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We can't ask too much from a foreign film cum biopic
Andrew 2022-04-21 09:03:23
Why don't Chinese people feel grateful for Rabe's love and sympathy from international friends in the first place? After all, "Rabe Diary" in a sense represents the emotions of international friends and the voice of the international community (in name, it was co-produced by China and Germany, but in essence it is a foreign film and a biographical film). It is unfair and unnecessary to judge Japanese militarism for its national indignation. Besides, in order to let the whole world know and believe in the "Nanjing Massacre", let all mankind hate Japanese militarism and sympathize with the Chinese who suffered from the disaster, we can't do without the valuable support of our international friends, and we can't do without the "Nanjing" (Nanking, 2007), "Rabe Diary" and other works have made fruitful efforts. For Rabe's actor Ulrich Tuco, "The Diary of Rabe" may be just another "The Witness" (Amen, 2002), but that's enough to make the nation feel grateful. ——You can't ask for too much, and you shouldn't be insatiable in the international community and in front of international friends, right?
Extended Reading
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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.
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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.