Kafka

Isai 2022-04-11 09:01:07

It's not a complete biopic, but it does a good job of Kafka. The film begins with the disappearance of one of his few friends. The director takes us step by step to gradually understand Kafka. As Kafka has called off his engagement three times in this film, he also insinuates Kafka many times. His works, such as castles, trials, verdicts, and some famous quotes... When Kafka entered the castle, the picture changed from black and white to color, which was like his delusional world. As Kafka said in the film, he described these ...and the director used this color shift to express Kafka's absurd fantasy world. Maybe Kafka also only has fantasy worlds in color.
The truth that the film draws out step by step is so cruel, this dark, corrupt politics is also often metaphorical in Kafka's work. I haven't read Kafka's work, and in my opinion this work not only expresses "Kafka" very well, but also is not as boring as a traditional biopic.

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Extended Reading
  • Jerald 2022-04-20 09:02:56

    "I cannot deny that I am part of the world". Inside the castle is color, outside the castle is black and white, black and white is real life, the castle is an illusion. People are not controlled by power, they are controlled by their own consciousness. Seeing it as a suspense movie, it's kind of a comedy to me, it tells the absurdity of reality, and a lot of the plot is funny. Several follow-ups were close at hand, but the male protagonist was very calm and escaped smoothly. Here, you can feel that he has been wandering, quietly observing, and secret heartache.

  • Cordelia 2022-04-22 07:01:58

    It uses a lot of expressions of the silent film era, not only the style of Kafka, but also the sense of the era of the early 20th century. It is almost the same as reading "The Castle", a magical film.

Kafka quotes

  • Gabriela: If I waited for you to understand, it would be too late.

  • Franz Kafka: When a document is sent to the Medical Records Division, is it possible to recall it for a view?

    The Keeper of the Files: Of course not. Who'd want to let in a bunch of riff-raff off the street?