This film feels very real. You feel like you are inside of just like it's characters who are also anxiously waiting for what is coming. Only all that kind goes right out the window when one character (The blonde female friend of astrid and benno) absurdly and without clear reason participates in the mutilation of the main character at the end.
Then almost more absurdly, the male friend (and partner of the blonde female) participates in hiding the main character's body because of his partner's random and illogical participation in the main character's mutilation. The male friend does this despite showing deep concern for the main character throughout the film and he is effortlessly persuaded against contacting the police by benno.
I felt like I must have missed something really big that would explain these two character's unrealistic behavior, especially the blonde female's behavior. Who just decides to start mutilating a slowly dying person's body on a whim? My guess is the explanation for this is supposed to be the fact that benno claimed the main character was trying to kill him.
The problem with that line of reasoning is: 1.) Every character could clearly see right through benno's lie.
2.) Even if the blonde female believed benno's lie why would she participate in the mutilation on a whim and risk incarceration for life?
Maybe this is also supposed to be symbolic of Germany's past but for a film driven by it's realism thats a really annoying way to wrap things up.
So basically this movie could have been a 7 or higher in my opinion but because of the ending it really shouldn't have a rating beyond 6.0.
Then almost more absurdly, the male friend (and partner of the blonde female) participates in hiding the main character's body because of his partner's random and illogical participation in the main character's mutilation. The male friend does this despite showing deep concern for the main character throughout the film and he is effortlessly persuaded against contacting the police by benno.
I felt like I must have missed something really big that would explain these two character's unrealistic behavior, especially the blonde female's behavior. Who just decides to start mutilating a slowly dying person's body on a whim? My guess is the explanation for this is supposed to be the fact that benno claimed the main character was trying to kill him.
The problem with that line of reasoning is: 1.) Every character could clearly see right through benno's lie.
2.) Even if the blonde female believed benno's lie why would she participate in the mutilation on a whim and risk incarceration for life?
Maybe this is also supposed to be symbolic of Germany's past but for a film driven by it's realism thats a really annoying way to wrap things up.
So basically this movie could have been a 7 or higher in my opinion but because of the ending it really shouldn't have a rating beyond 6.0.