**The title of The Captain / Der Hauptmann (2017), aliased under the name of Hemo (Hong Kong).
A German historical film about the historical events that happened in Germany at the end of World War II. The film is full of magic and has a wake-up call anywhere in the world.
There are many movies about World War II themes and group reflections. German movies are outstanding in this regard. Back then, a "Wave" created a wave-type film.
Afterwards, German films criticized the totalitarian society and tortured human nature endlessly. As a defeated country in World War II, Germany has been alerting and reflecting on the crazy actions of the year, trying to use these films to warn the world not to return to that crazy era again.
Different from those exaggerated and fictional stories, this film is based on real historical events. A 19-year-old German deserter happened by chance. With the help of various forces, he successfully changed from deserter to air force captain. He wrote, directed and acted a film. A creepy, magical story.
The story takes place two weeks before the surrender of Germany at the end of World War II, when German exempt soldier (a veteran with no officer rank), Willie Herold, escaped from the rout of the battlefield while escaping from the gendarmerie. A brand new Air Force Captain uniform.
After putting on the captain's uniform, Herold had the feeling of wearing a yellow robe, and he changed his body directly from a deserter who would be sent to a military court for trial at any time to a captain who performed the special task of the Supreme Head of State. He recruited other deserters along the way and formed a team of his own, named the "Herod Guard", which looked like a minister on commission.
Then he entered the prison in Emsland County, Germany, slaughtered hundreds of deserters, and then entered the surrendered city, bullying men and women and doing all kinds of evil, just like a local emperor. In the end, his whereabouts were exposed, and he was arrested by the real gendarmerie and sent to a military court.
Herold was later known as "The Executioner of Emsland". The target of his murder was not the Jews who were slaughtered by the Nazis on a daily basis, but the German deserters of the same clan.
At the end of World War II, defeatism spread throughout Germany, and the phenomenon of desertion was repeated. The captured deserters were all put in prisons. Herold went too deep into the play, and under the guise of the supreme head of state, he started to kill, and slaughtered all the deserters in the prison.
After Herold was arrested in history, he asked to exhume the remains of prisoners, and 195 corpses were dug up, an astonishing number.
In history, after escaping from a German military court, Horold hid in Wilhelmshaven and made a living cleaning chimneys. He was later arrested by the British Royal Navy for stealing bread and was identified as a wanted war criminal.
On August 29, 1946, Herold was executed along with six of his accomplices at the age of 21.
In fact, Herold's tricks and tricks are not very clever, and he is full of flaws and loopholes from head to toe, but he was able to go all the way without obstruction. The reason is that all forces need such a counterfeit to realize their own interests.
Take a closer look at the various people Herold met in the order of appearances, and we know that everyone knows it well, and they don't point it out.
The first to meet Herold was veteran oilman Walter Freytag. Freitag himself is also a deserter, but he cannot admit that he is a deserter. He urgently needs to find a troop to join him, so that he can "clean up" himself and complete the transformation from deserter to soldier.
Herold was just enough to meet that request, and Freitag galore. And Freitag has always suspected Herold's identity, from looking at Herold many times in the rearview mirror of the car, to seeing Herold trimming his military pants.
But for Freitag, it doesn't matter whether Herold is true or not, Freitag just needs a way to provide himself as a soldier, even if he has to force himself to raise his rifle and shoot his compatriots as a certificate of entry, After all, it is only true that you can live.
The hotel owners and residents in the small village were full of philistine airs. They had already sensed that the German army was dying, and they ignored the Nazi salute.
But in the face of interests, they do need an officer who can count his losses, and then report more "losses" in exchange for more state compensation.
It doesn't matter whether the captain in front of him is real or not. What's important is that Herold can create a beautiful illusion of state compensation, and he can also help himself to solve the difficult deserter thief.
The second wave of deserters encountered in the farmhouse also saw through Herold's disguise. Veteran Youzi could see at a glance that Herold didn't roll up his trousers, but he didn't reveal it either. They also needed a troop to take refuge in, so that they could erase their deserter status.
They're not stupid either, occupying farmhouses is not a long-term solution, and it's better to find an organization to get along.
Veteran Youzi believes in mastering the secret of Herold's identity, and has always been in a state of fearlessness, even threatening Herold with a gun, and even robbing Herold for benefits, which will also lay the ground for himself in the future.
The so-called unforgettable military police captain, Captain Junker, actually knew that Herold was a fake early on, but he was able to expose Herold for a long time. The fundamental reason was for his own interests. When Juncker saw Herold appearing in the prison wearing a captain's uniform, he decided to wait and see what the medicine was in the gourd, the deserter who had escaped from his command.
When Herold said that he was performing the special task of the Supreme Head of State and could help the prison solve the overcrowded dilemma, Juncker found the value of Herold's use, and could use Herold's false imperial edict to realize his faction in the prison To maximize their interests, they pushed the boat along the way, saying that they had never met Herold, and the two reached an alliance of interests in a tacit understanding.
Later, the military court Juncker spoke for Herold, which could not only save himself, but also get rid of Herold, killing two birds with one stone.
The fat stormtrooper captain, Shute, doesn't have so many guts. He is really simple-minded and full of guts.
Schutt needed this special captain to tell the Führer of his hard work, so that the Führer knew that he was devoted to his duties, and with the endorsement of Captain Junker, Schutt had no doubts about Herold.
What's more, Herold can help him solve the problems he has long wanted to solve, kill the deserted criminals who are overcrowded in the prison, and by the way, he can also suppress the judicial faction next door who is dropping book bags all day long.
When Herold half-jokingly said that he was an impostor, Schutt laughed the most, and instead believed Herold's captain's identity more.
The title and plot of "The Fake Captain" can easily make people mistakenly think that this is a movie with a dark fantasy theme, which is even more magical than "Hitler is Back".
The last wave type film "Hitler is Back" uses a playful taste, alternate history, depicts the vitality of the Nazi force in the new era, the whole process is humorous and makes people reflect in laughter. And this seemingly magical "Fake Captain" uses a realistic approach to show a real historical event.
"The Executioner of Emsland" Herold, in a specific historical background period, was unimpeded by swindling and deception. Except for a small number of people with intentions who contributed to the flames, everyone else was blindly obeying. Everyone is superstitious about the brand-new military uniform, the instructions of the non-existent head of state, and the conformity that everyone is carrying out.
The orders of the Supreme Head of State can not be wrong, and the orders of the special captain of the Supreme Head of State are also not wrong. No one has questioned and will not question.
No one has ever thought about questioning, and no one has ever thought about it. They only know that they follow the flow, no matter whether their actions conform to normal behavioral norms or not, as long as they resolutely obey the instructions issued by the authority, they will not be wrong.
Herold was originally just a deserter who wanted to find an egg to satisfy his hunger and escape from death. After putting on the captain's uniform, he got the power that came out of thin air, and immediately became appetizing. material for performances.
He is an exempt soldier, and he has a long military career. Apart from having no officer rank, he knows everything in the army well. After that, his various swaggering and deceitful behaviors were the epitome of the society at that time. The order of the supreme head of state is the best golden rule, and all laws and regulations must make way for the order of the head of state.
Even at the end of a crumbling totalitarian society, people can ignore institutional discipline and still use the Führer as the norm for all.
The winner is the king and the loser, and the winner is the right one.
"The Origin of Totalitarianism" wrote: "The real horror of totalitarianism is that it rules over a group of completely silent residents." In a totalitarian society, all "great light" is just a layer of clothing wrapped around an ugly body.
Fortunately, World War II ended with a victory for the Allies and a defeat for the Axis powers. If the war ended in a downturn, would we still have a chance to discuss avoiding a totalitarian society in a fascist-style totalitarian society.
It is estimated that at that time everyone will feel that the society they live in is a normal social form. As written in "The Man in the High Castle", "Evil triumph only when good men do nothing."
In addition to the thought-provoking feature film, the easter eggs at the end of the film are also brilliant. The actual shooting at the end adopts a creative approach similar to "Hitler is Back", and the two have the same effect.
This group of "herod guards" broke the fourth wall and swaggered between German cities, looting passers-by along the way, with few resistance.
It's like the Hitler actor in "Hitler is Back" taking to the streets, there are many people paying the Nazi salute to the fake Führer.
When we are far away from these absurd things, we will naturally be amazed that the world is so vast that there are still such magical stories in the human world; and when we are in it, we will feel very normal, and feel that the whole world should work like this, only Reversed black and white is the true color of things.
Movies such as "The Tide", "Hitler is Back" and "The Fake Captain" tell us that in a totalitarian society, the individual will is insignificant, and there is no boundary between good and evil in front of authority. If you want to survive, you can only abandon individual symbols and become a totalitarian society. part of .
Under such circumstances, adhering to good and evil has long been a matter of not only right or wrong, but the difference between life and death. "The Fake Captain" also makes people think about whether individuals can still maintain the good in their hearts when the totalitarian evil spreads again.
The proof is given in the film. Two burlesque actors made their own choices between good and evil. One burlesque actor chose to kill his compatriots in exchange for his own life, and the other burlesque actor chose to commit suicide and stick to his inner justice and kindness. .
A totalitarian society, never forgetting past events, and a teacher of future events,
If you are warlike, you will die, if you forget to fight, you will be in danger. The emperor will wear new clothes.
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