mourning for misfortune, anger for indifference

Conner 2022-04-19 09:02:43

The movie is nearly 3 hours long,

From the good life of the male protagonist to the beautiful hometown,

From words and deeds to ripples in my heart,

are accompanied by a tune of "religious greatness",

But it didn't make me feel the power of life at all.

The front and back of the male protagonist, there is no defense, no struggle, no resistance,

It seems to "stick to" the "right" in his heart,

In fact, it resembles the numb and helpless obedient people described by Lu Xun.

a religious conservatism,

It is no different from the "foolish loyalty" who leaves the old and the young,

However, the director was abruptly endowed with the meaning of sacrifice for religion.

"Mourning for his misfortune, anger for not fighting",

The same review goes to the Austrians.

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Extended Reading
  • Clare 2022-04-24 07:01:21

    The martyrdom-like suffering seems to always be able to reveal the hope of humanity under Malik's flowing lens, those whispers, questioning and self-examination, those looking up to the radiance, more like a religious poem, and in today's world, it can still be seen. Made me feel the pain that wasn't from bystanders, and it made me stop and hold my head many times to think. I like Malik so much.

  • Cameron 2022-04-23 07:03:52

    The painter can only paint the image of God in the layman's sense, and God is Unveil in the action of the sufferer, "The Hidden Life" turns a certain metaphysical torture (as is common in Bergman's work) sensibility into mystery Experience, or, from a literary point of view, Long walk(confession) toward death. Radegund is a spell, when the image appears in Fani's narration, it is "chanted", "sanctified" (European-American hybrid), which is why in the film, when Franz comes Arriving at the train station and leaving Radegund for the first time is a climax, and Malick uses the film as a process of sanctifying the image.

A Hidden Life quotes

  • Franz Jägerstätter: I don't know everything. A man may do wrong, and he can't get out of it to make his life clear. Maybe he'd like to go back, but he can't. But I have this feeling inside me, that I can't do what I believe is wrong.

    Judge Lueben: Do you have a right to do this?

    Franz Jägerstätter: Do I have a right not to?

  • Fr. Fürthauer: God doesn't care what you say. Only what's in your heart