Numbness and forgetfulness are not ways for human beings to protect themselves

Lina 2022-03-25 09:01:15

Stories are diluted and glorified history, so those unbleached documentaries are more shocking than movies, such as "Night and Fog". Jack said in "Hotel Rwanda": "I think if people see this video, they'll just say, 'Oh, God, this is horrible' and go on with their dinner." After watching this, I suddenly thought, What if you don't continue with dinner? We are the tiny dust in the torrent of history, with personal destiny, family well-being on our shoulders, and civic consciences on our shoulders. Such a body that is carrying a load, how can it survive if it still bears all the suffering of mankind in its heart? Those shocking images, those horrific atrocities, and those bloody history will only make you feel ashamed of being a human being in a deep horror. Thinking about it this way, numbness and forgetfulness are not ways for human beings to protect themselves.

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Extended Reading
  • Trisha 2022-03-27 09:01:14

    Memory and forgetting are the enduring motifs of Resnais' films, and this film is the starting point of this motif. When Resnais made this film, he clearly separated the past and the present (the time of the fascist atrocities and the time of the filming), using black and white to express the brutal past of the concentration camps, and color films to express the peaceful present of the concentration camps. Commentary written by novelist Jean Cayrol adds to the film's unparalleled impact. (via Time Network)

  • Pete 2022-04-21 09:03:01

    After reading this, can you still have a good impression of the Nazis?

Night and Fog quotes

  • Récitant/Narrator: Grass flourishes on the inspection ground around the blocks. An abandoned village, still heavy with peril. The crematoria are no longer used. The Nazi's cunning is but child's play today. Nine million dead haunt this countryside.

  • Récitant/Narrator: Who among us keeps watch over this strange watchtower to warn the arrival of our new executioners? Are their faces really different from our own?