A Good Man's Sonata

Kaitlyn 2022-04-20 09:01:12

"A Good Man's Sonata Dedicated to HGW XX/7" When these subtitles popped up, I had already burst into tears unconsciously - "Eavesdropping Storm", it was only because of this very translation that I could see it today, Political views aside, the richness of the portrayal of human nature is enough for me to reminisce for a long time. In my eyes, this is not a film about whether politics can override human nature, human nature finally triumphs, and returns to reality. In fact, the expression of the truth and goodness of human nature is often contingent. Facing the contingency of many good and evil, one cannot To evaluate a person's quality from reality is like Feng Xiaogang said to Ge You in "Party A and Party B": Morality cannot exist in isolation from the object. There are neither good nor bad people in this film, and a good film should not give its own value judgment. Faced with 700,000 mines around the Berlin Wall, 60,000 automatic-firing machine guns, 1,100 trained wolf dogs, with informants who account for one-tenth of the country's population, and with the threat of arrest and killing, how would you choose? ? Maria's final betrayal was not a betrayal of love, just as many people have long regarded bread as more important than love. Maria chose to believe in survival (although she ridiculously believed the words of Dongbai's lackeys) and betrayed her faith, so When the files of the East Berlin secret police and informants were disclosed, many people did not understand that their dearest and most loved people, friends, relatives, and neighbors were the same people who reported to the Ministry of Security and harmed them. I don’t care whether they need to survive Questions that are higher than emotional needs, people think too much will only ask for trouble.

Thought 1: Kindness and malice are both accidental, so don't exaggerate the goodness around you, and don't magnify the evil. People are easily influenced, whether they are for evil or for good. Many times this has nothing to do with moral issues, it’s just a matter of everyone’s beliefs.

Feeling 2: The logic of a woman's love is superficial. In order to protect you and her, she will even foolishly sleep with a fat pig, then foolishly believe the words of the East German lackeys, and foolishly misread the sparkle in your eyes that is burning because of betrayal Indifferent, and finally reluctantly committed suicide. So guys, please protect your lover, don't let them have the opportunity to be stupid, the first thing you have to do is to make yourself strong, including your heart. For example, acting immature like the writer in the film will only harm your lover. When you do something dangerous and may have a negative impact on your family, you should fully estimate the consequences, and most importantly, Trust your lover.

My friend, there are too many people living in that world of negatives. Hope they can see the sun one day and see the washed out world in the sun.

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  • [last lines]

    Buchverkäufer: 29.80. Would you like it gift wrapped?

    Hauptmann Gerd Wiesler: No. It's for me.

  • Hauptmann Gerd Wiesler: An innocent prisoner will become more angry by the hour due to the injustice suffered. He will shout and rage. A guilty prisoner becomes more calm and quiet. Or he cries. He knows he's there for a reason. The best way to establish guilt or innocence is non-stop interrogation.