Many claim that this is the best German film in recent years. In the subject of concentration camps, there are excellent films such as Schindler's List and Life is Beautiful. I'm actually curious about what new tricks this film can play to reflect - anti-war. this subject. After reading it, I can only say that the Persian class did not disappoint me.
Compared with other anti-war films such as "The Pianist" and "Life is Beautiful", it does not have a strong emphasis on rendering the ashes or suffering brought about by war, and even has warm lighting. But the bloody facts described behind it cannot be changed.
The characters in the Persian class are very successful, and each character has its own distinct personality. Especially Koch. This cold-blooded, violent and harsh officer also has what he calls a "gentle" side, although this gentleness is based on the obedience of others. He would tell Giles that he wanted to open a restaurant in Tehran, and would talk about his lover and past, as if he really regarded Giles as his close friend.
But when he realized that Giles might be lying, Koch revealed his true identity again, punching and kicking at the "friend" and yelling. And after realizing that he might have wronged Giles, he wanted to ask for peace. He is smart and hypocritical.
On the other hand, Giles' emotions are not as varied as Koch's, and his own transformation is largely due to his compatriots and his own environment. In the beginning, he was just a young Jewish man who wanted to live. He was afraid of death and lived on some ingenuity and some gifts from his father. But after the torment of the quarry and the loss of so many of his compatriots, he became numb, and he no longer feared death. Because after copying the names of so many compatriots, the numbness and anger made it look down on life and death. He is no longer simply coining words, but using the names of these tens of thousands of Jews, so the "Persian" he taught Koch has a bloodier meaning. In the film, Koch once said to Giles: "Persian is such a beautiful language." This scene is really absurd and ironic and ridiculous.
In fact, it is worth noting that Giles' name does not appear in the whole film, and Giles' name appears in the cast. I think this may be to express that he, like thousands of Jews, came to this world, but he was brutally killed without leaving any of their names. Therefore, the Persian language of Gilles is also proof that these dead people lived.
At the end of the film, when Giles pronounces the names of his dead compatriots word for word, it is far more impactful than any scene of devastation and casualties.
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