This movie is very touching. The reason is not only because of the feeling of tears in laughter, but also because of the unification of East and West Germany as a background. The film did not focus on depicting ideological differences and did too much. The irony or defense of one party, but focuses on the emotions of ordinary people, the emotions in the complicated world. For the protagonist Alex, no matter how the world outside the window changes, the mother is always the mother, the GDR is gone, the Berlin wall is down, and the mother is also the mother. Since the mother can't be stimulated, she will use her own hands to protect her.
Alex and his friends who love TV editing constantly make fake news clips to comfort their mother. My mother saw the Coca-Cola advertisement in the window, and Alex filmed a news about the cooperation between "Coca-Cola" and the state-owned beverage factory with a friend; my mother was able to get up and walk, and one day when she went out, all she saw were capitalist bells and whistles. On the billboard, Alex shot the news: Refugees from West Germany fled to the socialist East Germany, so try to take care of their habits. In this way, the already shattered "socialist motherland" continued and continued in their little home under Alex's meticulous care. The rhythm of the movie is always smooth and natural, and the soundtrack is sometimes soft and comfortable, and sometimes tactful and sad piano solo. The whole film does not have a strong or dark or light atmosphere, but in a neutral lens language, it tells a touching story, a story of a son loves his mother, and a mother loves his son.
There has always been a suspense in the film, that is: Will the mother discover that the country that bears her faith no longer exists? We are always tugging for Alex, is this kind of deception right? Will all these efforts only make the mother more painful and angry? At the end of the film, we found the answer. Alex’s girlfriend, Lara, secretly told her mother the truth. She was shocked, but she still did not pierce the window paper at her son. Instead, she calmly watched the “news” of the “Germany National Day” made by her son and secretly at the same time. , Secretly, affectionately, looking at his son's back. This is the best part of the film. The protector becomes the protected one, and the deceiver becomes the well-intentioned deceiver. In the eyes of our mother, we see love and comfort. This moment is a moment when humanity shines with infinite brilliance. , This moment made us realize: everything is not important, what doctrines, what society is not important, what is important is only love, just kindness, just like this mother and child, all the effort is to protect each other’s emotions in the end . The sentiment conveyed by the film deeply moved me. The director Wolfgang Becker was very cold when dealing with this episode. Originally, when such a film reaches its climax, it should need a point of emotional release and give people a chance to cry. But the director did not give such a point. The film’s prosaic description from beginning to end is not at all sensational. After watching this film, it gives people a feeling of crying without tears, and it is precisely this feeling that is impressive. , It also gives people more energy and space for thinking.
Since the birth of the film, the greatest films are all about people. They put people in the turbulent tide of history, in bizarre and absurd illusory stories, and in plain and boring daily chores. They focus on people, and the camera is right. It is human, because only the human heart and human nature, and only the feelings and feelings shared by human beings, can truly strike the soul, cause resonance, and achieve the true purpose of filming. No matter how computer technology develops, the standard for excellent movies is unique and always unique, that is: expressing human nature and expressing emotions.
Good Bye Lenin! Goodbye, GDR!
Hello, a great movie that does not talk about doctrine, but only talks about human nature!
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