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To a certain extent, this can be said to be a film about "how mortals practice the delirium of 'becoming a god'".
The director of the crematorium wants to save (burn) all mankind. He does not regard himself as an accomplice of the Nazis, but as a god. After killing his own relatives and attempting to kill him, he saw his avatar lama standing at a low place looking up at him and calling him to become a god, which on the one hand alluded to his ambition to become a god, on the other hand, for him The killing of a relative was transformed from slaughter to martyrdom. There is also a detail. At his wife's funeral, he gave a speech, and the cross-shaped Mike was always printed on his face. This may also be used as a religious metaphor.
There is also a recurring plot in the movie, that is, the male protagonist emphasizes that no one can survive from cremation. This seems reasonable and self-evident, and it also reminds people of the allusions of Jesus being crucified on the cross and then resurrected. Then the male protagonist emphasizes that "no one can survive from cremation", which also includes God, that is, God Unable to resurrect, and himself - will become the new god. Death is the absolute power, "the only certain thing", and this power is in his hands, and the more he plays, the more fascinated he becomes.
But in reality, death is not in his hands. The Nazis chose the victim, and he was at best an accomplice, an executor, a... little guy. In the film, the opposite of the ambition to "become a god" is the vulgarity of this strong little person. His hair was meticulously combed, he said to himself that he had a blessed family, but he molested his subordinates, went to prostitutes, worried about syphilis; declared that he would not smoke or drink, and forcibly snuffed out his subordinates’ cigars at banquets (not when his subordinates lit cigarettes) , but waited for his subordinates to light their cigarettes, then grabbed the whole cigar and crushed it), but he still drank under pressure in the Nazi party. Fear of disease, fear of Nazis, cowardice is ironic for a man who wants to be a god. In order to escape this self-loathing of being a small person, the only way is to introduce yourself into a stronger illusion: save all mankind!
Regarding who the woman in black is, there are opinions that it is conscience, but I think it is "fear". The woman in black flashed frequently, obviously not a real entity, but just a concrete representation of the male protagonist's consciousness. Whenever I see her, the male protagonist's expression becomes cold, like the sudden fear of a decent middle-aged man. And what was this fear for him? Perhaps it can be guessed that it is the fear that a little person who wants to become a god feels when he sees the true God. The fear of the true God and the distrust of himself are hidden in his consciousness, remind him: you cannot master and play with death, you Not God.
And when he tried to kill his daughter, the hallucination of the avatar appeared for the last time. He reached the highest point of delirium, stood at the top of the steps and once again declared "save all mankind". The Nazis held an umbrella for him and accompanied him down the steps, Sitting in the car, he had a complete smile on his face. At this moment, he has forgotten that he is a vulgar little person who is afraid of syphilis when he goes to prostitutes, and afraid of Nazis when he quits drinking. In his delirium hallucinations, he has become a god. At this time, the woman in black (fear of the true God) chased after him, but the shadow was cut by the rain. Yes, the fear, self-doubt, and self-loathing are over, and he's completely plunged into the illusion of being a god.
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