Chapter 505 505 Intense Argument

After the sit-in, the incident of "Schindler's List" suspected of glorifying the Nazis reached a new climax. In fact, the reason why this incident has become a social hot spot is definitely not because of the activity of extremist Jewish groups, but because of the social and political changes in the United States represented by Jews, which has sparked heated discussions in all aspects.

However, if there are remarks in support of extremist Jewish groups, there will naturally be objections. This has caused the public opinion of the whole society to erupt like a volcano.

Frank Dobbin, Department of Sociology at Harvard University, believes that, "There were indeed many Nazis who were heinous demons and needed humane destruction to clear them, but a large number of people were killed by wars, Nazis, and the environment of the entire era. Forcing, it is like some Jews in the concentration camps became Nazi minions in order to survive, managing and even persecuting their own compatriots. The darkest parts call out, and the whole backdrop of the war brews one tragedy after another.

Leaving aside the historically real Amon-Goss, the Goss presented in the movie is only real, not glorified. What Goss represents is an ordinary person in the entire war environment. His inner struggles and contradictions are conflicts that any normal person will have. It happened to the Jews. It's just that everyone's choice is different, and Goss chose to use blood to vent his inner pain.

Goss is not beautified in the movie. On the contrary, Goss chose to kill at the end of the contradiction, which also proves that Goss chose this path by himself. Maybe the Goss in the movie is not as cold-blooded as the real Goss in history, but there is no doubt that both are demons. Therefore, when Goss was finally hanged, the audience did not regret it, but calmed down, and even enjoyed it. This is the proof.

As for the so-called 'beautification', it is actually just a director's discussion of human nature, which belongs to the category of art and cannot be generalized. Just as in life we ​​don't say that a serial killer is benevolent because he chose to use a pistol instead of cutting his veins; The poisoner helped an old grandmother to cross the street and thought he was beautiful. The same goes for Goss. On the contrary, the director's discussion of Goss, perhaps this is not in line with the real historical figures, but in line with the entire historical background, this is the most important. "

Not only Frank Dobin, the influence of "Schindler's List" has obviously reached the other side of the Atlantic Ocean, and a cyclone has also been blowing in the European continent, from the University of Leeds in the United Kingdom (University of Leeds) and Warsaw in Poland University (University. Of. Warsaw) famous sociologist Zygmunt - Bauman (Zygmunt. Bauman) also expressed support for Steven - Spielberg, he even wrote a paper for this elaborate.

"Historical and psychological studies of the Holocaust show that most of the executioners who carried out the Holocaust were normal people, and that there is nothing to explain the Holocaust as born criminals, sadists, mentally ill, or other morally flawed individuals. A crime committed. Human cruelty in general, has little to do with the personality of the perpetrator, but very much to the social structure that sees power and obedience as the norm. Cruelty at its origin Social factors are far greater than personal character factors. In a social situation where moral pressure is lacking rather than legitimizing human nature, more individuals tend to be cruel.

Perhaps the most shocking thing about the Holocaust is not that the fate of being slaughtered may also fall upon us, but the thought that we may also commit the slaughter; we may have done so in the past, and if the conditions are right, we are still this way.

Amon-Gos's execution of the massacre came from obedience and from the general trend of the war. He was just surviving in the entire brutal war environment. As for the cold blood and cruelty shown by Goss, it is the result of war catalyzing the dark side of human nature.

On the other hand, Goss will produce contradictions and conflicts, which is the independent thinking of individuals under the social background, which has certain inevitability. Even if it is a cold-blooded animal, it is still an individual with the ability to think. He will still think: himself What is the reason for this. Especially when his thoughts are impacted - say, falling in love with a Jewish maid, this kind of thinking will boil more and more intensely.

There is no doubt that the portrayal of Goss in the film is correct, because this is the inevitable result of the entire era. This also precisely reflects the director's attitude towards the entire war: people are always insignificant in front of war machines, and the tragedy of Goss is the tragedy of the entire era. Schindler awakened humanity, while Goss was crushed by the cruelty of society.

In a system in which reason and morality run counter to each other, it is easy for most people to disregard their moral responsibilities and choose the criterion of reasonable interests and self-preservation; self-preservation overriding moral responsibility is not predestined in any way. Yes, there are always people who choose the latter, even if the number is small. This shows that evil is not omnipotent, and it also shows that surrender or resistance is, in the final analysis, the result of a person's choice.

Under the elegance of Nazi tyranny, many people lost their sense of morality and humanity. In the face of the absolute fact of being overwhelmed, no one can be declared guilty, but no one can forgive himself for his moral submission, and he should be ashamed of his personal weakness. Only by constantly maintaining this sense of shame and facing up to one's own weakness, can it be possible to break the old dragon, both material and spiritual, that the tyranny of the Holocaust has imposed on people.

Schindler maintained his sense of shame and faced weakness; Goss maintained his sense of shame, but lost to weakness. This is the deepest connotation of "Schindler's List", and it is also the core content that the director gave to this story to wake up the world the most. "

The debate between the supporters and the opposition was so intense that it could almost be said to have become intensified, so that from December 2, variety shows, news shows, and radio programs all had heated discussions, and people from all walks of life were invited to the show. From sociologists to university professors, from historians to social observers, from Jewish groups to black and Asian groups, they all came forward and expressed their opinions, which almost made "Schindler's list" "become a social phenomenon.

Of course, in addition to support and opposition, there are naturally neutrals. It is not so accurate to say that it is a neutral. Their point of view is very simple: this is a film, not a documentary, and there is no need to be so serious.

Neutrals believe that Steven has restored history as much as possible, and even if he excavated more about Amon Goss' description, it did not beautify it. On the contrary, he vividly described the bloody Nazi officer's life. cruel. Many Jews who actually survived the ordeal of the concentration camps were horrified when they saw Amon Goss on the big screen, not to mention the other audience members who were terrified by the direct and brutal blood and sweated behind their backs.

Therefore, the conclusion of the neutrals is: sheer nonsense!

But no matter what the neutrals think, the dispute between the supporters and the opposition has become a social hotspot. Originally, "Schindler's List" has been the social focus for the past two weeks, whether it is praise from film critics or two consecutive weeks. The excellent box office performance of the screening has made people full of curiosity and anticipation for this film. This time, with the conflict of this batch of remarks, "Schindler's List" is almost comparable to the presidential election, becoming the focus that everyone will talk about more or less after dinner.

Under such circumstances, as a director, Steven Spielberg had to stand up for the first time and express his position, "As a Jew, I feel the same way about Schindler's story, I believe I, I can't glorify Amon Goss or any other Nazi from any point of view, even if I were a director, it wouldn't change the fact. I just stood as a calm as possible From the standpoint, the history is presented to the audience. The debate about Amon Goss is unnecessary in my opinion, because even if Goss has struggles and contradictions in his heart, it will not change the fact that he is a murderous demon. , and all the choices he makes are also a direct guide to his final outcome."

Steven seems very excited, even a little too excited, so that his face is red, no one knows his contribution to this movie better than him, but now he is smeared, saying that he beautifies Amon Goss, this is simply Unforgivable. What's more, the accusations of those extreme Jewish groups, even though Steven knew that they were too extreme and their thoughts were the product of incitement, still made Steven very concerned and sad. The period of filming "Schindler's List" was a torment for Steven. He personally re-witnessed the difficulties experienced by his compatriots back then, which was more painful than killing him, but now, he His sincerity was questioned, leaving Steven almost unable to control his emotions.

But in the end, Steven forced himself to calm down, "I don't know if those people who say I glorified Goss have seen this movie. If not, I hope you go into the movie theater to watch this movie, you just You will know what the facts are; if you have seen it, I hope you can seriously recall the plot of the movie and feel the real emotion I injected into this movie. Everything is based on facts, and I have a clear conscience!”

Steven's excitement was also supported by Hugo. As the actor of Amon Goss, Hugo was obviously under tremendous pressure. The shackles are deeper - after all, he is the role player! "I must stress that Amon Goss's cold-blooded and cruelty is unquestionable, he has experienced struggles, conflicts and pains, but this is like what anyone would experience in the context of war, he at least He is a man, not a beast who can't think, so it is normal for him to have such a reaction. But even so, it will not obliterate the crime he committed. So, I hope everyone can look at this in the right light. The movie, our entire crew put so much effort into this movie, please don't ignore it."

After saying this, Hugo seemed to think of something, frowned and said again, "I don't know who the source of this remark is, but I sincerely hope that the person who said these words in the first place can go into the cinema and watch it. This movie, I think you'll find out."

This unintentional remark made the media's focus suddenly focus on the culprit. Who was the first to provoke this war?