The German film "Murder Without Guilty: The Coligny Case" is adapted from the novel. This is a murder case that took place in Germany at the beginning of this century and was unsuccessful in prosecuting the murderer in a lifetime. The relevant characters in the trial of the case have been processed, and many emotional and legal factors have been injected into them, and there are various manifestations of family members and stakeholders in the face of ugliness and justice. Also impressive are the scandals in German judicial history in the 1960s. The old Italian movie star Franco Nero plays Colinni. Compared with the tall and handsome image in the past, the old and ruined appearance in this movie is terrible. This character is only used for a life of chasing and revenge, which may be more explanatory than words such as serious harm, great bitterness and deep hatred. At the end of the film, the provocative background of little Colinny and his father going away together not only reveals the ugliness of war, but also reveals the Western concept of war. The competition and struggle in the trial scenes mainly revolved around the defense lawyers of both sides and the granddaughter of the deceased. Using the oriental or our social concept, the accused's defense lawyer can't be forgiven and sympathized with such ignorance and even ungratefulness. But this really happens in Western society, where professional ethics and legal aspects are more important than sophistication. At the beginning of the film, I felt that these plots and characters were a bit contrived, but as the story deepened and emotional factors fermented, the effect was still very good. It is no "coincidence" that the protagonist who just debuted was appointed by the court as the defense lawyer of Colinny. His former law professor secretly selected this Turkish descendant who had received the help of the deceased, was inextricably linked to the deceased's family, and looked like a rookie. But I didn't expect that the salted fish turned over and the rookie was in the early stage. The film is also a story about the protagonist's unremitting exploration, revealing the truth, and changing the history of German justice. The movie involves murder, kindness, World War II, revenge, the rationality of the law and the significance of maintaining fairness, which will arouse a lot of thinking in the audience. The law professor's defense for the Nazis is quite representative. "One death to ten" is a fairly common practice on both sides of the war, and the sayings of collective crime and blind obedience to crime are even more prevalent. Judging from the results, the German courts and the entire society have justice. This justice is related to the full-scale liquidation of the entire society after the war. Without liquidation, it is impossible to establish justice for the society and the entire world. Historical tragedy will repeat itself, and human society will not be able to. progress. Thought trends and movements that once produced major disasters and were completely denied by history, have shown signs of resurrection later, because the initial reckoning was not enough. I heard that the author of the original novel of the movie is a post-60s generation. In addition to being a writer, his other identity is a lawyer. His grandfather once served as the leader of the Hitler Youth League. It can be seen that this is a work written by him with his own personal experience and professional thinking. I heard that the novel has attracted high attention in German society, and even directly prompted the German Ministry of Justice to re-establish a historical investigation committee. It can also be said that this is a work that has changed history and society. War is a cruel, completely distorted and changed human nature, which has claimed the lives of thousands of adults and caused psychological trauma to the entire society. I can feel why the West, especially Europe, hate war so much, and why small countries with no strategic depth should engage in joint defense.
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