is expressed from different angles. This film shows the struggle of a mountain peasant and a small person against the background of the death of Germany and Austria during the war, showing Hitler's power politics and the ignorant following of the general public, showing the invaluable adherence to the truth. The story is not complicated, and the three-hour time seems a bit procrastinated. Fortunately, there are Austrian mountain scenery, local folklore, characteristic houses, beautiful colors, light and shadow, montages such as switching and flashback, and there are affectionate letters between the couple.
In the case of ignorant obedience or cowardly compromise, the hero, Yijie Caomin, can't change the situation at all. What awaits him is the isolation and exclusion of neighbors, official coercion and attack, and finally imprisonment and death. Fight to the death. There are no anti-fascist guns, no justifiable remarks in the German court, no stern criticism, just silently stick to it, without making any compromises. The catastrophe initiated by the fascists started from deceiving, bewitching and inciting public opinion. To a certain extent, the populism contributed to the arrogance of the fascists. As a result, not only the entire Europe and the whole world were set back, but also the German and Austrian nation was pushed to the brink of destruction. The choice of the people to follow the trend is not correct, but the persistence of small people is very great. Just as a Western writer said, the power of justice and kindness in the world is increasing, and history is moving forward. It is also due to these little-known behaviors. The reason why the world around us is not so bad, and the reason why the sky does not fall in the darkest hour, is also due to these people who do not seek fame, but seek to live faithfully and uphold the truth. They often die without any condolences, and this movie can be regarded as a tribute to them.
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