Andersson Good not Great

The title, “Good,” is quite fitting for the movie. The term “Good,” refers to John Halder’s good intentions that slowly diminish as the film goes on. The film starts with Halder as a sensitive, overworked pushover who has to juggle his children, wife, and mother while keeping a steady career. John’s attempt to keep everyone happy and healthy clearly has a demoralizing effect on him. He feels like a pushover who is constantly catering to other’s needs. Because of this, Halder takes up a job with the Nazi Regime to boost his career. He leaves his wife and starts a relationship with one of his young students. I believe this shows John’s attempt to experience the selfishness and impulsiveness he sees others enjoying, while keeping his “good” intentions. As he is sucked into the Nazi world more and more, Halder realizes that no longer has the same caring personality he once did. The picture that is posted is an important scene in the film, in which John and Anne are publicly together for the first time. In this scene, John is viewed as a Nazi for the first time. The fact that “Good,” was never distributed in America does not surprise me. This film depicts Nazi’s in a different way than most Americans accept. In films, Nazi’s are shown as soulless killers who only care about the extermination of Jews. This view is clearly not true. John Halder is not a stereotypical Nazi. He does not show any hostility towards Jews and in fact shows compassion towards his Jewish best friend.