The beginning of the film is a decadent man, his life is obviously unwilling and monotonous, so he drove into the wall. In the nursing home, he met a girl who was obviously rebellious. The girl suddenly said, "Are you willing to marry me?", and the man said "Don't be fooling around." So, the rebellious girl immediately tried to commit suicide. It started in this kind of mischief, yes, this can only be called the beginning of a relationship between men and women, you can't regard it as love. The same feature of the two is that they are both Turkish immigrants from Germany, and they are both depressed people, but their backgrounds are different. Cahit, a man, is obviously a marginal role among German Turkish immigrants. He bears more of the helplessness and helplessness of a foreigner who has left his hometown in Germany. As an immigrant, he has not received a good education that is more in line with German standards. He can only engage in simple tasks such as packing bottles. He can only be company with alcohol. The frustration of life undoubtedly covers him, in the poor streets of the bustling city. He feels lonely in the alley. If Cahit has received a modern shock, then the girl Sibel has received a more traditional shock. She undoubtedly has a more traditional or conservative family background, but she has an independent personality that faces the old ones. Clear rules and regulations, living in Germany, she is undoubtedly facing a more westernized, freer, and more personal culture, but her family, like many Chinese families in Chinatown in the United States, adheres to a circle and sticks to traditions. Young she obviously cannot bear such a repressive life. Faced with the strong tradition of the family, no one seems to understand her way of life. So in the conservative family in the bustling city, she feels also lonely.
A lonely and desperate person is prone to the urge to commit suicide. In this way, Cahit and Sibel can be said to have met accidentally and inevitable. When Sibel "proposed" to Cahit, I am afraid that there is not much love at first sight, more like a kind of love at first sight. Gambling in despair and loneliness, trying to find a refuge that can free him from the shackles of the family. And Cahit was obviously unprepared, but his appearance was decadent and casual and he agreed to Sibel's request. Perhaps it was not out of sympathy for Sibel's suicide and "forced marriage", but a kind of inner desire to get rid of loneliness. They all Need to find a refuge in a foreign country, so they unite and a bizarre marriage begins. Obviously, this kind of marriage is not romantic. They only used home as a refuge at first, and they still live separately. Cahit is a little autistic. He is either silent or hysterical if he doesn't know how to express; and Sibel is still reckless. For, even deliberately provoke Cahit. However, after all, they have common similarities. In the long-term life, the relationship between the two has gradually become subtle, and the affection of love has gradually emerged. Both have hope for life. However, life suddenly went up and down again. In a quarrel, Cahit killed Sibel's suitor, hope that seemed so vulnerable to be shattered. However, hope is stubborn again. One detail is that Sibel hesitated so much when attempting to commit suicide again after this incident, and finally gave up halfway, which shows that she is full of hope in life. She has found herself back, even if she is driven away by her family. Back in Turkey, she was free, but she seemed tired of being so sophisticated. After a conflict with street hooligans, she finally had a secular and normal marriage.
At the end of the film, Cahit came to Turkey to try to get back his old love. This plot is intriguing. Sibel, who has had a family and children and lived a peaceful life for a long time, is no longer the rebellious girl. She also has moral pressure, but she can't help it. Called by crazy days in the past to go to the appointment. When they stared at each other naked and finally embraced, when they even met to leave together, it seemed to be the continuation of a crazy love that abandoned the vulgar morals. However, Sibel finally couldn't let go of the family, especially the children. She missed the appointment and let it go. Cahit left disappointedly. The story of the beginning of the madness ended so peacefully. Cahit and Sibel went forward bravely, but ended in the end, starting in Germany and finally Turkey; starting in modern times and finally in tradition.
The film won the Golden Bear Award at the 54th Berlin International Film Festival. As Francis McDomon, chairman of the jury said: "I like this film. Its subject matter may not be new, but the director used a The most powerful and modern way to interpret it." The theme of love in the conflict between modernity and tradition is not uncommon, but the director’s interpretation is very shocking. Juedu nakedly shows the inner feelings of the characters, which is close to the hearts of the audience. Director Faith. Akin himself is a Turkish immigrant born in Hamburg. He undoubtedly has a deeper understanding of the living conditions of Turkish immigrants. He chose two extreme figures, a person from the bottom of society, who is not bound by clear rules and regulations, free but by the mainstream. Abandoned; a person of the upper strata of society, but with traditional constraints, can only use a way of life like self-deprecation to fight. In the process of their love life, they themselves reflect social changes, just as they have integrated into the colorful nightlife of the city, and Sibel's family still tries to introduce it to the "right way", and when Sibel's life is "shameful" He was expelled from the family according to tradition. Sibel's return to Turkey also reflects the disintegration of Turkish traditions under the impact of modernization. When she asked other people where to buy drugs, some people thought he was crazy, and some gave her the drugs. In the end, Cahit, who was decadent and free, tried to regain Sibel's family life, which was a return to traditional life for him. Sibel has returned to tradition at this time. Perhaps more people hope that the ending can be the fruit of the love between the two, but The director attributed the beginning with some surrealism to the ending with realism, and it should be said that it has a more shocking effect in the ordinary. This love came vigorously, and it ended plainly, which may be regrettable, but it's not too bad.
The two actors in this film are very good. The actor of Cahit is very stylish, but can show a kind of "decadence is also a kind of beauty" taste, while the actor of Sibel is thin but has extraordinary temperament, with long hair and back at the beginning. Her short hair looks very nice. The music in the film is also modern and traditional. The story fragments in the film are narrated by traditional music like voiceovers. The soundtrack in the story is very rock and roll. The combination of these two kinds of music seems perfect. In my opinion, "Going Forward" is a full-fledged film, and it is well-deserved as a Golden Bear film, and it is worth watching!
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