The director has obviously done a lot of homework in the professional field, but I have to say that the film's presentation of this social issue is better than the film's production itself. Rather than saying that the second half is too cobbled together, it is better to say that the structure of the entire film is not understood, and the presentation of some key points is diffuse and chaotic (it may also be to set the audience's psychology and set up small climaxes distributed one by one), it seems Like creating a Benni problem. The ending is especially outrageous. The depth and realism of the film are greatly reduced by deliberately exaggerating, and there are too many discrepancies before and after. There are a few touching moments like Benni calling Micha Dad and Benni not having a seizure after Micha's child touches her face (Benni's introversion of the role of mother caregiver).
Benni's problem was not establishing the right way to deal with outside pressure. The director speaks appropriately about the family reasons behind it, while not establishing a victim-victim binary. It's conceivable that Benni may have some genetic impulse control issues, so when in a conflict-ridden restructured family, it's not enough to have a loving, but cowardly, chaotic mother. In this sense, it is one step closer than Fassbender's "I Just Want You to Love Me"; it is not whether there is, but whether it is enough. The director did not want to blame any party, but discussed what can be done under the existing system; including not attacking the German child welfare system, but objectively speaking, what human society can do is not enough.
In fact, the German measures shown in the film are quite complete, and even Micha can provide her with short-term all-weather one-on-one support, which is too extravagant and unaffordable for society in many places, including China. If the society is stable and the economy is good, there will be fewer unhealthy families, and there will be more social resources that can be allocated to children's welfare, and vice versa. If we could create a Truman-like safe and controllable environment for Benni, with medical and psychological measures, it would be much better, but it is not realistic (maybe this is the purpose of the Kenya project?). This is indeed a rather frustrating question at present. At least the director let people see the existence of these small system destroyers who have come out of the dark side of society. They bring a great burden to the family and the community, but they are not born demons, they also have pure emotions and the right to pursue happiness.
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