From the perspective of the script, there is nothing new; and the reason he wants to explain is also very clear, but it is only demonstrated by the incident of mountain climbing. Simple plot, downplaying the political background of German socialism, the Eiger peak is shown on the big screen with real and slightly brutal. The blizzard, the fragility of life, the instincts of different human natures in the face of danger, and the typical characters of various characters are portrayed smoothly and fully; I have to admire the fact that it took a lot of effort to shoot the scene. In addition, the mountaineering equipment from decades ago is also restored in detail.
Maybe this is not a film that is still worth discussing after a few years. The coherent plot and plain lines are so clear at a glance that the delay in subtitles throughout the scene does not affect my understanding and timely emotional expression. I think it is worth mentioning that its meaning is to include all possible relationships and conflicts, whether warriors or cowards, or conservatives called realism; ugly journalists or numb people, the original intention of chasing fame and fortune It is still the nature of self-achievement, the ruling class with the control of speech is still the ruthless vegetarian food, the selfless love is still the indifferent attitude of the rescue team; The boring spectators who are drunk and dreaming, and even the conflict between nature and human beings, make the intuition of the film not so simple.
Another point to watch is that behind these dramatic conflicts is not exaggerated by long takes or experimental, but by a deadly avalanche of Mount Eiger, this unmanageable and unmanageable natural object. in silence. Human beings are no match for nature, and in the same way, in the face of nature, all human emotions, the great and humble, all the demands, the holy and the filthy, will also be permanently buried without even leaving a mark. Finally, I thought that we always, and must have, some taboos that cannot be challenged, so that we can balance the power of life - not only human, but also the life power of all species living on earth.
These conflicts can not help but remind me once again of Kevin Carter's [The Hungry Sultan]. Save the children or compete for the Pulitzer Prize? This is always a very challenging dialectical question; is Carter's final choice to commit suicide, is it because the heavy pressure of public opinion supervision makes him unbearable, or is his indifference tormented by his conscience as a "human"? We have no way of knowing. There may be some contradictions that cannot be smoothed out by certain truths, and the topics we are still arguing about today, to a large extent, also remind us not to repeat such contradictions; arguing is another matter.
2009.06.19
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