Re: A very phony portrait of the man: I don't know if

Posted by jamesgarvin (A) on August 30, 2005 at 16:11:55

In Reply to: A very phony portrait of the man: I don't know if posted by tinear on August 29, 2005 at 17:56:05:

I do not think that the purpose of the film was necessarily to educate the viewer about Hitler, but rather to put us in the bunker with him during the last days. Much has been written about Hitler during his rise, and fall. But what transpired within the bunker has, in any real detail, been a mystery. Particularly because, as he became more paranoid about those around him, his circle of confidantes became smaller, and towards the end, there was no real recitation of events, until his secretary came forward.

I have seen a fair amount of films about Hitler, but I do not recall such a film with such an authoritative and believable point of view, about only HItler. They are mostly about his ideology, and how those beliefs affected his policies. Many are theoretical, some show glimpses. But I am not familiar with a film that shows him, only. Most show Hitler as being incidental, but the real films are about the exterminations, or the assassination attempts, or the snipers, or Normandy, or the French invasion, or how the Brits treated Hitler. But very few about the man. And almost none about what transpired within the bunker.

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Topic - :Downfall" - the Hitler's final days - Victor Khomenko 12:45:56 08/28/05 (16)

Films like that should not be analyzed using standard movies measures - Corndog71 09:35:10 08/30/05 (0)

A very phony portrait of the man: I don't know if - tinear 17:56:05 08/29/05 (1)

Re: A very phony portrait of the man: I don't know if - jamesgarvin 16:11:55 08/30/05 (0)

Re: 2 quick points to make... - Gee LP 13:49:09 08/29/05 (3)

There are always some What If's... - Victor Khomenko 18:12:27 08/29/05 (2)

Re: There will always be What Ifs... - Gee LP 19:14:34 08/29/05 (1)

Re: There will always be What Ifs... - Victor Khomenko 19:56:22 08/29/05 (0)

Re: :Downfall" - the Hitler's final days - Auricle 13:15:41 08/29/05 (0)

Re: :Downfall" - the Hitler's final days - jamesgarvin 12:45:44 08/29/05 (3)

Re: :Downfall" - the Hitler's final days - Victor Khomenko 13:31:58 08/29/05 (2)

Re: :Downfall" - the Hitler's final days - jamesgarvin 15:02:57 08/29/05 (1)

Re: :Downfall" - the Hitler's final days - Victor Khomenko 18:14:33 08/29/05 (0)

Re: :Downfall" - the Hitler's final days - patrickU 07:39:45 08/29/05 (1)

Re: :Downfall" - the Hitler's final days - Victor Khomenko 08:24:38 08/29/05 (0)

When you see people voluntarily dying with the fuhrer it has an impact . . . - mr grits 17:00:54 08/28/05 (1)

I think you've got it right - Victor Khomenko 06:35:45 08/29/05 (0)

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Re: A very phony portrait of the man: I don't know if - jamesgarvin 16:11:55 08/30/05 (0)

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