Follow Up Questions and Main Theme

Rating: Null/10 (26 October 2016)

"The Lives of Others" left a strong impression on me about Germany during the time the wall was up and the Stasi controlled the lives of others. Although the movie had many complexities and themes, I will only touch on a few of the questions I had from the film and the main theme.
There were a few things in the movie that did not make sense to me. Why did Wiesler remove the evidence from under the floor board at the end of the movie? This would have saved Dreymann but it would have ended Christa Maria. It seems like she would be imprisoned for lying. Why would Wiesler want Christa imprisoned? Did he like Dreymann better? My next question is why the mission ended after Christa committed suicide? Was this because the Stasi now felt bad for Dreymann or because they honestly thought he was innocent after not finding evidence under the floorboard?
"The Lives of Others" had several main themes. I think the most important theme was what it means to be a good person. After watching this movie I can not help but look at people in my own life and think "that is a good man." I felt sorry for Wiesler, because he had no love. I saw the most character growth with him and by the end of the movie I think most people can agree that he is a good man. Dreymann seems to be a good man throughout the film and he grows as a character when he takes a stand against the Stasi. Christa Maria in my opinion, is a good person, she just has some personal insecurities.
Overall, this was a well put together movie with many more elements and complexities and themes.