There are so many places that can be discussed in this film, too many to condense into a general commentary. Here are only four places that I feel deeply.
1. Captain K
First of all, it is certain that Captain K is of the same sex. It is impossible for the failing German army to send a one-eyed gunman home to take the Boy Scouts for training. The only reason is that he does not meet the typical Aryan male requirements, because he is in the war. In the later stage, it was not directly pulled to the concentration camp as in the early stage, which was regarded as "waste utilization". All the pictures of him getting along with the adjutant later confirm the relationship between the two. It is worth thinking about why this special role is set. It seems that a one-eyed disabled soldier can also complete the role of supporting the main line. The director will not be set for dramatic effect.
I think the more simple explanation is that he was also a member of the non-mainstream who was persecuted, so he could calmly look at the causes of the Nazis. In stark contrast to him is the "heroic mother" who gave birth to 18 children. In stark contrast to the attitudes of the two, in addition, he already knew his mother's political position and the identity of the Jewish heroine. He concealed them all, and he stood in a trench with them.
As for the deeper explanation, I didn't come up with it. I'm ashamed, maybe there is an explanation in the original work.
Captain K is a living person, a walnut is a walnut, this sentence is worth pondering, people are people? you are you? I am who I am? A casual sentence is really meaningful. In addition, K should be out of the closet. It can be seen from the details such as feeding that he wants to do his own thing. The wonderful scene is on the bloody battlefield, painted with colorful eyeshadow, the whole body looks like a rainbow, and the adjutant mentions Big horn shots, I'm against the Nazis, but I'm a real patriotic soldier, a real person.
2. Mother's education
The mother in the play is a perfect character, but the problem we should see is that such a perfect mother, who is deeply worried about her son's Nazi spirit, has difficulty in educating her son correctly. Horror, for a 10-year-old child, the influence of a mother is far less important than the virtual spiritual worship created by social influence. This is a problem worth alerting to any era and ideology.
In addition, we can see another dimension. For a little boy, the mother's education is far less useful than the male's education. Whether it is the spiritual worship of Hitler, Captain K, or the father who is disguised by his mother, their education is simple and rude , but it has a profound impact on the little boy. However, my mother's extensive, in-depth, kind, and correct persuasion has played a very small role in the little boy. But the death of his mother as a rebel is the real reason for the qualitative change in the little boy's thinking, which also makes people sigh and sigh.
In addition, you can also think about it, if the mother is not because of the identity of non-Aryan (grandpa is not blonde, her line is not pure Aryan, and the photos of sister Inge can also see that the hair is not blond, I even doubt it The cause of her sister’s death), will she realize the reactionary nature of the Nazis on her own, or will she be brainwashed like the whole German society at that time. I think the high probability is that I have been brainwashed, and I have already given birth to ten or eight. This kind of ideological awareness that is not accepted by the mainstream is itself a problem.
3. Little fat man
The silly little fat man has assumed the greatest wisdom. From "Congratulations you have a girlfriend" to "I'm going home to kiss my mother", he expresses the truth in extremely simple and childish language. When Qiaoqiao was seriously brainwashed, Little Fatty was not washed much; when Qiaoqiao was frightened by the war, Little Fatty seemed to be playing a game and went into the battlefield. an absurd society.
4. Cover up
Finally, what is this movie about? Bright and comfortable colors, children's perspective, and humorous atmosphere throughout the whole process, is it an anti-war fairy tale? No, I think these are all coats over the dark core.
This film can get the honor of adapting the screenplay precisely because of its "cover-up" of the original book. For example, in the original book, it is a 15-year-old boy's sadomasochistic love with a Jewish girl. The sleepy girl for three years, in the film, changed to the childish pursuit and victory of a 10-year-old boy. After cheating for less than half a day, he took the initiative to expose himself and was slapped in the face.
Is this "cover up" just to make it more suitable for the market than the original? Is the end of the glorified America that tampered with history, which has been accused by countless people, of pandering? I don't think it's either, maybe this ending represents everything I want to express, even if I'm accused of wagging my tail, I still have to express that "Nazis are just a form, the real evil is mind control, and the real evil never disappears. "
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