Auschwitz, another terrible fact very close to us. Crematorium, gas chamber. Cruel medical experiment. Shoot at will. And this film about Auschwitz presents the reflections of the previous generation of Germans on themselves. This is a nation that has come out of Kant, Hegel, and Heidegger. This is a nation that has gone out of Goethe and Schiller. This nation filled with reason and philosophy has always been very foreign to the Chinese: we neither know their former glory nor how evil and terrible Nazi Germany was. That's just a tokenized term: the horribly evil Nazis, who killed thousands and drowned an absurd war with corpses and blood. But now these people in Germany, they have inherited the spirit of philosophy, from Arendt, from "Our Fathers" and "The Reader", they use self-dissection to complete the reflection on human war, politics, and nation-state. Just like this "Labyrinth of Silence", what is needed is not punishment or judgment, but reflection and vigilance.
Of course, this kind of empty slogan in this film requires reflection on whether it is useful to ask to admit one's guilt, and how this indoctrination of youth is similar and different from the indoctrination of youth in Nazi Germany at that time. Years later, those younger generations will come to evaluate. After all, time is the partner of results, and individuals are only slaves of time, and the real answer can only be found by continuing to wait. (hope so)
And for us, in terms of the Christian communion or something, Christ made atonement for mankind, so people believed in him. Personally, I think this is an extremely self-deceiving and selfish idea. This Christ is not the original Jewish God, but becomes the instrument of man's self-liberation. Personally, I don't want to bear the pain of facing my choice and the pain it brings. Just like the male protagonist, he stood on the commanding heights of judging others before he knew his father was a Nazi. In the end, he just came back to make the lesson not repeat itself. trial. He doesn't know if he can choose to be in that situation, just as we don't know how we would be. History has only lucky people and unfortunate people. The lucky people can avoid choices, and the unfortunate people are forced to change under extreme circumstances. But many people do not want to see whether they are lucky or unfortunate, they just want to stand with the majority, avoid hiding, and be in a constant state of panic.
All my film reviews are about reflecting on the film and reflecting on myself. I find it hard to tell the difference between the great evil and the small evil. I have to have a conscience and a sense of justice, which is impossible for everyone. Not only is it a geographical barrier, but it is also a lack of strength. We can only maintain relationships with a few people, and we can only seek justice for the victims we know well, or surrender to power and save those who matter to us. This is a human limitation and cannot be changed. Therefore, good city-states are small countries with few people. Given such a limitation, what solutions can we find? My approach is that since my education has taught me to be an idealist who pursues fairness and justice, then I have to follow my heart instead of yielding to others or the masses. In the world of the wicked, do your best, do not violate your conscience, and do not fear your own death.
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