It was chillingly familiar. . . . .

Wendy 2022-04-21 09:01:21

A film that combines politics and love. . In East Germany in 1984, everything was shrouded in white terror, secret police monitored people's activities, and all performances related to literature and art were subject to strict scrutiny. There is a visible threat. Government officials can make crimes and arrest others at will. If there is no previous era and location, where would you think this is? Germany ruled by Hitler during WWII? Cultural Revolution China? North Korea today? It turns out that the Nazis and the dictatorship of the proletariat can be so similar? Because their essence is the same, that is dictatorship! The phrase "We are the party's strong shield and sword" makes me feel harsh every time I see it. Why? It sounds familiar to the ear! That kind of deja vu made me feel a chill.

And when love touches faith, what will happen to everything? The male protagonist used to be a secret police officer who was good at interrogation. He could indifferently analyze the interrogation recordings and tell the techniques in it. Then, when a drop of blood was dripped into the cold desert in his heart, everything changed, and he began to silently. Help him to eavesdrop on the object and help them hide evidence. During this period, it is not only the love for the heroine, but the most important thing is that the faith in his heart begins to disintegrate. Watching his surveillance mission only begins when a big man wants to A woman who already has a lover listens to her boss teasing that "the artists we have dealt with can no longer paint and act." The things she once insisted on began to slowly collapse, or where did she come from? Everything is just a vested interest attached to this system. But in the end, he couldn't save everything, and the tragedy still happened. It is conceivable, how can one person save all this?

Sadly, the plot shown in the movie is not only the untouchable history that once was, at this moment, have we not experienced the slightest bit of it?

The rhythm of the movie is not fast, and the so-called sadism does not have a special climax, just like the country it describes, a little bit of rot, blood slowly, drop by drop into your heart, no sudden Tear, but only slowly inflamed and purulent, and eventually can no longer be sutured.

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Extended Reading
  • Scarlett 2021-10-20 19:01:15

    Despotism means that some people can be masters of others.

  • Cameron 2021-10-20 19:01:15

    As an autocratic patient, what should I use to save my soul?

The Lives of Others quotes

  • Hauptmann Gerd Wiesler: Socialism has to start somewhere.

  • Georg Dreyman: You know what Lenin said about Beethoven's Appassionata, 'If I keep listening to it, I won't finish the revolution.' Can anyone who has heard this music, I mean truly heard it, really be a bad person?