The director borrows the metaphor of a legendary story to tell a modern story, showing the emotional state and attitude of people in a developed city like Berlin.
The rhythm of the film is slow but not procrastinated, and the pictures are quiet and beautiful, allowing people to experience the subtle feelings of the characters.
The film mainly consists of 3 parts:
1. The history of Berlin's urban changes is told through the mouth of the heroine
2. Sprinkle dog food
3. Describe an emotional state: separated from the person you love, the love in your heart will not be wiped out. With people you don't love, life must go on.
The third part is what the director wants to express the most. The introduction to the film introduces the story of the underwater elf named Undine, so the metaphor borrowed by the film is not difficult to understand.
When the heroine Christoph is eager to have sex, she must resume her daily work, because she wants to appreciate her voice telling history, this is true love without a doubt. The supporting actor Johannes not only gave up on the heroine, but also wanted to go back to the grass for excitement. There is no doubt that he is a scumbag. So the male lead can be resurrected from the dead, and the supporting actor died of scum, hmmmm
In the last scene, the hero Christoph can stay in the water forever and choose where his heart belongs, or he can return to land and continue his life with his pregnant girlfriend. No matter which choice you choose, someone will be sad. The actor finally chose to return to the land and choose to take responsibility, which is in line with the character of a good man. This is the tacit understanding between the male protagonist and the heroine, and also the tacit understanding between the male protagonist and his pregnant girlfriend. Life has to go on, everyone has something to gain and something to lose, nothing is perfect, this is probably the best ending.
The heroine does not belong to the beauties at the first sight, and is more attractive. The actor is 95 years old, and he was only 24 years old when he was filming. Europeans tend to look older. It is really not easy to have such a mature temperament, and his acting skills are bonus points.
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