I spent three hours watching the movie "A Hidden Life" carefully in the cinema. The language of the shots is what I like very much. Based on true events, the film tells the story of Franz and his family, an Austrian who refused to be recruited by the Nazis because of his belief that Hitler was wrong. The story is intertwined in the thoughts and letters of Franz and his wife Fani, and it is very moving with the mountains, rivers and grasslands.
Recorded three paragraphs that impressed me. Lines (maybe slightly different):
First, the Nazis wanted to recruit Franz to help in the hospital, but Franz refused.
- Officer: If you sign this paper, you would be set free.
- Franz: I am free.
- Officer: Then why they send me here?
- Franz: I don't know.
Franz's phrase "I am free" tells me that it is the spirit, not the body, that is free.
Second, Franz was sent to a court-martial for a private conversation with the judge outside the courtroom before the result was announced:
- Franz: I will not do the thing I believe it's wrong.
- Judge: Do you have the right to?
- Franz: Do I have the right not to?
Franz's rhetorical question is powerful, and the gentleman does what he wants and what he doesn't do.
Third, Franz saw his wife Fani one last time before being executed:
- Franz: Do you understand?
- Fani: Do what you think it's right. Whatever you choose, you do, I will always be with you.
Franz has such a firm and pure faith because he has a wife who loves him, supports him and trusts him - even if they are separated forever.
This is a beautiful tragedy, how many of these little people in history have been overshadowed by the torrent of time. Franz is actually just a normal person who shivers with fear in the face of death, but he is so bright.
(Religious beliefs are deliberately ignored, because in my opinion, Franz here is more of a personal belief than a religious guide. Besides, the priests in the film are helpless.)
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