In general, many of the most famous movies about the Holocaust have been released in the past few decades. In these movies, the audience is far enough away to put themselves in a guilt-free situation. At the same time, they have also set a template for a new wave of Oscar-winning films-indulging in tragedy, and purifying the complex dual system of the movie world. The success of this type of Holocaust film is also in sharp contrast with other films about recent genocide, which not only makes people feel like touching unhealed wounds, but also not as simple as paintings about historical events in the past. period. Ke Lisi Tuofu Orr ( Christopher Orr, 1967, American film critic) wrote an article about the movie "2005 Hotel Rwanda" ( article Hotel Rwanda, 2004), he discussed this in the context of Oscar Phenomenon:
The fate of "Rwanda Hotel" and "Schindler's List", "A Beautiful Life", "The Pianist" (The Pianist, 2002) and other Nazi Holocaust movies are in stark contrast, which is unforgettable. Of course, the latter is easier for us to applaud, partly because the cultural attributes of these films are very similar-the cynicism about the killing of Africans for centuries has not disturbed European-centric morals and beliefs. Waters. But the real reason why concentration camp massacre movies are easier to applaud is their time distance. Most American moviegoers who have experienced the Holocaust are no longer alive, and those who are alive are unlikely to feel any real sense of guilt. After all, we are all good people, at least until the last scene of the movie.
The most famous films about the Holocaust and genocide are basically extremely simple stories, and they convince the audience that, in a general sense, the power of evil has disappeared. Within this framework, the violence of genocide has become a thing of the past, and the act of recall is passive rather than active. These films tend to comfort the audience, rather than give the audience an immersive sense of oppression.
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