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For the most part the film had you liking Idi.......

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In Reply to: Last King of Scotland posted by Duilawyer on March 21, 2007 at 22:05:25:

As a big, lovable, slightly eccentric guy....until the end. Overall, I think it was good PR (intentional or unintentional) for him as there was more screen time showing him being affable than psycho. It has the kind of dangerous slant film puts on historical characters by changing the light upon which they are judged.

"I'm going to go pack for France."

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Re: For the most part the film had you liking Idi....... - jamesgarvin 12:36:59 03/23/07 (1)
I did have a history professor point out that although Hitler did many bad things, he did bring Germany back from the largest inflation rate in the history of mankind and from high unemployment levels following WWI.
- Re: he also encouraged huge amounts of Foreign investment - grinagog 20:53:00 03/23/07 (0)
  in Germany; Ford and GM fell over themselves to take advantage of concessions that were made to them, the Autobahns were built, and the stale + obsolete Wehrmahr republic was replaced by a vastly more productive, cronying, and murderous regime
  Way Too few Charlie Chaplins in history and way too many Caligulas, Hitlers, Stalins + Maos for my liking
  Let the history Professor explain why
  Grins
One almost can hear the director's problem: how to spin a guy who enjoys - tinear 08:42:13 03/22/07 (0)
eating his rivals?
great point; I also wondered about the absence of any mention of - Duilawyer 08:02:46 03/22/07 (0)
his dementia being caued by syphilis or was that just American propaganda?

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