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Section 2 (a bit confused)

posted 9 years ago by borderline_maniac
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I am a bit confused at section 2 of this movie.

In the "Body Changer Episode", what exatly changed at the point, when the story switched back to WWII for the second time and the girl (supposedly the grandmother of the Polish guy) threw the amulett at the nazi leader.
I see, that he then did not kill his own people. But: Did the charm not work after all - and/or did it not work with the gang leader though?

And last but not least: Why did the Polish guy (in the body of his opposite - am I right so far?) suddenly become so violently...?

Questions over questions.
I apparently don't have a proper picture of the meaning of this part of the anthology.

But maybe someone can explain it to me?

[–] sarasaritasara 8 years ago

Well, I think it's because the "body change" never happened. Neither in the past story, nor in the present. I think it was a granma-story to soften the truth about what happened and he (the polish guy) believes to this day (well, not at the end, of course).
That, in my opinion gets clear when Jens (the neo-nazi) tells him at the end something like " i bet you whished that we could change places but it's impossible...we were told "you're the victim, you're the executioner" ..I'm the one who has to live with the guilt.."(which it's true (most of german people to this day carry like a burden of guilt about what happened, it's kinda taboo to talk about this part of their past), but bull***t at the same time (in Jens' case, of course) because you choose what you become with that guilt and the lessons learned with the past, and he clearly chooses the wrong way. That's why his self pity it's bull***t and insulting. Well, maybe i'm wrong, but that's what I think and that's the interpretation that i want to give! 😀

Charlie don't surf!

[–] dossier-negro 7 years ago

Exactly. The change did never happened. That's why the story is called "Make a Wish".
And sarasaritasara (btw what a nickname!) your words are pure true. I think the same. 😞