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1、TheReaderisofftoabrilliantstartwithconvincingcharacters,superbactingandloomingtragedy,butseemstoloseitssurefootingasitheadstowardaconclusionthatfeelspartlycarelesslyplannedandmainlylackingdirection.Itdecreasesthemostpotentrevelationsandresidesonapowerfullovethatwassuc
2、cessfullysustainedonlyduringthebeginning.Onceagaintheorderofeventsarejumbledonthetimelineandanunexpectedlylongendingdetractsfromtheimpactofthemostpoignantmoments,notleastofwhichisanundyinglovestorythatovershadowsthehistoricalimportanceofthewarcrimetrialsthatsetupahear
3、tbreakingreunion.In1958WestGermany15-year-oldMichaelBerg(DavidKross)isescortedhomebyamysteriouswomanafterbecomingill.Diagnosedwithscarletfeverandbedriddenforthreemonths,heeventuallyseeksoutHanna(KateWinslet)tothankherforheraid.Soonthetwobeginanunlikely(andverygraphic)
4、affairthatlaststhedurationofthesummer–Hannaisdistantanduncompassionate,butMichaelfindshimselfhopelesslyinlove(heinsistsonknowinghernamebythethirddaytheyaretogether).BeforeeachsexualtrystMichaelreadstoHanna–startingwithhisschoolassignments;aGermanplay,Homer'sOdyssey,
5、HuckleberryFinn,TheLadywiththeLittleDogandeventuallyheevenreadscomicstrips.OnedayHannavanishes,andMichaelislefttoreturntoschool,studylaw,andcarryonrelationshipswithpeoplehisownage.In1966,whileattendingatrialforGermanguardcrimesagainstJewishprisoners,hespiesHannaasoneo
6、fthedefendants.Yearslater,tornbetweenrememberingthegreatflametheysharedandcondemningherforhercrimes,Michaelishauntedbythetrialanddeterminedtosortouthisfeelingsofguiltandlove.It'scertainlyauniqueangletoshowasympatheticleadcharactertowardHolocaustinvolvement.AsauthorBer
7、nhardSchlinkwroteabouthisnovel,onwhichthefilmisbased,"TheReaderisnotastoryaboutredemptionorforgiveness.ItisabouthowmygenerationofGermanscametotermswithwhatthegenerationbeforeushaddone."Hechallengestheviewerwithtranscendingguilt,theabilitytochooseloveandthecomplexityof
8、monstrousactionsundertakenbyordinarypeople.Thefilmissplendidlyemotionalandcomesveryclosetobeingphenomenal.Thedrawnoutconclus
