Makeup smears out the greatness of humanity

Terrill 2022-01-19 08:01:07

How much is the truth worth?

"North Peak" is a film adapted from a real event in the history of German mountaineering. Compared with purely fabricated works, watching movies adapted from real events always has some special fun. Not only can you see the outline of the real events, but you can also see how the creators put in each piece through "adaptation". Kind of drama elements and values. After all, in contrast to the truth, what the creator did and the intention behind it were less vague and unpredictable.

The story prototype of "North Peak" is the most famous tragedy in the history of mountaineering in the Alps. The incident occurred on the eve of the German Olympics in 1936. In order to create momentum for the Olympics, the German government called on domestic mountain climbers to conquer the most difficult Eiger North in the Alps. slope. The north slope of the Eiger is not only unstable in climate and occasional rockfalls, part of the vertical drop even reaches 1830 meters. No one has successfully climbed to the summit before, but there have been several deaths of climbers. At that time, four mountaineers set out to climb to the summit under the call. As a result, two of them fell off the cliff, one was strangled by ropes, and the remaining one was struggling alone to wait for rescue. However, because the weather was too bad, the rescue team had to withdraw, waiting for dawn and snow.

The surviving mountaineer was named Tony. After hanging the cliff in the blizzard all night, he miraculously survived, but one arm was completely frozen and necrotic. Because Tony's position was too high and too dangerous, the rescue team could not board to rescue him, and the rope at his hand was not long enough for him to descend. The rescue team had no choice but to ask him to untie the rope, extend the binding and fall, tie the rope and pull it up again. So with exhaustion and only one hand left, Tony climbed more than ten meters, cut the rope between him and his dead companion, and split the rope into knots with one hand and teeth. It took 5 hours. , Just pulled up the rope of the rescue team. Sadly, when Tony slowly descended along the rope to a few meters above the head of the rescue team, he was caught by the knot between the two ropes. He struggled for a few minutes, and finally left "I can't do it." "It’s a dying word."

Such a tragic event itself is extremely dramatic, but it is still slightly thin to put it on the movie screen. After all, the four men are on the ice and snow, on a desolate cliff, although it has its thrills. However, the length of the plot and the tone of the tone are not enough to hold up a moving work that attracts a large audience into the theater. Therefore, adding various human elements to the work to balance the cool tone has become a must. Generally speaking, "North Peak" is a very well-photographed work, which fully presents the precariousness of the northern slope of the Eiger and the harshness of the snowstorm. It also criticizes nationalism and the ugliness of German Nazis from a humanitarian perspective, and from the perspective of feminism. The stretched angle contrasts the loss of human nature and the final awakening. It's just that this work raises the height of thought so high, it makes people feel a little chilly.

■The opening of justice
In the movie "North Peak", Tony and Andy are set as two people who grew up together. The two are not only good partners for mountaineering, but also famous mountaineers, but also serve in a military camp at the same time. . Louisa, their childhood friend, worked in a newspaper in Berlin, and came back to persuade them to respond to the call of the country. In the beginning, Andy wanted to participate based on his love of mountaineering, and Tony categorically refused because he was concerned about safety and because he was unwilling to stand up for the Nazis. In the end, Tony gave up his insistence for the safety of his friend Andy, but both agreed not to contribute to the country, so they retired directly from the military and participated in private on their own.

At the beginning of the film, in the Berlin newspaper where his friend Louisa worked, the Nazi bosses all showed typical ugly faces, despising non-Aryans and women, making it clear that as long as they had a relationship with the German Nazis, no matter what industry, People of all classes must be evil. Due to the film’s clear political stance, it is necessary to criticize the German Nazis when telling the deeds of Tony and Andy, so the two protagonists are destined to have a superb sense of morality and justice, and are also destined to seriously spurn Nazi Germany and stand in opposition to it. , The result had to be an exaggerated plot that the two did not respond to the call, but took the initiative to retire to climb the mountain.

■Ugly Nationalism
When Tony, Andy and other climbers began to climb Mount Ai Deng, a group of well-dressed reporters and tourists were also participating in the feast in the four-star hotel on the mountainside. They enjoyed a variety of food and wine in the warm hall, while arguing that the climbers of that country would come out on top and win glory for the country, especially whether the German team or the Austrian team would win. After all, the German Nazis are extending their evil hand to Austria and want to incorporate it into their own national territory. If the German team takes the lead in reaching the top, it will prove the superiority of Aryan blood and prove that Austria should be ruled by Germany.

The film has been progressing in a way that the two narrative lines of mountaineering and hotel intersect. The story line of the hotel is very important. First of all, the warm color and gentle rhythm in it balance the coldness and tension of the mountain climbing story line very well. The second is to greatly expand the plot and extend it to other people besides climbers. Secondly, when the people in the hotel advocate nationalism in a comfortable environment, the climbers on the other end show great humanitarianism in cruelty. The contrast between the two forms a sharp contrast.

■The great humanitarian
Tony and Andy, a group of German climbers, took the lead before dawn. Unexpectedly, the two climbers representing Austria followed closely behind, and used Tony and Andy Buhao. Climbing with climbing spikes and ropes, crossing the most difficult cliff gap. The competition between the two teams was originally fierce, but the Austrian team was seriously injured because of a member of the team, which completely changed the competitive situation. At this moment, Andy insisted on moving forward, but Tony insisted on retreating with the Austrian team, because he knew that under such circumstances, without the help of Tony and Andy, the two climbers of the Austrian team would definitely Both will die. Compared to human lives, what is the top score to win? Although Andy lost himself at first, he finally woke up and helped the injured retreat with Tony. At the same time, the German reporters standing in the hotel saw this sight through the telescope, and they showed extreme disappointment and disdain, and blamed Tony and Andy for abandoning the honor of the country. The brilliance of humanitarianism revealed in Tony and Andy further highlights the ugliness of the German Nazis' crazy blindness and disregard of human life.

However, in reality, climbers are originally a group of four. Tony, Andy and the other two are in a team. When one person is seriously injured, the other three must naturally retreat and cannot continue climbing. Where is the humanitarianism in it? The reason why there are good people and good things in the film is mainly made up by the directors, in order to emphasize the "inevitable" ugliness of German Nazis and nationalism. There is an important female character in the film about

feminist rights and humanity awakening
, that is, Louisa, Tony and Andy's childhood sweetheart. Louisa and Tony were originally a couple, but in order to pursue her ideals, Louisa left her hometown to work in a newspaper in Berlin. In the society at that time, it was very difficult for women to get ahead, so when she learned that the country wanted to mobilize her good friends Tony and Andy to participate in mountain climbing, she immediately seized the opportunity, even though Tony mentioned that climbing the Eiger is alive. When it was in danger, she still selfishly persuaded the two of them to participate, all intent on promoting them to the ranks of photojournalists. Later, although Louisa failed to convince Tony, her boss took her to the hotel on the mountainside to take pictures and report for other climbers. Of course, the boss's move was completely based on personal evil thoughts and unreasonable thoughts about Louisa. After all, it was a German Nazi.

In the hotel, Louisa's splendid life of coveted scrambling, as well as the flattery and suggestion of her boss intentionally or unintentionally, she can't help feeling flirtatious, entertaining, and shaken. As a new-age woman, it is hard not to yearn for money and power. In this process, it is inevitable to pay for oneself. Fortunately, when news of Tony and Andy were in distress, but the boss showed a disdainful and indifferent attitude, Louisa finally realized that the most important thing in life was love and humanity. So she trudged alone in the blizzard to the entrance of the tunnel and called for the two, and also begged for others to set off for help. The other climbers in the hotel were unwilling to get ahead. After all, there was no need to risk their lives to rescue fellow German Nazis, but when they heard that Tony was Louisa's lover, they immediately got up and set off. In the face of love, how can narrow nationalism overcome morality and conscience? Besides, apart from the German Nazis, there are no bad people in this world! In the end, although the rescue team failed to save Tony, Louisa fully demonstrated her courage to love desperately.

Why the role of Louisa was inserted in the film should be self-evident. If a film is all male, it is destined to be dull and dull, and moving love can not only add flexibility to the film, but also an important element to attract the audience into the theater. If "Titanic" didn't have Jack and Rose, could it still become one of the best-selling movies in film history? As for the feminism in it, it is not so much to increase the depth of the film, as it is only in this way that Tony's love can be reasonably brought to the mountain and the story of the film. After all, Tony and Andy can only ride bicycles to the Eiger because of poverty, so how can they have spare energy and money to take women there. And when the role of Louisa changes between vanity and humanity, it will also be able to show the fact that humanitarianism will eventually triumph over nationalism.

■Germany must produce a certain number of anti-war and anti-Nazi films every year, but because of the rigid rules on the film’s position and character attitude in advance, it is increasingly difficult for creators to feel "sincere" or "sincere" in such works "It is more towards formalism, bluntly cutting out distinctive black and white in the gray world. In terms of conception, "North Peak" is definitely a work with a correct conception and correct ideology, but the values ​​and ethics imposed in it can inevitably make people feel bored because of too deliberate propaganda operations. A group of climbers encountered dangers in the mountains, struggling to survive, but unfortunately died, even if they climbed in response to the call of the country, and moved forward and backward for the honor of the country, what is wrong and why it is necessary to beautify it to meet The current ideology? If thought control and brainwashing propaganda under totalitarianism are extremely abhorrent, how different are the contemporary “correct” media operations that deprive thinking space.

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Extended Reading
  • Marjolaine 2022-04-22 07:01:48

    Finally hung up, unfortunately.

  • Ike 2022-03-21 09:03:02

    1. After all, I feel that human nature should know how to choose when facing the worst nature. As for love, you can spread freely and be happy; 2. The last hanging paragraph is a bit contrived, but the result is so embarrassing, people and hope often look like this.

North Face quotes

  • [first lines]

    [in German, quoting English subtitles]

    Luise Fellner: [voiceover] When you're at the bottom - Toni once told me - at the foot of the wall, and you look up, you ask yourself: How can anyone climb that? Why would anyone even want to? But hours later when you're at the top looking down, you've forgotten everything. Except the one person you promised you would come back to.

  • [last lines]

    [in German, quoting English subtitles]

    Luise Fellner: [voiceover] All I know is that death spared me, and that Toni went away forever that day. One has lived if one has loved. There are times when I find this infinitely hard to believe. Most days I feel that I am alive. And that love is the reason for that.