One of the most telling lines in the movie is when Anne says, "Anything that makes people happy can't be bad, can it?" This quote implies that anything "good" is what makes people happy, which this film actively questions. Is the concept of "good" really synonymous with "happy"? Halder certainly is happy that his book is able to bring him money to support himself and his family, but obviously, the way his book is being put to use is not very "good".
A major significance of the image is the sheer amount of contrast. Not only are their appearances contrasting - Halder look significantly older and solemn in black, Anne looking much younger (and markedly Aryan) beaming in white - but their true natures rather contrast with their appearances as well. Halder, as it seems the film tries to portray, is a good man in his core. Anne on the other hand is a bit more devious, more adherent to the stereotype of a Nazi. Not to mention, despite the look of a clean Aryan couple, their actual relationship is riddled with scandal.
Lastly, the movie was likely not released in the US because the film is much too sympathetic to a Nazi for the American public. The American idea of a Nazi is that they were and are today pure evil. The general consensus is that by being a Nazi, one loses their humanity. This film shows the other side of the story. Clearly, Halder's being a member of the Nazi party didn't automatically mean his sense of morality and humanity had left him, he wasn't a nameless, faceless demon like the typical portrayals of Nazis.
so not use and adverb clause with the verb to be. Don't say is when. You are not actually doing mise en scene analysis. You need to discuss some of the elements of M en S in your analysis.
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