Hi Year 13s.
Now that we've viewed most of the film, I've got some questions for you:
1. What, for you, is the most memorable moment from the film so far? Why?
2. Which moment from the film has the most emotional impact? What gives it its power?
3. The music that Jerska gives to Dreyman is entitled 'Sonata for a Good Man'. Who in this film is good? Justify your answer.
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What, for you, is the most memorable moment from the film so far? Why?
Funnily enough, the most memorable moment in the film for me was in the scene where, while steam-opening letters, Wiesler's co-worker informs him of the fall of the Berlin Wall.
The way the men quietly leave their workplace, without expressing any obvious feelings of joy or relief struck me as odd, but strangely appropriate.
Rather than happiness, there is an air of uncertainty and awkwardness. Considering that their accepted way of life had been suddenly knocked out of balance, I felt that this reaction was surprisingly suitable, and possibly one of the most realistic moments in the film.
What, for you, is the most memorable moment from the film so far? Why?
The most memorable moment for me was the scene in the cafeteria with Wiesler and Grubitz and the random other guy. I found the scene slightly unsettling. I couldn't tell whether Grubitz was actually finding the joke funny. I could tell he was hiding some malice and maybe just acted like the joke was OK so as to not create a scene right there. My suspicions were confirmed when we see random guy steaming open letters with Wiesler at the end of the film.
Though I suppose random guy could have been a steam-letter-openerer all along...
i found that the scene with the most emotional impact was when Dreyman begged his girlfriend not to leave, not to go see that other man (the name escapes me!) i just found this a really interesting scene because he wasn't focusing on what she had done or the betrayal, he just really wanted her to stop it and just need him. the scene is also very full of tension at this point, and i think it is through this that really gives it the emotional impact.
What, for you, is the most memorable moment from the film so far? Why?
I thought the scene where Wiesler went to check his file was the most memorable for me. This seemed the point where Wiesler realised that not all stasi where 'bad'. The shot of the red finger print at the bottom of the file was a very standout shot for me. it seemed like this bought a closure to his file confirming what wiesler started to believe when he was reading through the file.
The most emotionaly impacting scene for me was the one where CMS jumped in front of the bus.In the moment before she is hit there is the emotional impact from discovering that Wiesler has taken the typewriter and therefore saved Dreymon.We can see the Wiesler is now more connected to Dreymon and CMS than to the job.Also when CMS is hit it is Wiesler is the the 1st to her side and the pain for her death is apparent in his face showing that he has lost someone he has growen to care about.And ofcoarse the raw emotion from Dreymon as he holds CMS in his arm as she dies is very emotionally impacting!
What, for you, is the most memorable moment from the film so far? Why?
Most memorable moment would have to be when the minister takes off his trousers in the car. I think that scene definitely ranks up there with the most disgusting things I have ever seen. Not just because of his breach of authority, but also because of his bum! *shudders*
What, for you, is the most memorable moment from the film so far? Why?
For me, it is not so much a scene but a snapshot where we see Wiesler reading the book that he took from Dreyman that impacted me the most. The expression on his face as he reads the book seems to show a longing for something, perhaps something to live for. He has seen that Dreyman lives for love--love for writing and love for Christa--and this might have shown Wiesler how lonely he is.
The music that Jerska gives to Dreyman is entitled 'Sonata for a Good Man'. Who in this film is good? Justify your answer.
I think that many of the characters in this film, despite their negative surface appearance, are shown in parts of the movie to have 'good' qualities. There is Dreyman, who is conveyed as good throughout the film by his rebellion against the communist government. His writing of the article on suicide is a clear example. And then there is Wiesler, the quiet hero of the film. At first he is perceived to be a bad-guy. He's the one putting innocent people in jail, working for this hypocritical government. Yet he begins to see the flaws in his job and what he is working for, and in the end grows to care for the people he is trying to convict. We see he is a 'good man' when he lies to his superiors in order to cover up the doings of Dreyman and CMS. I also think CMS was a good person. She made the decision to stop seeing Hempf, knowing the consequences of this. Despite her betrayal of Dreyman, she realises what she has done, and she is sorry. Although she chooses to take her own life, rather than live with the guilt of what she has done.
The most memorable moment for me is when Weisler buys Dreyman's book right at the end and reads the dedication to himself.
After CMS's death, I feel that Weisler thinks he is partly responisible and so this dedication from Dreyman relieves him of some of this guilt. Also, his betrayal of this communist government which he worked so hard for throughout most of the film is now seen as a positive thing.
1. What, for you, is the most memorable moment from the film so far? Why?
The scene where Wiesler and Grubitz are eating lunch and overhear anouther group making jokes about the government. I found in creepy and seedy as you were left unsure about the truth of Grubitz reaction.When we later see the joker man steaming open letters we can see he was not. This kind of deception makes Grubitz frightening, hes the bad guy, often bad guys are kind of stupid and we know 'good' will triumph, but in this film we can see that this 'baddy' is smart (thus more terrifying).
Woops i was totally forgot i was logged in a my father (by mistake). That last comment was not paul but Grace B!!!
Grace
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