Roulakis - Good

I believe the film is entitled “Good,” because it has to do with main character, John Halder’s, fight between good and evil. Because Halder was pressured and didn’t necessarily choose to become a Nazi, we can assume that he is a decent human being. However, his actions later on in the movie contradict the title. As time goes on, although he kept his own personal values, he still became an infamous SS officer and never stayed true to what was actually “Good.” I think the title of the movie is supposed to make us decide whether or not Halder maintained a good person simply because he never changed his personal morals and ideals, or if he was evil because he wasn’t actually being true to himself by still being a part of the Nazi regime. The picture posted is of him and his new wife, Anne, at a Nazi party. In this scene, they are confronted by his ex father in law. I think this picture has to do with the title of the film because again, in this frame, Halder is trapped in so many ways. He was trapped in a difficult marriage, and left his wife and children for another woman, he is a member of the Nazi party. He is a good individual, but his pressured actions show differently.

I don’t think this movie was not distributed in the US due to a government decision. I just think that it was not distributed by the company that made this film because they assumed it wouldn’t do well with an American audience. This is most likely because I feel like American audiences wouldn’t do well with sympathizing with a Nazi, although it is a different point of view, and not a story that we have seen yet in the US.