Fear Eats the Soul is a film set in 1974 in West Germany, when Germany was divided between East and West Germany. The 29-year-old director Rainer Werner Fassbinder used a grim style to examine the serious xenophobic tendencies of the society at that time and to treat the issue of discrimination against foreign workers. He focused on the fringes and bottom of West German society. Amy, a native of Munich, is about 60 years old, a widow, lives alone, and has three children, but they have all started a family. She usually works as a cleaner and lives alone. Chen Lin has a song called "Rainy Night", which is sung like this: Yu Xiaoxiao's night is so lonely, listening to the rain dripping, recalling the past, and the pain and impulse of happiness, who can read and understand the helpless weakness and emptiness that haunt me My soul is flooded with rain and mud, I feel like I'm about to suffocate my burning heart, my heart is shaking, and my heart is shaking. Behind the air, the sky is clear and I will still keep tears in my eyes, smiling and watching the ebb and flow of the tide, there will always be some loneliness in the rainy night, even the humid air enjoys melancholy, tossing and turning, all of your eyes are your gentle cars The dust in my heart is still too much memory, I gave myself to you, you are firm and unrepentant, you ignite the fire of love and warm me up to this day, those unforgettable and beautiful memories I will cherish my dear, where are you at this moment, just wash away the pain and happiness Happiness is to come over again. Are you thinking that I'm changing my mind? The rain will keep falling In the dream, oh, forget it, I will never wake up again, what will the future be like, my expectations and desires Whether tomorrow will be more exciting. Amy's heart is intertwined with the aftertaste of happiness and the desire for it. One rainy night, she was attracted by Arabic music and went into a bar to hide from the rain. This bar mainly deals with Arabs. One of the customers, Ali, is from Morocco and works as an auto mechanic in Germany. He is about 40 years old and lives alone in a foreign country. Day after day, year after year, he has nothing to do except work and drink. He was urged to ask Amy to dance, and Amy agreed generously. During the conversation, the two lonely hearts began to attract each other. After the dance, Ali took the initiative to send Amy home. The more the two talked, the stronger the affection. Amy invited Ali to drink coffee at home, and finally let Ali stay at home. The two lonely hearts nourished each other and soon entered into marriage. Amy is a person with a complete, open, and warm-blooded soul, across nationalities and age differences. Her appearance is logical and logical. Antoine de Saint-Exupéry In The Little Prince, he said: What makes life so beautiful is the sincerity and innocence that we hide. Amy has always maintained a free, open and sincere heart. In a society with severe xenophobia and discrimination, she treats people without prejudice and has not changed for 60 years. Her deceased husband was Polish, but they were happily married; if she wore a discriminatory filter, she would never have walked into an Arab bar on that rainy night. The moment she walked into the bar, it was not "welcome", but everyone stared at her for a long time, staring from a distance, which itself reflected the social distance and estrangement. Everyone stared at her in surprise, daze, and doubt; if she wore a discriminatory filter, she would not have agreed to dance with Ali and have a friendly conversation; it was even more impossible to invite him to her house for coffee, cohabitation, marriage, etc. thing happened. She talked to Ali about Hitler, and on her wedding day, she went to the restaurant where Hitler used to eat. She didn't see "Hitler" as a taboo and avoided it. Amy has love in her heart, and she always conveys her inner love to those around her. In her heart, love has nothing to do with nationality, age, or skin color. Colleagues, neighbors, children and sons-in-law, and shop owners regard contacting and marrying with foreigners as a disgrace and shame, but Amy does not agree and only follows her own heart. Although the loneliness and pressure of being in it made her unbearable for a time, she never had the idea of giving up. Maybe that's why director Fassbender named her Amy? ! Amy in Latin means beloved, well-loved, beloved, dear. At that time, the society discriminated against foreign workers, and it was horrifying to hear the words that came out of the Germans' mouths. "Pig", "No Bathing", "Scrooge", "Trash", "Rapist", "Don't Speak German", "Only Sex in Mind". Calling those German women married to foreigners "stinky whores", "dirty old whores"... These insulting and discriminatory words have spread to every corner of German society like a virus. Amy's neighbors, co-workers, the store on the corner, and even her three children and son-in-law, who don't see themselves as superior. In stark contrast to Amy's logical words and deeds was the absurdity of social discrimination at the time: after returning from Stein's trip, the surrounding environment changed attitudes towards the two, and this change was not caused by changes in Amy's relationship with Ali. , but the actual demand for them around them has changed. The owner of the food store greeted Amy actively because he wanted to keep her as an old customer to avoid loss of business; the youngest son Bruno volunteered to send a check to compensate for the TV set that was damaged because of his opposition to the combination of Amy and Ali, but the reason behind it was that he hoped Amy Mi helped take care of Bit in the afternoon; The change in living attitude was because of wanting to use Amy's basement to store things. The cleaners had isolated her because of her marriage to a foreign worker, but now they want to fight for work rights and win her over. Fassbender believed in the educational role of film, and he aspired to transform the real environment. "I've never tried to reproduce reality in a film," Fassbender said. "What I'm after is to somehow reveal those mechanisms so that people see the need to change their own reality." Fassbender Binder once sighed: "No one is lonelier than me", and Amy, the protagonist of the movie, is Fassbender. The streets, corridors, and restaurants where Amy appeared were often empty or separated from others. Maybe this was the loneliness or "loneliness" the director felt in the social environment at that time? ! Romain Rolland said in "Michelangelo's Biography": There is only one true heroism in the world, and that is to know the truth of life and still love it. Amy has a clear understanding of herself, the society and people around her, but she still protects her with love. When Ali confessed to Amy, "I slept with other women and it upsets me," Amy said, "It doesn't matter, you are a free man and you can do whatever you want. I'm getting older and I can't forbid you to do what you want please, but when we're together, we should treat each other a little bit better, otherwise, life will be nothing to miss." Learned that Ali had a stomach piercing , she will love him as always and take good care of his body. Amy is an ordinary person. If she has such a heroism, it is to protect her ordinary life with love. Looking at Spinder's film, it is easy to think of another director, Aki Kaurimarski. Fassbender forced Archie to make a big round and died early. The two lives did not intersect. When Archie finished filming "The Match Factory Girl", Fassbender had passed away for 8 years. But the two seem to have something in common. They both studied films in Munich. Their works focus on the bottom of society, the disadvantaged groups, and they are fighters for social problems. Films are their weapons. If Fassbender hadn't died early, he and Aki would have met and got to know each other on some occasion. Will his "loneliness" be less? Fassbender once sighed: "No one is lonelier than me", and Amy, the protagonist of the movie, is Fassbender. The streets, corridors, and restaurants where Amy appeared were often empty or separated from others. Maybe this was the loneliness or "loneliness" the director felt in the social environment at that time? ! Romain Rolland said in "Michelangelo's Biography": There is only one true heroism in the world, and that is to know the truth of life and still love it. Amy has a clear understanding of herself, the society and people around her, but she still protects her with love. When Ali confessed to Amy, "I slept with other women and it upsets me," Amy said, "It doesn't matter, you are a free man and you can do whatever you want. I'm getting older and I can't forbid you to do what you want please, but when we're together, we should treat each other a little bit better, otherwise, life will be nothing to miss." Learned that Ali had a stomach piercing , she will love him as always and take good care of his body. Amy is an ordinary person. If she has such a heroism, it is to protect her ordinary life with love. Looking at Spinder's film, it is easy to think of another director, Aki Kaurimarski. Fassbender forced Archie to make a big round and died early. The two lives did not intersect. When Archie finished filming "The Match Factory Girl", Fassbender had passed away for 8 years. But the two seem to have something in common. They both studied films in Munich. Their works focus on the bottom of society, the disadvantaged groups, and they are fighters for social problems. Films are their weapons. If Fassbender hadn't died early, he and Aki would have met and got to know each other on some occasion. Will his "loneliness" be less? Fassbender once sighed: "No one is lonelier than me", and Amy, the protagonist of the movie, is Fassbender. The streets, corridors, and restaurants where Amy appeared were often empty or separated from others. Maybe this was the loneliness or "loneliness" the director felt in the social environment at that time? ! Romain Rolland said in "Michelangelo's Biography": There is only one true heroism in the world, and that is to know the truth of life and still love it. Amy has a clear understanding of herself, the society and people around her, but she still protects her with love. When Ali confessed to Amy, "I slept with other women and it upsets me," Amy said, "It doesn't matter, you are a free man and you can do whatever you want. I'm getting older and I can't forbid you to do what you want please, but when we're together, we should treat each other a little bit better, otherwise, life will be nothing to miss." Learned that Ali had a stomach piercing , she will love him as always and take good care of his body. Amy is an ordinary person. If she has such a heroism, it is to protect her ordinary life with love. Looking at Spinder's film, it is easy to think of another director, Aki Kaurimarski. Fassbender forced Archie to make a big round and died early. The two lives did not intersect. When Archie finished filming "The Match Factory Girl", Fassbender had passed away for 8 years. But the two seem to have something in common. They both studied films in Munich. Their works focus on the bottom of society, the disadvantaged groups, and they are fighters for social problems. Films are their weapons. If Fassbender hadn't died early, he and Aki would have met and got to know each other on some occasion. Will his "loneliness" be less? And Amy said, "It doesn't matter, you're a free man and you can do whatever you want. I'm getting old and I can't stop you from doing whatever you want, but when we're together We should treat each other a little better when we meet, otherwise, life will be nothing to miss." Knowing that Ali had a gastric perforation, she would love him as always and take good care of his body. Amy is an ordinary person. If she has such a heroism, it is to protect her ordinary life with love. Looking at Spinder's film, it is easy to think of another director, Aki Kaurimarski. Fassbender forced Archie to make a big round and died early. The two lives did not intersect. When Archie finished filming "The Match Factory Girl", Fassbender had passed away for 8 years. But the two seem to have something in common. They both studied films in Munich. Their works focus on the bottom of society, the disadvantaged groups, and they are fighters for social problems. Films are their weapons. If Fassbender hadn't died early, he and Aki would have met and got to know each other on some occasion. Will his "loneliness" be less? And Amy said, "It doesn't matter, you're a free man and you can do whatever you want. I'm getting old and I can't stop you from doing whatever you want, but when we're together We should treat each other a little better when we meet, otherwise, life will be nothing to miss." Knowing that Ali had a gastric perforation, she would love him as always and take good care of his body. Amy is an ordinary person. If she has such a heroism, it is to protect her ordinary life with love. Looking at Spinder's film, it is easy to think of another director, Aki Kaurimarski. Fassbender forced Archie to make a big round and died early. The two lives did not intersect. When Archie finished filming "The Match Factory Girl", Fassbender had passed away for 8 years. But the two seem to have something in common. They both studied films in Munich. Their works focus on the bottom of society, the disadvantaged groups, and they are fighters for social problems. Films are their weapons. If Fassbender hadn't died early, he and Aki would have met and got to know each other on some occasion. Will his "loneliness" be less?
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