It can be said that any good actor is ambitious, because their existence value depends more on the stage, on the applause and affirmation of the audience, and a performance that can make a few sensations in the audience is infinitely attractive. . Hoffgen is an actor who has a fiery pursuit of drama and stage performance. When he comes into contact with drama and performance, he will burst out with passion and madness that ordinary people do not have. As Hoffgen himself put it, "I'm insignificant in life, but not on stage."
At first, Hofgen only wanted to get out of the second-rate actor's situation; Betray yourself, from body to soul. However, desire is a bottomless vortex, and once it sinks into it, it is impossible to extricate itself, and Hofgen gradually loses himself in his own desire and becomes its slave. Mephistopheles originally meant the devil in the human heart, and Hofgen played this role on the stage to fit himself into one, majestic and majestic, which was praised and promoted by the Nazi generals.
When art and politics collide, it is mostly art that is destroyed; Hofgen's role is placed on the stage, but he personally must rub against it as an individual in society. Hoffgen could give up some moral standards for his career and performances, but as an independent thinker, he could not at the same time give his soul completely to Nazi politics and the regiment. Although Hofgen showed condescension and pandering when interacting with Nazi soldiers, Hofgen did not completely abandon his kindness and kindness.
Hofgen was in constant self-struggle and self-examination. The German Nazis gave him the success he wanted, but at the same time manipulated him; because he was Jewish, he was manipulated by German generals. The ending is one of the most tense scenes in the film, with Hofgen being pushed to the center and the lights shining on him as if he were a naked man; of course, this move is full of contempt and foolishness, but the weak Hoffgen could only helplessly block the light and shout out the helpless "I'm just an actor."
A person who constantly compromises and struggles with the surrounding environment and with himself is mostly suffering; in fact, we and the actor Like Hofgen, masks and mirrors are essential for us to conceal and introspect.
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