So-so, not shocking enough

Clovis 2022-04-23 07:01:20

It's not as exciting as expected, and it's not "a profound analysis of human nature" like the reviews I saw before.

The protagonist in the film is an unsmiling, rigorous and rigid person, a typical technical staff character. Such people can handle their own professional well, but when they are involved in complex and sinister political struggles, they are often powerless, or even in the wrong team, becoming a victim.

Although he was angry when he saw colleagues joke about "party leaders", he was not so sure of his own beliefs. Because he betrayed his faith for a woman. Of course, this is a work that promotes the mainstream Western values ​​of "liberalism". From this perspective, the image of the protagonist in the film is glorious and tall.

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The Lives of Others quotes

  • [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.