"White Ribbon" has a retro black and white tones, and its black and white has nothing to do with realism or out-of-position, only to create a distance. The film does not have a soundtrack, and the atmosphere is serious and the form is rigorous. It can be seen that the creator is meticulous and somewhat unhuman. It is difficult for ordinary people to get the pleasure and pleasure of entertainment, but there will be cold and dull intuitive feelings, mixed with some surprises caused by violence and depression. However, Hanek also has a good place. There is a storyteller in "White Ribbon". The teacher in the film acts as a narrator. His old voice reveals that this is a remembrance many years later. His verbal cues and personal inferences also help to understand the plot. The existence of the teacher contributed to a pure and beautiful love, but he is not the central protagonist of the movie. His voice-over may have the function of threading needles. However, in the actual content, this movie does not have a real protagonist. Instead, it is replaced by people, family and family. , The specific relationship established between the previous generation and the next generation.
The village news in the movie is blocked and there is not much communication with the outside. The villagers have to rely on horse-drawn carriages and bicycles to do things abroad. Occasionally, the intruders are also characters with symbolic functions such as police and Italian maids. The scene of "White Ribbon" has never left the village. It served as a tiny sample of German society at that time. You can try to list a few people who have escaped or stayed away: the doctor fell off the horse and went to hospital, and several people behind him, including those related to him, were even missing; because the son was hurt, the earl’s family returned for a while. The countess found that he could no longer stand this place; the old farmer’s son was an evicted person, and the teacher did not belong here. The only way to break the calm of the village seemed to be the outbreak of the First World War. Obviously, there is a system to maintain the daily operation of the entire village. The earl is the occupant of land and material, and the priest can impose religious and spiritual restraints. After decades or even hundreds of years, adults have long been accustomed to all this, but the children underneath seem to be a little different.
But it is difficult to tell the truth behind the series of strange events, or what caused these children to rebel and retaliate. The narrator hurriedly finished at the end, and everything was lost because of the arrival of the First World War. These things seem to happen by accident, and there is no conclusion. Just remove the background on the eve of World War I, and this story loses its meaning. After all, in another twenty years, the grown-up children will find another outlet to vent their emotions. "White Ribbon" has left a lot of room for the audience. It seems that it only talks about some unrelated cases, and grouping together is the top priority in the village. But one thing is certain. These children suffered patriarchal oppression and terrible punishment. They resisted with actions and vented their inner dissatisfaction. In a few scenes like cross scissors, the fathers were still defeated in the contest, just as the doctor seemed to understand why he was unlucky, and the priest threatened the teacher not to let his tongue out.
Like "Hidden Camera", Haneke played a trick in the final scene. Many people's attention will be attracted by the seat crowd occupying the main body of the picture, thus ignoring the children living above. In the coming decades, German society will be dominated by their power. 【A Week in Financial Management-Oriental Morning Post-Shanghai Magazine】
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