Please give Rabe a round of applause

Fanny 2022-04-19 09:02:49

This is not a headline party, but my sincere wish at the end of "Rabe's Diary". Rabe is indeed a hero of the Chinese people. The end credits show that after returning to China, he was arrested for "colluding with China", his diary and materials were confiscated, and he was forbidden to say what he saw in China. After the war, the desire to remove the membership of the Nazi party was rejected by the Allies, and he died of poverty and illness in 1950. Maybe it can't be said that he died for the Chinese people, maybe he was just loyal to his conscience and upbringing, but in the process he added glory to these beautiful things, more than 200,000 Chinese compatriots have been sheltered because of this, we We should be grateful to those who bring these wonderful things into our lives.
Of course, Rabe is just a prominent "protagonist" in a historical process and a work of art. Behind and around him, there are many "supporting characters" who either work with him as members of his team, or Shrouded by his aura and changed by his persistence, they have brought a ray of light to the dark corners of Chinese history together, and they are also worthy of gratitude.
If you go to see this movie, please give them a round of applause at the end. Because this applause is also an encouragement to yourself, to encourage you to increase your confidence in the beautiful things in this world.
From this film, I saw the snow in Nanjing in December. The snow in the severe winter of Nanjing seventy-two years ago made me emotionally impulsive. Thanks to the film's directors, they honestly told a story with the intention of recreating a real history. There are no shaky cameras, no deliberately prominent visuals and sound effects, everything is just as it should be, including the war criminal who got away with it - Hatohiko Asaka (1887-1981), the uncle of the Emperor of Japan, For the first time on the big screen in China, his face was exposed.

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John Rabe quotes

  • John Rabe: Chang, what's the point in you having a head?

    Chang: So that it not rain into my neck.

    John Rabe: Quite right.

  • Dr. Robert Wilson: I don't like Nazis.

    Valérie Dupres: He isn't a Nazi.

    Dr. Robert Wilson: Yes he is.

    Valérie Dupres: He's just a member of the party.

    Dr. Robert Wilson: Which makes him a Nazi.

    Valérie Dupres: Are you a member of the church?

    Dr. Robert Wilson: Yeah, so what?

    Valérie Dupres: What do you think of witch burning?

    Dr. Robert Wilson: Ah, well, looking at you, maybe it wasn't such a bad idea.