The split between East and West Germany at that time was like the two sides of the Taiwan Strait today. The film doesn't actually talk too much about politics, but instead focuses on depicting the behavior of each character and the mood in the face of the unification of East and West Germany. Dad went to West Germany before the reunification, and left his wife and children and left his hometown, which can be understood as a Taiwanese who is now going to China to seek opportunities; the daughter has never forgiven her father's behavior, even though she knew that her father had actually written home before, It can be understood as the group of people who scold others for licking the commons; the son does not have too many ideas about the reunification of East and West Germany, but all he can do is to try his best to save the things that used to be East Germany but gradually disappeared after the reunification for the sake of his mother. The mother said that she regretted not going to West Germany with her father, but she was very afraid at the time, afraid of the fear of the future and the unknown, so she stayed in East Germany. Later, after the reunification of East and West Germany, the world changed quickly. It was a little uncomfortable, but she accepted it with optimism. I think as a Taiwanese, after watching this movie, my inner feelings are actually very complicated.
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