[The homework assigned by the teacher... The evaluation is in the tone of the WeChat public account, you can read it if the writing is not good, it is purely personal opinion] Marriage, a legal union or contract formed by two people living together. This is the shortest definition of marriage I have found. We also know from a young age that marriage is to have a bunch of "monkeys" with a person you love and someone who loves you and grow old happily. In the movie we are introducing today, in the eyes of many people, the heroine is a love bitch (doing something you know with many men in the name of love). Here, the editor is not in a hurry to define the heroine, and I hope to take you to know about her two-day marriage. (There are spoilers below, but I know you won't mind)
"Marriage of Maria Braun" is one of Rainer Werner Fassbender's female trilogy. The heroine Maria and her husband Hermann are married in troubled Germany. After one day of marriage, the husband on the battlefield. This was Maria's first day of marriage. The director placed their marriage in a war-torn era, blasting the sacred marriage registry with artillery fire, and using the cry of a baby to set off the heavy vows. Even so, they held on to the registrar for his signature as he ran away. In ordinary romance films, there are bound to be a series of pictures of conjugal love, but the director did the opposite. In these short few minutes, both the cruelty of the war was depicted, and the strong love between them was set off. Instead, it brings a light comedy style in the absurd.
The first man she met in her marriage was Bill, a black American officer. He gave everything that could be given, as well as some comfort to her when she learned of her husband's death. Just when we thought they could live happily ever after, she kept emphasizing that she just liked him, but couldn't marry him. What followed was Herman's sudden return, allowing Maria to kill Bill very calmly. The second man she met in her marriage was Oswald, a wealthy businessman. Maria won his heart with her beauty and intelligence. He also gave her a stable life, and she also had her career. If the first man she met was her relief from being flustered, then this man was the springboard for her success in changing herself. She could spend the night with him on the first day, and work extremely seriously on the second day. In this way, she has become what we now call a career woman. With these qualities, she is still extremely loyal to her marriage. (The editor uses quality to describe it here, because the attitude of being able to grasp things clearly is very good in itself)
Don't forget, at this time, she also has a husband, Herman, who was imprisoned in prison for her. During her five prison visits, she kept saying that everything she did was for him. And all we can see is that their love is limited to this frame, maybe they still love each other, but the director maximized the sound of the guards playing with the keys during the shooting, which is comparable to the voice they talk about. There is an obvious sense of separation in this shot, as if their love is still there, but the marriage has long been divided by the outside world. In the most common words, marriage is the grave of love.
In addition to these men, Maria's image can be brought out, of course, there are her friends Bailey and her mother who are also women. These two women are diametrically opposed, careerless, and materialistically obsessed images may be a traditional image for many women. And this Maria, who is extremely loyal to marriage, is like a paradox, stubborn and radical. Rather than saying that Maria is a love bitch, it is better to say that she is just an experiment for women to explore themselves.
The director added a tragic ending to the marriage during the war, but the editor believes that the ending that turned into nothingness is precisely the new beginning for women in an era. Today, with the continuous improvement of women's status, women's rights have also been expanded. And all of this is because women can not only live but also work, and only when their material foundation is improved can they obtain corresponding gains. Just as Maria in the war did not wait and despair blindly, but made full use of all her advantages to make herself and her family live a so-called good life. Although this kind of good life is extreme in the eyes of most people, because she is not happy and seems to be a different person, but when she learns that her husband has betrayed the love between them spiritually Only then can she end it decisively. (Many people think the explosion here was just an accident, but I think it was on purpose when Maria stared at the cigarette in her hand)
Maria's marriage is an example of tragedy in times of war, but how should we deal with modern and contemporary marriages in times of peace?
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