Extremely like Alice. Alone alone, endure to the end.

Melba 2022-04-20 09:01:57

Suddenly, on a whim, I wanted to wait and watch CCTV 6's "good movie appointments" every Saturday night as usual.
Just happened to come across it put <> (Translation: Black Book).
After listening to the host's background introduction to the film, I resolutely decided to watch it a second time. (I remember watching the full version for the first time in February 2009)
Unfortunately, there are too many cuts and deletions in the whole film, and the Mandarin dubbing does not reflect the feeling of the original version. Troubled by the audience.
Efforts to search from memory for the first viewing images, trying to complete the jigsaw puzzle of the details that were ruthlessly cut out.
The outside world generally commented that this is a Hollywood-style war movie, and indeed, the plot is closely linked and fascinating.
But I really like the angle of the shot from director Paul Verhoeven. In war, the line between good and evil has long been blurred, and the complexity of human nature is revealed layer by layer.
The scene where Alice bitterly swallows a block of chocolate to save her life after being betrayed by Dr. Hans is very impressive to me.
Perhaps, in the days with Captain Munts, Alice had also touched the short-lived happiness and joy, though, fleeting.
In that special era background, such an extreme woman. Alone alone, endured until the end.
No matter how humble she used to be, as a woman, she showed wit, calmness and courage in the war, and it was impossible not to admire.

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Extended Reading
  • Coby 2022-03-21 09:02:20

    I like this film very much, the story of more than 2 hours is well-cut, the editing is very good, the soundtrack is just right, and the actors are excellent, including its heroine and the German officer. The story has a lot of ups and downs, and the climax is repeated. You need to pay attention to some details. Watching this kind of film is a pleasure. I think I will watch it again when I have time!

  • Nannie 2022-04-24 07:01:15

    (Many people use "Lust and Caution" to compare this movie.. The output of two emotions! It's basically a movie with two modes! How to compare? It's not just the combination of exposed flesh + female spy!) A lot The heroine that people love, I don't think her acting is so wonderful, the overall effect is like a woman who jumped out of a "black and white movie", not that she performed the charm of that era, but her acting was too physical Make! Superficialize.

Black Book quotes

  • Rachel Stein aka Ellis de Vries: [SPOILER]

    [Hans Akkermans is locked in the coffin, as a punishment for his murderous treason, struggling to get out by kicking and screaming]

    Rachel Stein aka Ellis de Vries: We should actually get up and open the coffin.

    Gerben Kuipers: Yeah. We should...

    [both Rachel and Gerben remain seated, gazing at the river]

    Gerben Kuipers: What should we do with all the money?

    Rachel Stein aka Ellis de Vries: It doesn't belong to us.

    Gerben Kuipers: It doesn't belong to anybody.

    Rachel Stein aka Ellis de Vries: To the dead...

    [the sound of Hans Akkermans's screams stops, meaning he is now dead. Gerben raises his finger]

    Gerben Kuipers: He's quiet. Finally.

    Rachel Stein aka Ellis de Vries: It seemed forever.

    [/SPOILER]

  • General Käutner: Obersturmführer, open your safe.

    Günther Franken: Of course. Which files would you like to see?

    General Käutner: None. You're suspected of killing rich Jews. There's nothing wrong with that. But you've been looting the bodies and keeping the valuables for yourself. Failure to turn Jewish property over to the Reich is punishable by death. Open the safe.

    Günther Franken: As you wish, Obergruppenführer.