I once heard a German old man talk about his "childhood shadow". When the Soviet army occupied Germany, they raped German women in broad daylight, even in front of children. He said that this trauma would be impossible to get rid of for the rest of his life. It would be an eternal nightmare. When I saw the look in his eyes, my heart tightened. I originally said I wouldn’t watch “Women from Berlin,” but I ended up watching it anyway. The effect this film had on me was unexpected. I neither had nightmares because of the scenes in the film, nor did I have any despairing doubts about human nature because of the "heinous acts of bestiality" (like I did after watching the documentary film about Nanjing). reflection) and did not fall into the indignant ideas of feminism. In the words of HR, this is not an accusation film, but one that makes people think. ?Look, I mentioned this history in my blog before. When writing, I naturally think of Nanjing. One of my questions is, why do all the women in the city have to be like innocent lambs? Why can't we resist in a vigorous and deterrent way? When the other person doesn't treat you as a living, emotional, dignified person, you should use extreme methods to let him know. And "Women from Berlin" answers half of my questions. It shows a belief in "living on" and a dignity of life itself. It makes me feel that "I would rather live in ruins than in pieces", which is also a kind of nobility. The protagonist is a well-educated, young and beautiful female reporter. Her experience was the same as that of all Berlin women during the Soviet occupation of Berlin. The only difference was that some committed suicide, some were tortured to death, some had a mental breakdown, and some were walking zombies living day by day, but she chose to put this behind her. Everything is completely recorded in the diary, and I have a strong belief: "No external harm can really hurt yourself." I believe in writing. I feel that no matter how humiliating an experience is, if you have the courage to face it, write it down, and display it in front of the world, you will gain a kind of dignity. In order to protect herself, she "hooked up" with a senior Soviet officer. The officer was an educated Soviet man who could play the piano, and his wife was brutally murdered by the Germans. She provides him with "services" and he ensures that she will never be violated again and provides him with scarce food. Such an extreme way of survival reminds me of the situation of women for thousands of years: if you have to sell, try to sell to a higher level - such as finding a powerful man and entering into a marriage of benefit. Many wise women in ancient times have said that there is essentially no difference between a wife and a prostitute. They are both dependent on men and have no economic freedom or personal independence. Although the relationship between whoring and being prostituted is obvious, subtle emotions gradually develop between the heroine and the senior officer. One night, she told him, don't leave. So they talked for a long time all night long, "We are both fallen people in the world, so why should we have known each other before". Seeing the way they looked at each other, I knew that in this world, only they could understand each other. They were all orphans of the war. Germany surrendered, and the officer found himself falling in love with the heroine and wanted to take her away. She said that these days, the meaning of love has changed, but she hopes that when her husband comes back to find her, she will still be there. As expected, my husband came back from the war. The former Nazi fighter read his wife's diary and his self-esteem collapsed. He said, "Don't you feel ashamed and disgusted?" She rode her bicycle frantically to find the officer, and along the way she saw spring butterflies. The officer was transferred and was about to leave Berlin. I thought she would pounce on her desperately and ask the officers to take her away from this sad and humiliating place and away from her husband who was adding salt to her wounds. But I thought wrong. The following words shocked me: Woman: Thank you. Officer: Thank you for what? Woman: Thank you for giving me the opportunity to get to know you. The last side. Thank you, the director, for not describing this sensitive history and the scars that cannot be revealed in a "black and white" way, but for showing both sides of human nature without being pretentious or shy. I will think of "Black Book", "Hiroshima Mon Amour", "The Midnight Watcher", "In Smoke over Paris" and so on. The Nazis were notorious. Once the Nazis withdrew, the people in the occupied areas treated the so-called "spies" no more gently than the Nazis. Among these "traitors who have slept with the enemy" are very likely to be spies who have endured humiliation for the country and the people. But people don't care about this. People's repression is in great need of an outlet, and people's psychology is in great need of balance. "Female rapist parading through the streets", what a classic shot. At this time last year, I went to see "Rabe's Diary" and saw the weak Chinese people hiding under the Nazi flag on the big screen to avoid Japanese bombings. What a paradox and irony! Little boys love to watch war movies and watch good guys fighting bad guys. But in reality, who are the good guys and who are the bad guys? Once war breaks out, the evil of human nature will be exposed. Countries, politics, ideologies, pros and cons, etc., can all be defined, but how to define human nature? The heroine's husband left her in disgust. She murmured to herself that she didn't feel sad because she was too busy, cleaning the floor of the room and looking for flowers everywhere (probably this means, I can't remember clearly) ). The image of a scarred woman searching for spring flowers among dirty ruins struck me again. Only after seeing this did I realize that she stayed behind for her husband, but deep down she stayed behind to stay at home - women and home are inseparable. It is impossible to escape such memories even to the ends of the earth.

Even if she went to Moscow with the officer to rebuild her family and start a life, would everything really be different? To stay is to resist the memory of shame. Women are often compared to the earth. The earth is maternal, generous and compassionate. Even after experiencing the bleak winter, it can still give birth to new life. Butterflies and flowers are hinting at such a weak and beautiful vitality. The Berlin women who survived all showed superhuman strength. They can even laugh together and talk about the experience of being gang raped, and when they meet and greet each other, it becomes: How many times has it been? You can say this is shameless and shameless. But in my eyes, this is survivability, which is awesome. In the South African book "Shame", I also read a similar power. The war is over, men are running away to death, and the women of Berlin have to face a broken world after their nightmare. They are more adaptable than their men, knowing that the old times are long gone and the new ones are irresistibly coming. Peace, forgiveness, communication, repair, and reconstruction are the future. Some German men reject the future, such as the husband of one of the women in the film. It was not easy to escape the war. He could obviously choose to stay with his wife and children and live a peaceful life, but he chose to be exiled to Siberia with his comrades for the so-called honor. His wife cried and said, "When you were fighting, I was looking forward to your return every day. You finally came back, but you can't leave!" But he eventually committed suicide by taking poison after the German army surrendered. The fragile self-esteem of men! The film does not depict the Soviet troops as simple beasts and accuse them of crimes of inhumanity. Every Soviet citizen who was lucky enough to survive to Berlin had bloody memories and full of hatred. Their hearts were twisted by the tragic death of their loved ones. Even if they had a kind side, they would never face the "heinous" Germans. . Whether it is a crazy Soviet soldier, the heroine’s husband, or a suicidal family man, they all reflect the destructive power of men. Compared with women, it is more difficult for them to let go of hatred and self-esteem and find the power of forgiveness and reconciliation. In a sense, they are actually more vulnerable. For them, there is only violence for violence, brokenness, fracture, no healing, and rebirth! The rejuvenation of the German nation certainly does not depend on these escaped men. The country has become beautiful again, and there must be Eve's power in it. The theme of "Suffering and Atonement" comes from the Bible. I can't help but think of this theme when I see the heroine suffering everything silently. It was as if she, alone, was nailed to the cross of shame to atone for the sins of the entire nation. Reminiscent of Kim Ki-duk's "Samaritan Girl", the body also has dual meanings of shame and redemption. This is a true story. The heroine's diary was published after the war and caused great controversy. Some interpreted it as a shame for the German people, and the author banned the book from being published during his lifetime.

So the complete title of the film is: Anonyma - Eine Frau in Berlin (Anonymous - a woman in Berlin) Netizen comments