The secret of latitude: why are the Spaniards so enthusiastic, while the Germans?

It can be said that latitude determines the nationality to a certain extent. The colder the zone, the heavier the haze, and the more rigorous and meticulous the national character; On the contrary, the warmer and sunny the area, the more capricious and romantic the character of its residents.

In my early years, I read a sentence from Amodova to the effect that many Spanish old people are poor, sloppy and miserable, while German old people basically live a healthy and decent life. That's because young Germans are working to make money and save money, while young Spaniards are partying and drinking at night.

German religious revolutionary Martin Luther once said, "Even though I know that the whole world will be destroyed tomorrow, I will plant my vine today." . Pragmatic, diligent, hard-working, and unwilling to endure, this national character of the Germans is very famous.

In fact, as far as Spain and Germany are concerned, there is nothing to evaluate, and there is nothing to talk about in value sequence ranking. This is just a difference in outlook on life. Some people regard life as different stages, which is the concept of life. So they are careful at every stage and try their best at every stage. Others think that the value and significance of life is only reflected in this stage of youth, so we should eat, drink and be merry in time. As for the lack of capital behind, we can mix as we please. I won't live long anyway, but I can still die.

Interesting, high-latitude personality, because cold, rigorous, meticulous and orderly, so the sense of despair is stronger; Many German films are like this, and so are many Nordic films. For example, the film of ingmar bergman, a famous Swedish director, has a strong sense of ultimate questioning, which makes people feel very tight, even too tight, and makes people feel suffocated. The characters in low latitudes seem to be jumbled and messy, but they have a special understanding and humor in them. Different from the entanglement and questioning of high-latitude figures, low-latitude figures have a natural chaotic and confused outlook on life, which is harmonious between man and nature and carefree. For example, the Spanish movies headed by Amodova, and some South American movies that we are all familiar with, have a delicious sense of comedy in the middle, no matter what the situation is.

Read some articles about German character, which are all summarized in this way. For example, cleanliness, pay attention to cleanliness, German housewives are the housewives who love cleaning all over the world; For example, German children usually play after finishing their homework, because German education is to work first and then play; For another example, at midnight 12 o'clock, the car parked in front of the red light must be driven by a German ... Germans are characterized by being practical, diligent, punctual, frugal and orderly.

To tell the truth, I really look a bit like a German. I'm a neat freak, earnest and diligent, and pay special attention to order. Whether at home or at work, order can make me peaceful. And I happen to be the kind of person who will stop at the zebra crossing at midnight 12 and wait for the red light to turn green. Someone once told me that you look like a German woman.

This kind of person feels reliable, but boring. Generally speaking, he is a nihilist. I know.

I've always had a little awe of German women. Respect is more important than fear. This is a feeling, it doesn't make any sense, and there is no argument. This feeling comes from German philosophy, German latitude, and the unique black forest atmosphere in Germany.

The original image of German women was Marlene DeDrey, who made a big splash in Hollywood in her early years. She was a female movie star who became popular in the mid-1920s. Her famous work is Der Blaue Engel (1930). After "Der Blaue Engel", she went to the United States to sign a contract with Paramount, and then played the leading role in many films. The German actress, who looks a little masculine and likes men's wear, quickly conquered the American audience with her tough and quiet performance style, and was compared with Greta from Sweden. Garbo sat in the two back seats of the film industry at that time, which was equivalent to the taste of the East Palace and the West Palace.

In the 1920s and 1930s, two queens in American film industry chose to retire after entering the 1940s. Garbo's retirement is particularly absolute. On 194 1, after filming the last film "Two-faced Woman", she chose to leave at the peak of 36 and disappeared from public view completely. Deidre chose a path of gradual retreat. After the war, she left the film circle and became an early karaoke singer again, touring everywhere. Then, she retreated further and further until she disappeared completely.

Marlene DeDerry and Garbo are both women from high latitude countries. Their examples can once again prove that high-latitude personality and nothingness have a natural sense of closeness. Moreover, the more prosperous, the more nothingness.

Germans have special tastes. They are rigorous, simple, clear and easy to operate, and have almost no game color. They are not without jokes, but those jokes are often hysterical farce style, which is more intense than British humor and French humor. In the East, the country with similar and similar characteristics to Germany should be Japan. Many farce films in Germany and Japan have a kind of crazy and delirious laughter that is almost breathless, which makes people a little creepy.

Sometimes I think there is a similar atmosphere behind the alliance between Germany and Japan during World War II. Does this aura have anything to do with the geographical location at the same high latitude? Why did Italy join the Axis League in World War II? This is a bit puzzling. The national temperament of Italy, Germany and Japan is very different, which makes them feel like lovers. However, there is a kind of madness and arrogance in the Italian temperament, which coincides with Germany and Japan.

The taste of "simplicity" in Japanese culture comes from the essence of Buddhism and philosophy in the East. Among westerners, I estimate that only Germans are most likely to experience and appreciate it. From the film point of view, the representative figure of Qing Jian is Anjiro, and Anjiro's most famous western student in the world film circle is German wim Wenders.

Doris Dolly, a German female directors, is also an admirer of Yasujirō Ozu. In the worship of Ozu, wim Wenders is more famous than her. Wenders called Ozu his "father in the movie" and made a documentary "Looking for Ozu", trying to capture the scene that Tokyo belonged to Ozu in the11960s. Of course, he couldn't find it, so he was very sad and helpless.

But as far as melodrama movies are concerned, Doris Dolly can bear Ozu's anger better, better and more truly than Wenders. In the spring of 2008, cherry blossoms were released, which attracted many fans. I think this is one of the few excellent films that really touched people's hearts in recent years.

According to the data, Doris Dolly is one of the few German female directors who has been writing for more than 20 years. Her films, such as Tender About the Next Century, Naked Love, and The Fisherman's Couple, have won both box office and word of mouth, and won international film festival awards one after another. But as far as the oriental audience is concerned, the work that she really entered the field of vision and admired was Sakura.

The helplessness of life, the pain of life, the sadness, loss and farewell of old age. These are all things that everyone should experience. I like the truth of the movie Sakura, that is, the good times are gone forever. That's it. The journey of life is a downhill process. However, some people can catch some good scenery and pick some beautiful flowers on this downhill road, and some people simply go all the way, regardless of it, and don't miss going back and forth at all. The former is not necessarily happier than the latter, because it is an illusion; The latter is not necessarily wiser than the former, because even the illusion is lost. I like cherry blossoms because they present illusory colors and the essence of life. Many works can't present both, but cherry blossoms do. More importantly, "Sakura" has a natural taste. This is also the core taste of Yasujiro.

As far as I am concerned, I prefer to be content with the essence. Only when you are satisfied with the essence, illusion is more like illusion, and you can enjoy illusion more purely.