Review of Krabat

Review of Krabat

The review of film Krabat (Question 1)
In 2008, a film called Krabat, directed by Marco Kreuzpaintner, was came out. The David Kross plays the main character Krabat in this film and Paula Kalenberg plays his girlfriend which is also the main female character in the film. Since this film is an adaption of a really famous German novel Krabat, it attracts a large number of audiences. For my own perspective, this film is an excellent adaptation of the novel for three main reasons: the film expresses a clear and positive thought and has a profound meaning; the characters are depicted well; the scenes and background music are well designed and organized.

First of all, as a film, Krabat has its own thought. In other words, it conveys a positive and meaningful idea to its audiences successfully. The film deals with the fight between good and evil, and highlights the importance of love, friendship and unity. At the end of the film, Krabat almost gives up his dream and be ready to die. However, his co-worker Lyschko brings the message to Krabat’s girl so that she can comes and save Krabat, and finally they kill the master and destroy the mill. Obviously, love, friendship and unity are the important factors leading journeymen and Kantorka gain freedom. Furthermore, behind this simple story, the film also contains a profound meaning. After the explosion of the mill, there is a voice-over, “The boys left the mill tiredly, but full of hope for a separate, self-determined future. The war in German countries ended, and when I, Krabat, tell the story today, Tonda’s words still ring for me like a bitter truth: ‘Everything in this world has its price.’ And if we also had to give up the magic, and were ordinary boys again, we gained from it, however, something which is to be exchanged for nothing in the world: our freedom.” Just like the novel, the Thirty Years’ War is reflecting in the film. The soldiers rob the village; the master enslaves and lies to his...

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