Reflections of defeated countries are more powerful

Serenity 2022-03-21 09:02:50

History is undoubtedly written by the victors. If we only discuss the Battle of Stalingrad, we use the Soviet perspective to describe and show that although it is tragic but follows the trend, this war is a victory forged by their blood. From 1949, 1974 to 1989, 2013, from the Soviet Union to Russia, the Battle of Stalingrad was brought to the big screen as a war drama many times. Battle of Le. From the defeated country to do the opposite, writing Stalingrad from the perspective of the German army has a unique reflection in the eyes of the world audience as bystanders.

All World War II films are about anti-war themes, the beginning of losing everything in the face of Nazi Germany - the Battle of Stalingrad, in Germany, a country rich in philosophers, the director Joseph Wiersmaier who experienced World War II himself in his childhood His reflection is undoubtedly profound, and he is so rational and even cold that he does not leave any hope in the film. For German soldiers, death was the fateful end in the battle of Stalingrad, and returning home alive was a false fantasy of too young too simple. Because of this, the director chose a uniquely conceived downhill abnormal narrative structure in the World War II film, and finally ended in despair that the white land was really clean.

In "Battle of Stalingrad", there is no climax of the decisive battle that the audience has been waiting for for a long time. The battle of bullets only exists for the first half an hour. After the war, they felt the cloud of death and the deep quagmire. Different from the heroism of "not giving up any soldier" in the American World War II film "Saving Private Ryan", there is absolutely no heroism in this film, and living is the instinct of people during the war. Unfortunately, none of the protagonists walked out of the Siberian Icefield... The last two soldiers froze to death on the white ice in the warmth of the fantasy of returning home. The film restores the true fate of the German soldiers in the unprecedented defeat of Stalingrad. The death of freezing and starvation is far greater than the death of the battle. The cold and lonely snow covers all the once hot lives. This is war.

Compared with the attitude of Japanese soldiers to seeing Chinese women in "The Thirteen Hairpins of Jinling" and "Nanjing Nanjing", in this film, after the Soviet woman was found tied to an iron bed, the treatment of German soldiers and officers was considered humane. , which implies the bottom line of a proud nation.

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Extended Reading
  • Ariel 2022-03-26 09:01:11

    At first glance, the title produced two misunderstandings. In fact, it is a reflective work from a German perspective. Whatever the name, all wars are ugly. In this city named after a great man, the dolls on the sand table go one after another, and the value is only to implement the division of power. The length of the film is a little too short, and some parts are not small enough and not big enough.

  • Isabel 2022-03-25 09:01:16

    "The biggest advantage of winter is that the cold freezes everything, and you can't even cry." This film is very attentive to the details of the brutal war, and it is not as keen as a certain country to distort history to beautify itself, vilify and demonize its opponents. This proves once again that the Germans, as the leaders of the Axis powers at that time, have the most profound and thorough reflection on World War II in later generations. Although the editing of the battle scene is slightly inferior, this is not the main theme of the film, and the flaws do not hide the flaws. Still, the social significance is greater than the film itself.

Stalingrad quotes

  • Fritz Reiser: They say in Germany when you die as a soldier you are honored. That's something, isn't it? Siberia? Not for me. I'm cold enough.

  • Otto: You know we don't stand a chance. Why not surrender?

    Capt. Hermann Musk: You know what would happen if we do.

    Otto: Do we deserve any better?

    Capt. Hermann Musk: Otto, I'm not a Nazi.

    Otto: No, you're worse. Lousy officers. You went along with it all, even though you knew who was in charge. Hermann...