Don't look away

Melba 2022-03-23 09:03:02

out of my expectation. It's not clear what kind of hazy meaning the film is trying to convey. Instead of looking for the so-called truth, it feels like a metaphor for political parties with artistic genres. When you deliberately pursue an avant-garde expression or realism, you will eventually lose what you want to express and eventually get lost in the painful pursuit. . The father of the male protagonist originally resisted the Nazis and was taken away from the house and lost his job. In order to cater to the times, he joined the Nazi party. After the war, instead of getting the so-called capital, he became a cleaner. Being restrained by environmental trends will only lead to losing one's self and persevering in one's own heart to achieve the ultimate detachment of the soul. This is why it is said in the film that people can only find true freedom in art, don't look away. Just like the movie itself, it uses a calm and restrained vision to be cautious about everything that history has created, and does not evade the cruelty of war and does not make subjective judgments. What is truly presented is harmony and beauty. When I ignore why the pictures are created and regard them as works of no master, only viewing all of them from an aesthetic point of view is the only meaningful thing that relies on nothingness. There is a sense of Nietzsche's philosophy.

At the beginning, I couldn't understand the slowly raised hands in the sound of the whistle. At the end, I echoed the fading whistle and the passionate soundtrack, and my soul was detached at this moment. Maybe that's what this movie is trying to convey.

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Never Look Away quotes

  • Ellie Seeband: A doctor should heal people. He should heal people.

  • Kurt Barnert: It's far too easy to love you. You're so beautiful, it's almost unromantic.

    [subtitled version]