Synopsis(from rottentomatoes):
A spellbinding mystery of identity, illusion, and deception unfolds against the turmoil of post-World War II Germany in the stunning new film from acclaimed director Christian Petzold (Barbara, Jerichow). Nelly (Nina Hoss), a German-Jewish nightclub singer, has survived a concentration camp, but with her face disfigured by a bullet wound. After undergoing reconstructive surgery, Nelly emerges with a new face, one similar but different enough that her former husband, Johnny (Ronald Zehrfeld), doesn't recognize her. Rather than reveal herself, Nelly walks into a dangerous game of duplicity and disguise as she tries to figure out if the man she loves may have been the one who betrayed her to the Nazis. Evoking the shadows and haunted mood of post-war Berlin, Phoenix weaves a complex tale of a nation's tragedy and a woman's search for answers as it builds towards an unforgettable, heart-stopping climax.
Significance of the final scene:
A spellbinding mystery of identity, illusion, and deception unfolds against the turmoil of post-World War II Germany in the stunning new film from acclaimed director Christian Petzold (Barbara, Jerichow). Nelly (Nina Hoss), a German-Jewish nightclub singer, has survived a concentration camp, but with her face disfigured by a bullet wound. After undergoing reconstructive surgery, Nelly emerges with a new face, one similar but different enough that her former husband, Johnny (Ronald Zehrfeld), doesn't recognize her. Rather than reveal herself, Nelly walks into a dangerous game of duplicity and disguise as she tries to figure out if the man she loves may have been the one who betrayed her to the Nazis. Evoking the shadows and haunted mood of post-war Berlin, Phoenix weaves a complex tale of a nation's tragedy and a woman's search for answers as it builds towards an unforgettable, heart-stopping climax.
Significance of the final scene:
The final scene always acts as an answer for the questions
asked throughout the movie. The same thing goes for this movie. It is an
awaiting scene for me because I really want to know what will happen to Nelly
and Johnny at the end of the movie. The movie ends when Nelly finished her song
and walked towards the door.
The visual blurred at the end which indicates the unclear
future. Maybe we can say, this is what Johnny see, a blur unknown future that
he will encounter after this.
I really love his facial expression when he realized that
the woman who's singing in front of him is his real wife, the wife that he
thought has died during the war. It is the moment of realization that Nelly is
alive and he won’t get her money. There’s nothing he can do anymore. His life
won’t change and he will remain as a waiter in a club.
And for Nelly, this is the end
for all the act and pretense. Her facial expression shows how she regrets for
loving him and her eyes tell us that “I shouldn’t trust this guy anymore”. She knows
that she needs to move on and just forget about Johnny and start her new life
as the title of the movie: Phoenix; Phoenix that symbolize the reborn of
new person.
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