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Escape of the Powerless
Maudie 2022-03-22 09:02:11
In pre-war Germany, as always, the beautiful field scenery was like a forgotten village in the center of the world. Strict code of conduct, etiquette and reason are just another synonym for the suppression of human nature by ignorance and religion. The long shots that time almost stood still, the unsolved mysterious injury case for a long time, the lack of soundtrack except for the character performance scenes, the restraint and precise emotion and aura of the actors, all make Michael Haneke's story about "a German child's life". Story”’s black-and-white film exudes a calm heaviness that makes one want to escape but can’t stop. The power of freedom and rebelliousness in the human body is suppressed by sanctimonious ruthlessness, and it can only seek a more hidden, more ruthless way to escape. When all these atrocities happened to the Nazis, we may have become accustomed to it, but in this seemingly vast but airtight village, anyone who seems helpless and powerless may have chosen another way to refuse to be victimized By……
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Blake 2022-01-03 08:01:48
Boy, why do you fly frequently?
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Berenice 2022-04-24 07:01:15
The whole film is full of German dialogue, but it's a good way to see the big from the small. Through the chaotic events in a small town, people can see the embodiment of the real social contradictions in Germany before the First World War.
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Martin: I gave God a chance to kill me. He didn't do it, so he's pleased with me.
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The Doctor: My God, why don't you just die?