Lives Of Others Movie Analysis

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Film Paper The film that I watched was called “The Lives of Others.” The Lives of Others was based on East Berlin in 1983. However, the language of our movie was in German. It had English subtitles that helped my partner and I out a lot. We got a great feel for the movie once we saw that. The director of the movie was a man named Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck. He’s an outstanding director on the movie stage. Donnersmarck was born in Cologne, Germany on May 2, 1973. Florians parents were both from East Germany. He is famous for his other movie called the “Tourist” and he’s won countless movie awards. For his work on the movie “The Lives of Others” Donnersmarck won the best foreign film award. The “Lives of Others” portrays a very clear …show more content…

One of the movie’s strengths is that it goes further than most films with similar subject matter. The film has several logical points where it could reach a conclusion, but the story continues to a moment that is more satisfying than one could suspect. (D.W. Kirkeby) The reason why I say this is because it shows how East Germany was back then. I stated this before, but I restated it to show the importance of it. Back then, East Berlin had people who spied on other citizens throughout their lives. In my opinion, I believe that I could not live like that. I couldn’t have someone watching me everyday. However, The Lives of Others is a fiction film intertwined with history. It gives you all the information that you need, except for the actual fall of the Berlin Wall. The suspense comes not only from the structure and pacing of the scenes, but also, more deeply, from the sense that even in an oppressive society, individuals are burdened with free will. You never know, from one moment to the next, what course any of the characters will choose. (A.O. Scott) The director, Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck, should have added that piece into the movie. It would have changed the whole entire film. Giving more of a suspense part into the movie. Although the movie didn’t give me the effect of the actual Fall of the Berlin Wall, I actually took away a great deal of knowledge from The Lives of

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