director did not ignore the existence of class. There is always a gap between the nobles and civilians in the same cell, while the high-ranking officers of the two opposing camps can sympathize with each other. At the beginning of the film, we saw German pilots mourning the death of French pilots. It indicates that this is a massacre among rational civilized people. The glory of humanity is everywhere, but it can't stop the guns. The captain of the nobleman is also from another class. Compatriots sacrificed. No one seemed to be keen on killing. The warden performed his duties and the captives always yearned for freedom. Ordinary soldiers in the war just abide by the laws set by the state machinery. The German soldier who finally raised the gun. Knowing that the French fugitive is already there. In Switzerland, we immediately returned to the camp. There is no neurotic sadism in the film. There are no anti-violent heroes.
The justice of World War II often conceals the cruelty of war. But this film describing World War I brings us back to war. The theme itself. War is not a monster. It is indeed a rational absurd law created by us. The film has surpassed countless similar escape films. It has not incited our enthusiasm for the so-called freedom, equality and justice. But it makes people more understand what is humanity .
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