German tragicomedy

Elenora 2022-12-06 15:34:38

There is always a lot to talk about about war. However, after watching "The Red Baron", I have a new understanding of the expression of former West German Chancellor Brandt kneeling in front of the Polish grave.


War is the continuation of politics by force. The army is a state machine. For the mission of the country, those soldiers rushed to the front line without hesitation. I saw Remarque's "All Quiet on the Western Front", and there is such a sentence "I'm going to try to describe a generation that, although they escaped the war, they were still destroyed by the war."


This is the case with the German army in the film. Manfred von Richterhofen had a splendid military career, shooting down 80 enemy planes, but he obviously disapproved of war. He once said, "We want to shoot down enemy planes, not pilots." When the war turned soldiers into machines, the tragedy of the German army began.


The Germans were still sober, and Manfred von Richthofen was wise. But, tragically, he died at the hands of the man he nearly shot down. The hero is dying, and it is also pitiful.


Manfred von Richthofen was very prescient. Although the German army could not defeat the Allied Powers, he dared to speak his mind in the face of the German Emperor, which is admirable.


Real, frankly. The attitude of the Germans determines the speed at which they rebuild after the war. Such a nation is respected and awe-inspiring.

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The Red Baron quotes

  • Manfred von Richthofen: If you give me the power to make strategic decisions, you will not like them.

    General Hoeppner: Why wouldn't we? We very much trust your abilities, Baron.

    Manfred von Richthofen: I suggest we surrender.

    Major von Richthofen: Huh? What arrogance... What a pompous child you are!

    Manfred von Richthofen: I was victor in 63 aerial battles. You know how I did it? When I faced a battle I couldn't win, I flew away.

    General Hoeppner: What makes you think we cannot win this war?

    Major von Richthofen: What about our boys? Our holy cause!

    Manfred von Richthofen: French... great cigarettes. What makes us think our causes is better than the French, or the British, and the Americans? It isn't! It's not even difference from theirs. We just need an excuse for what we do, because without it we would see who we really are.

  • [last lines]

    Käte: [over Manfred's grave] I could not come sooner. It's not so easy to cross the line into British territory. Finally a friend of ours help me. He asked me why it was important for me to come here? I told him I love you. Did I ever tell you?