There is no concrete definition or one paragon European identity, but through the films this session, certain qualities of the identity can be established. They are impossible to pinpoint as one. An awareness of cultural history or one's "Europeanness" is the first commonality that is apparent in most of the protagonists. European Identity is also based off of a community rather than developed individually. Groups grow and regress together, like in Goodbye Lenin!, Alex was unable to grow with the group and it caused his own personal regression.
Yet film is an appropriate method to deliver this anomaly. Film is able to show the viewer the conflict between history and one's self. In Amelie, by using a combination of still photographs, motion picture in the present, flashbacks, and music, a certain mood and tone is conveyed. Furthermore, the European background is enhanced through film, one can see the architecture and weather and helps develop the mood. In the lives of others, the whole movie was dark with mostly gray and blue, it helped develop the somber seriousness of the film.
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