We are a combination of contradictions

Roel 2022-03-23 09:02:48

In this great minimalist film, Robert Bresson wants to discuss with us the different reactions and attitudes that human beings take when faced with extreme dilemmas such as life and death. Some people put their spirit on religion, and some people decide to endure silently and wait for the arrival of light. Some people put their love on the book, some people choose to run away, but they don't trust his fellow victims, (in the end he failed).
Our hero Fontaine also chose to escape, but he decided to trust a German inmate (roommate) Jost, the former may just be forced, the latter may just be coerced. Some people may say that the original enemy is only cooperating because of the needs of the interests, but what I want to say is that everyone's life is not of equal value? Whether he is a member of the French resistance or a German soldier! So, at the end, when I saw our hero and the German prisoner escape successfully together, I almost burst into tears.
Finally, what I want to say is that Fontaine actually received help from his fellow Frenchmen, both mentally and physically, although they were reluctant to escape with him, to a certain extent, even Do not trust him, (eg: the guy who escaped alone and failed in the end).
This is actually not surprising, because we humans have always been a combination of contradictions.

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Extended Reading
  • Adam 2022-03-26 09:01:10

    The second brush is angry and beats five stars, and the iron proof is like a mountain of masters. The use of shots, scene scheduling, detailed descriptions, and careful editing are all textbook-style templates, meticulous and refined, and the typical monologue close-up model. Panyuanzi's nutritious vegetarian film brings minimalist aesthetics to the extreme, but it is full of thinking and self-restraint, so Bresson can always push the film to a pure artistic high point.

  • Newell 2022-03-21 09:02:46

    A / The most favorite part of Bresson at the moment. (Not after rewatching "Money")

A Man Escaped quotes

  • Le lieutenant Fontaine: I think my courage abandoned me for a moment and I cried.

  • Le lieutenant Fontaine: I laughed nervously which soothed me.