A middle-aged woman initially insisted in court that she had not written the report, but when the judge asked her to verify her handwriting, she panicked and directly admitted that she had written the report. But in fact she was lying, she was not literate at all. And the reason why she refused to verify her handwriting was absurd, because then she could no longer hide her illiteracy.
But even so, there was a young man in the gallery who knew her secret.
As for why only young people know the reason for her illiteracy, it is necessary to start from the beginning.
The woman's name is Hannah, the young man's name is Mike, and in World War II Germany, the two used to be a pair of sweet lovers.
Hannah, who was a bus conductor at the time, met a sick teenager Mike on her way to and from work, and saved him.
After Mike recovered from his illness, he specifically thanked Hannah, and under the temptation of Hannah, he soon fell into a crush on Hannah.
Although the age difference between the two is very large, the two still spent a very happy time.
Hannah loves literature, and every time she goes on a date, she asks Mike to read a novel for her first, and often revels in the story, hearing the emotional part, and even can't help but cry.
But just when Mike fell deeper and deeper in this relationship, Hannah suddenly said goodbye and completely disappeared into Mike's world.
Mike searched around like crazy, but found nothing.
But no matter how much Mike was miserable, the days went on.
A few years later, World War II was over, and Mike became a law student.
Mike thought that he would never meet Hannah again in his life, but he did not expect that the woman standing in the dock at this moment was the lover he had dreamed of, Hannah.
At this time, Hannah's identity was a Nazi concentration camp guard, where 300 Jews were killed.
Although at first, Hannah denied that she was the main culprit because she was only one of six guards.
But Hannah refused to give evidence by verifying her handwriting, and changed her story in court, admitting all the charges.
Mike in the gallery was already confused.
He looked at Hannah with mixed feelings, unable to understand why she refused to provide evidence in his favor, why she would rather go to jail than write two words.
He suddenly remembered all the things he and Hannah had been together for:
Hannah asked him to read aloud, Hannah always ordered after him, Hannah refused to verify the handwriting, the past and reality were intertwined, making him suddenly have a bold guess.
Hannah is not literate at all.
Since Hannah was illiterate, the report would never have come from Hannah.
As long as Mike stands up in court and tells the truth, then Hannah may have her sentence reduced because of this.
But at the last minute, Mike hesitated.
Because of his hesitation and Hannah's confession, Hannah was sentenced to life in prison.
8 years later, Mike began an 18-year road of atonement because he could not bear the condemnation of his conscience, but this is all an afterthought, and interested friends can go to see this movie.
The above is the general plot of the first half of the American movie "The Reader".
Here I just want to discuss Mike's mental journey.
In court, he remained silent for three reasons.
One is because of resentment.
Hannah once abandoned him desperately, leaving him alone to bear the pain of losing his lover overnight, although the New Year has passed, but the love that used to be has also transformed into hatred.
The second is that Mike re-examined his feelings for Hannah in court.
Hannah's performance in court disappointed him, and Hannah was ignorant in the face of his crimes, and still thinks that he is just fulfilling his job duties.
In order to maintain ridiculous self-esteem, he did not hesitate to live in prison and refused to let people know that he was illiterate.
If Mike has always been in love with her since the day Hannah said goodbye, then Hannah, who exposed her cruel and stupid nature in court, made Mike die for this feeling.
The third is to protect oneself wisely.
Hannah is almost full of evil, and once the past of the two is exposed, his relationship with Hannah will become a stain on his life.
Everyone has a selfish and weak side, and so does Mike.
In order to protect himself, Mike gave up telling the truth, and let the incident become a shadow of his life.
Later, Mike fell deeply into self-blame, obviously there was a way to save her, but he didn't.
So later Mike chose to send tapes to the prison for 18 years without interruption, making up for his mistakes by reading aloud for peace of mind.
But was Hannah's fate really caused by Mike?
Not.
Hannah did commit a grave sin and deserves to be punished.
In order not to let others know that she was illiterate, it was Hannah who voluntarily gave up the opportunity to reduce her sentence.
What's more, the fact that Hannah is illiterate is also guessed by Mike, and if the truth is told without Hannah's consent, Hannah may not appreciate it.
So it's not that Mike didn't save Hannah, it was Hannah's own choice.
Writing this, I suddenly sighed with emotion, sometimes people's hearts are very large and can accommodate everything, and sometimes they are very small, and they can't tolerate a trace of unease.
Whether it is Mike's problem or not, as long as Mike's heart cannot be calmed, he has no way to live his life calmly.
Maybe whether it is glory or wealth, coarse tea and light rice, in fact, the day of peace of mind is the best day. #I'm going to make micro headlines##电影 #
