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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?
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Ressie 2022-03-20 09:02:50
The filming is not good, Zhang Jingchu's period is too much, but it is still five stars for Rabe's personal charm. When you can't choose your situation, background, and encounters, you can at least choose your attitude. The details of a group of Nazi parties eating bread and Nazi flags to shield refugees against the portrait of the British king are great. There are always people who do angelic things in the name of the devil.
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Valentin 2022-03-19 09:01:09
It seems that more people are struggling with whether this is a foreigner's business or this is a foreigner's film. In fact, it is only about human nature. Just looking at the following film reviews seems to be able to reflect this very well...
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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.
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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]