Sarah's family is one of the many victims of the Winter Arena incident. During World War II, France was occupied in less than a month after resisting, and they obeyed Germany's demands without any struggle. In order to please Germany, even a country was asked to surrender it. Jews between the ages of 15 and 60 send their newborns together. This nation is far inferior to the anti-Japanese spirit of the Chinese Celestial Dynasty. It has its geographical and historical limitations. I am not interested in understanding why a country is weak. In comparison, I am more willing to study why it is strong, just like Japan. The same is true for people, who can understand the weaknesses of human nature, but do not like to discuss in depth.
Sarah is smart and brave. In order to protect her brother Michelle, she chose to lock her brother in a closet when she was arrested by the police. She doesn't know where she is going, but this key is a kind of hope. It gives hope to her brother and hope to herself. If she didn't have the key, she might just obediently obey the arrangement and be sent to a concentration camp to die early.
In fact, this key is hope, although, Sarah was severely criticized by her parents; although Michelle died tragically in the closet; although, the adult Sarah fell into endless self-blame and eventually committed suicide... But precisely because of her, Sarah Persevered and managed to escape from the camp; contributed to Jacques' bravery and justice (don't know what he paid for it, but it may be a rare pride in his life); fulfilled the fate of the rural couple and Sarah; also helped Richard meet the charming Sarah; and then there was William who was still charming at 50. Without Sarah's choice, everything could have ended in death camps.
The rural couple went from the initial helplessness of "go away and don't cause us trouble" to the firmness of "one death a day is enough" to the sadness of watching Sarah leave. It shows the hope of ordinary people during the war;
Jacques loosens Sarah's little hand that was stomped on the key, which is the basic conscience of a person, and the apple under his feet is his work, but he pulls the barbed wire. Getting the palm of your hand is indeed the hope of government officials during the war;
Perhaps the film is to show us that the desire for peace and love of people of different classes is not only limited to the time of World War II, but also now. As usual, I can't forget to sing praises of the American dream, the perseverance of Americans. Juliet's persistence as a reporter to uncover the truth, as a woman, has the willfulness that determines her own life. I'm not sure, is this selfish? Because the truth is peeled off layer by layer, it seems to have a happy ending in this story. Is this really the case in life? How many people have changed their lives because they are unbearable to face the truth, so should we still insist on our own persistence? For yourself, the answer is naturally "yes", and in fact, no one can be responsible for others, so if you can persist, then persist! No one can satisfy anyone! Everyone should be prepared for all the unknowns, this is the responsibility no one can escape. Speaking of which, I appreciate the principles of life advocated by the American Dream. I don't know how many people actually did it.
The film starts from two lines of World War II and the present. The lives of two people are the main line, Sarah in World War II and Juliet now.
Sarah's upbringing is destined to eventually lead to self-destruction. But at least, giving Richard a woman he deeply loves also brings William to the world. Therefore, when everyone can face the reality bravely, Richard walks so peacefully, and William can finally get out of the anger of losing his mother when he was young, and is willing to know more about his mother. So although the truth is cruel, as long as you have enough courage to face it and accept it, this is the real growth.
Juliet and her husband's family, because the old house has an intersection with Sarah's life, this is just a way of film or novel. Juliet's father-in-law stayed in the apartment where Sarah was arrested during the war. When Sarah was brought back to Paris by the rural couple and couldn't wait to open the closet, they witnessed Michelle's misery together. Father Juliet's family lived in such an apartment, including her husband's childhood. I can't fathom how they were able to see it all and go on living, maybe there are a lot of real reasons. But her father-in-law insisted on sending money to Sarah every month to show his sympathy or guilt. I didn't think so, but maybe he would. But obviously this experience hurt her father-in-law as a child, so he kept it tight. He didn't tell his wife, and he also hid it from his son to protect his family in his own way. In the end, it had to be exposed because of his daughter-in-law's work. Although he still tried to get his daughter-in-law to help him keep the secret together, it is obvious that the American daughter-in-law needs the truth more. After my husband knew the truth, he refused to answer Juliet's phone call. I could vaguely feel the complicated emotions in it. Maybe because of this, Juliet could insist on keeping little Sarah, and Juliet was separated from her husband after all. Because Juliet is completely independent of herself. Does she love her husband? Don't know, maybe once, but not love now. So does the husband love her? Don't love it, otherwise how can I bear to ask my wife to destroy the baby who finally came after 6 years, what reason can I make unilaterally? Only don't love. So, I support Juliet in bringing little Sarah to the world, albeit more of an artistic expression, emphasizing new hope. But I support that as long as Juliet wants to, then no power can stop it. As for the final scene of William and Juliet I prefer to think it's just the acceptance of the storyteller by the characters in the story, with no other elements.
So instead of saying that the title of the film is meant to be about World War II, the facts focus more on general human nature.
No matter history or reality, there is a cruel side, but at the same time there will always be a key of hope somewhere; that key is to face oneself, that truth. All experiences, including feelings and thoughts.
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