There are many film critics who are convoluted to say that the male protagonist was killed by the German army halfway, and all the hallucinations followed. They also used the unequal proportion of the passage of time and the style of the second half of the film from realism to magic realism to prove their theories. But actually, Scho isn't dead, just read the script. The script clearly states that the German guns only hit Scho's helmet, and he falls down the stairs, knocking him unconscious.
In addition, there is a tribute at the end of the film, "To Alfred H Mendes for providing this story". In a roundtable interview with directors and actors, Sam Mendes once mentioned that this story was told to him by his grandfather, and the prototype of Scho was the director's grandfather.
All things considered, Scho is not dead. The second half is stylized, and the reasons for personal speculation are as follows:
1. Show off your skills - know that Roger Deakins is awesome
2. Enrich the audience's visual experience, because the male protagonist enters the running mode after waking up. There is no dialogue and complicated action scenes. Simply shooting running will make the audience feel tired. Flares and burning churches can soothe the monotony
3. Service plot. According to the script, the male protagonist was injured and fell down the stairs, so we can further speculate that there was a concussion after waking up, and his consciousness was not fully awake. The stylized visual experience is also a way to help the audience visualize the illusion of the male protagonist
Also, explain the question about the passage of time. Why was it already dawn when the male lead delivered the letter? The magic is during the time when the hero is in a coma - the director uses the hero's coma to adjust the time course. In fact, when the male protagonist woke up, it was almost dawn. From the 6 bells the male protagonist heard in the French woman, it was 6 o'clock in the morning, before dawn. Then the male protagonist jumped off the waterfall, and it was dawn, which was very normal, and there was nothing magical about it.
The following is a screenshot of the script male protagonist being shot:
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