The most important thing is to see the number of ways. The relationship between this film and the early expressionism or the new film movement is very weak. In fact, expressionism is basically over by Sirk. The four people in the new German film movement slogan to restore the classic German film tradition. I am afraid that only Fassbender really did this, Schlondorf barely tried it, Wenders was simply American, a student of Nicholas Ray, and Herzog was a self-contained faction from the beginning. Fassbender did not learn traditional expressionism, but Sirk. Sirk itself combined the Hollywood flow of Griffith and others, so Fassbender has the shadow of expressionism, such as drama-like performance and The stage-like indoor setting does not have the kind of fine painting-like composition and lighting. As for Fassbender's death, German films have been cut off from expressionism, and by 2003, "Goodbye Lenin" has become a feature of the post-90s films, integrating the narrative, use of various genres in Europe. mirror and imagination.
There is one thing I want to mention. I think after the 1989s and 1990s, Eastern European film genres gradually penetrated westward. Many Western European genres, especially German and French, have been greatly influenced by Eastern European genres, such as "Lola Run." " is an imitation of the basic style "Mischief". Due to its special historical reasons in Germany, after the fall of the Berlin Wall, the foundation left by the UFA in the east was combined with the Hollywood flow in the west, and the product was a movie like "Goodbye Lenin". For the description of historical stories, Hollywood's "Forrest Gump" has already given us a kind of inspiration, and "Goodbye Lenin" has brought this kind of joke to the extreme, projecting the big historical background on the small people and small families, and then using a kind of Discuss historical changes and the fate of characters from a small perspective, and see seriousness in the absurd. It should be said that it is more brilliant and profound than what Forrest Gump did.
How to reflect the changes of the big environment in small people is a very valuable topic. Many works of art are using this method to discuss problems and reveal the truth. "Farewell My Concubine" uses the actor's destiny to change, but the force is too strong, the air is too big, and it is too positive. It can be said that it has more than vigor and color but lacks cleverness and wisdom. "Forrest Gump" is very ingenious and full of wisdom. Unfortunately, when we talk about issues, it is just a brushstroke. It only presents phenomena and does not discuss in depth. , or in other words, the characters have not grown up, so they can only be suitable for anti-intellectualism. How to balance the small and the big is a matter of the director's control. In "Goodbye Lenin", the camera is aimed at the ordinary family of Alex, but this family is also special: the father defected, but the mother was firm Socialists, both children have a lot of personality: this can be seen in the daughter's pregnancies and the son's participation in the march. "Goodbye Lenin" was not filmed in the order of historical progress, but first crossed the fall of the Berlin Wall, and then used a special video tape to make a comparison. set of news and attacks on capitalism. This contrast emphasizes deception. In this family, the child deceives the mother, and the mother deceives the child, and this deception, because of the special image represented by the mother, has evolved into the East German system. The deception of the father, while the father figure represents the west side of wealthy capitalism, his eventual return also hints at the merging of East and West Germany. It can be said that the author hides a great political meaning in the simple relationship between characters, in order to reveal the relationship between characters and society.
It's a pity that this film has not won any important awards. In fact, I think this film has a bigger format than "Eavesdropping Storm", but it still lacks in portraying the characters and lacks strength. Although the latter has a small format and a simple story, But because the characters are very deep, it is easy to deepen the impression of the audience. But "Goodbye Lenin" is already a rare masterpiece.
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