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Abstract

Wim Wenders is one of the most popular directors involved in New German Cinema group. However, there’s no enough discussion about him so far as much as Rainer Werner Fassbinder or Werner Herzog who also followed New German Cinema. It is due to the characters of his films related with text and context. Many films of Wim Wenders tell the same theme repeatedly through over 30 years and the very point is not interesting very much for critics and scholars. This article shows three views to the Wim Wenders. First two views are discussed before many times by other studies, however, there can be diversifies more academic studies from them. And Third view tries to tie up the whole stream of Wenders’ films including the first two views in this article. First View shows the argument about interrelation between Wim Wenders and Hollywood. Does he hate the culture of United States or on the contrary, admire the Hollywood movies? Ironically, both of the different opinions are possible at the same time and they are related closely in the case of Wim Wenders. Second View is about the title, “The King of Road Movies” for Wim Wenders. However, although he made several road movies and they are authorized wonderful masterpieces, they cannot represent the tendency of Wim Wenders’ every films. Therefore, it should be more careful to regulate his films as one particular genre. The last view to Wim Wenders in this article tries to show the constant theme through his whole films, “understanding” among people. In his films, two people who are different a lot meet by chance togetherand they come to close and finally share their warm hearts. And there are even families in these relationship. It must be the very power of Wim Wenders to make the most humane films and warmly get near to spectators. The spectators want to see his films by the theme which should be said strongly in human life.