Chapter 261: Released on the same day

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When the Osaka business group learned that the joint school running method and teaching method between themselves and Yu Sheng had been recognized by the Americans, everyone in the business group was excited. I think this investment is very cost-effective. The new schools that the Americans plan to build and the planned renovation of existing schools in Japan will require a lot of money and investment.

Although the Osaka business community will need to bear the majority of this funding, the Osaka business group can use these schools to extend its tentacles to the whole of Japan. Even the regions and industries that were originally controlled by Japan's Saga chaebol. And, for the foreseeable period, no one will dare to use their brains. Behind the schools established by the Osaka business group, there is the support of the Americans.

Under the favorable prospects, the enthusiasm of the Osaka business group to invest is high, and there is no need for the Americans to urge, and the joint school-running model and education method of the Yusheng and the Osaka business group are fully rolled out in Japan.

At the end of 1946, Yu Sheng wrote the screenplay and produced two anti-war films jointly operated by Warner and MGM, "Life is Beautiful" and "Schindler's List". and is scheduled to be released at Christmas.

Although, according to the normal way of operation, the release of movies, especially the release of movies with the same theme, the most taboo is to grab the release schedule. Once there are movies with the same theme, they will be released on one day, which is basically an official declaration of war between the two film companies. And it is a unique thing for the same company to release two movies with the same theme on the same day.

However, the two films "Schindler's List" and "Life is Beautiful" are not the same. While both films tell the story of the Nazi concentration camps, they have very different styles. And. The screenwriters are all the same person.

Under the great artistic charm of these two films, audiences who have just finished watching "Schindler's List" or "Life is Beautiful" will be curious - this movie is already the ultimate movie of the same genre, what the hell can you do for the rest of your life?

Driven by this intense curiosity, those who would otherwise have only seen one of the films. I couldn't help but want to see what another movie was like. Therefore, these two movies, because of the name Yu Sheng, have instead formed a kind of bundle.

Few veteran fans are willing to watch only one of them and not the second. There is no substitute for literary and artistic works, and often when you eat the first apple, you will eat the second apple.

Because of this less obvious bundling effect. The box office of these two movies can almost be regarded as flying together. In the stunned eyes of others, break through the sky.

It only took a week. The influence of these two films. It swept the world.

October 1946 was the end of the Nuremberg Trials and the execution and imprisonment of Nazi war criminals. The release of these two films at this time will have their historical and artistic meanings quickly amplified by the background of the times. Many people believe that these two movies were made up by the Warner boss and MGM boss, who are Jews, to commemorate their fellow people.

In contrast to the Tokyo trial conducted by the International Military Tribunal for the Far East, the trial of German war criminals by the International Military Tribunal for Europe was carried out. Obviously, it is much more efficient. The biggest reason for this was that the Nuremberg trials gave German Nazi war criminals little room to maneuver. There are also very few lawyers on staff.

The delaying tactics devised by the Japanese lawyers' group in response to the loopholes in the common law system are simply not used in the International Military Tribunal in Europe. Moreover, in the Nuremberg trials, the number of defendants was relatively small, only twenty-two.

The reason why the Germans were so happy to be tried. It was because the Germans almost really unified Europe that the Europeans were really jealous. While the Japanese apparently did not achieve such an achievement, and when the Japanese were mired in the quagmire of the Chinese battlefield and could not extricate themselves, few people in Europe thought that the Japanese plan to swallow the elephant would really succeed.

It is precisely because of the real jealousy of the Germans that the Europeans, so. After the war, many countries in the Allies advocated capital punishment for the Germans.

In World War II, the Soviets, who were almost wiped out by the German blitzkrieg and who had lost millions, believed that all Germans wearing Nazi uniforms should be shot, and if not shot, sent to Siberia for hard labor. And the SS of the German Nazis was best suited to be buried alive. Living an extra day is a waste of food.

And the very miserable British, who were bombed by German planes, no longer mentioned how long the tradition of the rule of law in their own country was. The British believed that these leading German war criminals had issued guilty verdicts to themselves when they planned to start World War II, and that they should be executed without trial.

If the Americans hadn't stopped them and told the European powers that their butts weren't clean either, everyone started by fighting. If you really want to be more serious, there are not a few people left in the upper echelons of almost every country. The Germans faced not a harsh trial, but a mass massacre.

So, at the suggestion of the Americans, the first international tribunal, the International Military Tribunal for Europe, was created. At Nuremberg, the main members of the German Nazis, were put on trial. Historically known as the International Military Tribunal at Nuremberg.

Although the Germans were defeated, a large number of Germans who embraced the Nazi ideology survived, except for the disappearance or suicide of the main members. As soon as someone raised their arms, the soldiers who had been fighting for Nazi Germany would quickly gather. When the time comes, the whole of Europe will be in chaos again.

Therefore, the main purpose of the Nuremberg trials was not only to condemn the main members of the Nazi team to death, but more importantly, to make public all kinds of things that broke the bottom line of human nature in the process of sorting out what Nazi Germany had done. Let the Germans realize their losses, and then vent the anger that they held in their hearts because of the defeat.

Its essence is to "appease" people's hearts. Of course, this way of "pacifying" is more special.

The German Nazis did the most inhumane bottom line of mass murder of Jews and the construction of concentration camps. Therefore, the trial and disclosure of the real conditions of the concentration camps, as well as the sorting out and disclosure of the Nazi massacre of Jews in Germany, became the most important.

And these things are actually unknown to ordinary Germans, or not so clearly. After 218 days of trial, 18 former German Nazi high-ranking officials were convicted of "war crimes" and "anti-~human~". sin". Twelve of them were hanged.

Nearly 500 of the remaining war criminals were executed. In "Schindler's List", the prototype of the German officer Amon is among these five hundred.

If we say that the Nuremberg trial is just a straightforward statement of facts. Then, the two films of the rest of his life, "Schindler's List" and "Life is Beautiful", are poems born on reality. Among them, Schindler and Quito and others are more than humane enough to soothe those who grieve and ache in the midst of dark facts.

For those who have lived through the war and the concentration camps, the historical facts reflected in the two films "Schindler's List" and "Life is Beautiful". It's the same as what they've experienced, but it's different.

Because there is a real experience, there is a sense of substitution for the outside. However, due to the brilliance of humanity in the two films "Schindler's List" and "Life is Beautiful", when these people follow the story and reminisce about the past, they do not feel dark pain, but feel a little comfort.

These people who have experienced the truth of history, after watching the two films "Schindler's List" and "Life is Beautiful". can't help but compare the characters he once knew with those in the film. Trying to figure out the prototype. And the Jews who were rescued by Schindler began to match the people in the movie.

After all, even if you don't have yourself in the movie, you still have people you know. It is rare and novel to see the experience of someone playing themselves from the movie. Some even begin to think about the people they once knew. And sent a letter, asking if the prototype of Quito's character for the rest of his life was the one he knew.

Of course, the role of this contrast. And it doesn't stop there. When "Schindler's List" and "Life is Beautiful" swept the world, Schindler's good deeds finally became widely known. Especially Jews.

If we follow the development of real history, Schindler's actions will not be buried. But to get to the point where the world is known, it will be half a century before Spielberg makes the film "Schindler's List."

However, most of the people involved in history at that time had already passed away. Even if someone is grateful to Schindler, they can only pay lip service or pay homage when they travel past Schindler's grave. It is purely an itch in the boots.

And the arrival of the rest of his life has advanced the appearance of the movie "Schindler's List" by half a century. In this way, not only those who received Schindler's favor were extremely grateful to Schindler, but many Jews who lived through the concentration camps were grateful to Schindler for his kindness. Even some who were not Jews were very upset about Schindler's actions.

Schindler's address was also revealed. Since "Schindler's List" was released around the world, Schindler's home has been visited almost every day and gifts have been delivered. Moreover, there is a large number of letters sent from all over the world every day.

In addition to thank-you letters, invitations to attend various events and interviews, there will also be people who have been rescued by Schindler, or who are simply looking at Schindler's excessive spending, and some people who are sympathetic to each other, will send checks of various amounts or various gifts. On New Year's Day 1947, Schindler received letters and parcels that filled the small courtyard where he and his wife were.

Schindler, on the other hand, spent millions of dollars to save Jews, earned it back a week after the release of "Schindler's List" through the box office and the acceptance of checks and gifts from others. And this incident has also been widely reported by the news media. Good deeds are rewarded, and positive energy is a mess.

At the same time, these Jews also gained a deeper understanding of the hated Nazi officers. From Schindler's point of view, we can see things that are not visible from the Jewish point of view, such as the fragility of Amun, and the spark of humanity that flickers in the midst of the dehumanizing slaughter and indifference.

This was a contradiction for the victimized Jews. From a story perspective, there is nothing wrong with this narrative. Moreover, Schindler, who rescued thousands of Jews, had enough character to ensure that what he saw was generally true. Amun's dehumanization lies only in his education.

If you look at it from another angle, he is an absolute elite.

But, from an emotional point of view, German Nazi officers killed countless Jews, and Jews naturally did not approve of anyone speaking good things about German Nazi officers. However, because the accounts of Schindler's List are generally true, no Jews have ever disputed this rational and objective narrative.

If movies are dreams, and subconscious dreams are actually looking for and expressing themselves, then the biggest role of the two films "Schindler's List" and "Life is Beautiful" is actually to let the Jews who have experienced the pain of war find themselves in it.

Especially in "Life is Beautiful", because there is no specific character, as a character prototype, there is a lot of speculation after the release. Many Jews attributed a certain quality to Quito, or to someone close to them.

And, I'm willing to tell the news media about this coincidence. So in the newspaper, "So-and-so, is a Quito-style hero" often appeared in the newspaper. Later, Quito became almost synonymous with the Jews' heroes in World War II.

Such two influential films undoubtedly have the ability to change history. A few months after the film's release, on March 13, 1947, the 19th Academy Awards ceremony was held at the Holy Citizen Auditorium in Los Angeles, USA, hosted by Jack Benny.

The 1947 Oscars didn't have any movies that were too outstanding. There are not many who can even leave a name in posterity. According to the real historical development, in 1947, the best picture of the 19th Academy Awards was "The Golden Age" directed by William Wheeler.

William Wheeler also won Best Director for this film. Even the best actor is Frederick Marque, who starred in the film. This film won a total of seven awards at this Oscar, which is amazing.

Judging from the quality of the film alone, "Golden Age" can be regarded as upper-middle. The story is about three soldiers from the same country, after experiencing the battlefield of World War II, they take the same plane to recover and return home, and gradually adapt to society. The ending is a Hollywood-style comedic ending.

Judging from the sense of the times and the story alone, the story of the veteran's recovery can be regarded as fitting the theme of the times. And the audience is also large. According to the comments at the time, it was "to bring hope and courage to veterans". Because the story is good, it was even remade in 1975.

However, this movie is too far from "Schindler's List" and "Life is Beautiful".

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