Watch the movie, please bring your brain

Carter 2022-04-20 09:02:27

"Rabe's Diary" and "Nanjing Nanjing" are completely different perspectives and stories, but they are arranged in such a historical background at the same time. I don't plan to put these two films together to say something, or watch them first. The question of which movie, because these are two completely different concepts.
The screening of "The Diary of Rabe" was arranged in a very small theater. When watching the film, I would inevitably feel a little disappointed. It is impossible for Huayi Brothers to compete with the film bureau. Therefore, we have to admire us. Dear Film Bureau's ability to harness the power. There is no doubt about that.
In the film, we experience the subtle warmth in the war, which is created by Western culture. Sometimes, we can talk about history without being cold-blooded. After all, we don’t need to watch a historical film with historical hatred. In those silent little warmth, it seems to be more impressive.
At the end of the film, I saw what Florian Gallenberger told us, when Rabe was first arranged by Siemens to go back to Berlin, the Nationalist government awarded him a medal, a German businessman was hailed as a hero by the Chinese government, and when When Rabe finally returned to Berlin for the second time, he became a veritable hero, without medals, without the accolades of the government, the title of this hero was bestowed by the people, and he became a true uncrowned hero. This is the most moving part.
Watching the movie in the small hall, when those romantic methods and wars were ignited at the same time, the audience's laughter rose many times. I don't understand why the laughter started, I just felt chills down my spine.
Let's not talk about the people's movie viewing attitude. After all, the castrated version always gives people a feeling of incompleteness, coupled with the poor dubbing, and the connection between the national language and the English, people don't know what it is. Of course, this is the fault of the film bureau, and we can't blame our lovely people.
The director probably didn't expect that under the Chinese environment, most of the moviegoers came into the theater with the mentality of watching the excitement. The bloody, less twists and turns of the plot will inevitably disappoint most people, especially the gradually rising warmth.
Those who laugh inexplicably seem to have this mentality too.
When watching the movie, please bring your brain. Especially serious movies.

Looking forward to the uncastrated version.
Again, under the grading system, this is still a movie that is not suitable for children to watch.

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Extended Reading

John Rabe quotes

  • Colonel Nakajima Kesago: He disobeyed the rules by not staying in the car.

    John Rabe: He didn't stay in the car? His head was cut off!

    Colonel Nakajima Kesago: It was an honorable death. A contest between two officers. Very popular in Japan.

    John Rabe: What contest?

    Colonel Nakajima Kesago: Who decapitates the most enemies.

  • John Rabe: To the Führer of the German people. Chancellor Adolf Hitler. My Führer. As a loyal party member and upstanding German. I turn to you in a time of great need. The Japanese Imperial troops conquered the city of Nanking on December 12, 1937. Since then I have witnessed atrocious crimes against civilians. Please help to end this catastrophe and make an appeal to our Japanese allies in the name of humanity. With a German salute.

    [Rabe signs the letter]