Is the art of "The Last Metro" an excuse to escape reality?

France is famous for its romance. Whether it is food or fashion, it will be imprinted with romance because it is made in France. This imprint also unsurprisingly falls on French movies, from the brisk tempo to From the fresh and fresh works "Fang Fang" and "Amélie" to the depressive and cold films "The Piano Teacher" and "A Long Engagement", romance has always been an artistic realm that the French have tirelessly and persistently pursued. This persistence is reflected in This was further emphasized in the classic film The Last Subway.

The story of "The Last Metro" takes place in Paris, which was occupied by the Germans during World War II. The high-pressure policies of the Nazis and the vigorous search for Jews from all levels have plunged the lives of French people, especially French Jews, into chaos. In the unprecedented chaos, only the subway can pass from the occupied areas to the free zone, so catching the last subway has become a very important thing in the French people's day. Obviously this is a story shrouded in the shadow of war. It is natural for us to think of the blood and cruelty of war, and the depression and panic of life. However, all of this did not appear in the film as expected. Instead, everything from the group of sentient beings to the individual Characteristically, the romantic blood is still flowing in the bones. This romantic spirit condenses the war into a symbol in the film, just like the subway that only appears in the beginning of the film, but quickly disappears after taking the title of the film, leaving endless romantic artistic feelings, romantic love stories, or revolutionary romanticism. Romance of the group: In an environment where everyone is in danger, perhaps staying at home is the most prudent strategy. However, the French in the occupied areas chose to flock to the theater to watch a new play, so the war The theater business at that time was still booming.

There are many group scenes in the film to reflect the French people's enthusiasm for dialogue dramas. Sometimes it is the full seats in the theater, and sometimes it is the calmness of the large number of audiences who did not disperse at the entrance of the theater after the air raid siren sounded. Looking up at the ground, we also saw boys gardening in small flower beds by the roadside, and painters copying and painting on the street. It can be seen that the war cast a shadow in the hearts of the French, but it failed to eliminate the innate beauty in their bodies. The romantic gene.

Some people say that this is the French using art to escape the cruelty of reality, maybe! But since it is just an escape, why choose art instead of alcohol or carnality? Because the former is romantic and the latter is degenerate, in the final analysis, the French have not given up the pursuit of romantic feelings, or in other words, the French spirit has not sunk due to temporary failure. Romance is the last step of the French people's pursuit of free souls. Class subway, it represents pursuing something, it represents never giving up on yourself.