The destruction of the empire, the victory of the will (October 2, 2007 Beifei film viewing notes)

Stewart 2022-01-25 08:03:17


According to the DVD, this is "the first documentary historical reflection film that portrays Hitler positively, and it is also the first film in German film history where an actor plays Hitler. The controversy caused by it far exceeds the political wave set off by "Fahrenheit 9/11". --Hitler is a demon? Is it a god? Or a man?" The
film is adapted from the memoirs of Hitler's last shorthand. She presents a personalized Hitler to the world from a feminine perspective. The head of state above 10,000 would kiss her hand gentlemanly when meeting at the junior level, be able to forgive her mistakes in work, and kiss his mistress affectionately in front of a high-ranking officer; he slaughtered six without blinking. The cold-blooded executioner of millions of Jews, but a vegetarian, could not bear to look directly at his pet dog being poisoned to death; the war madman who surrendered all of Europe was just a trembling old man walking, and he could not even guarantee to use trembling hands. Shoot the bullet into his head accurately.
On the other hand, when the German army was defeated, he completely lost the calmness and firmness that a leader should have in judging the situation. On the contrary, he was as irritable, paranoid, and cruel like a beast of desperation; he refused to admit defeat and refused to accept any talk about lowering the situation by negotiation. The admonishment of casualties, paranoidly commanding the support army that does not exist; he arrogantly believes that "a person who has not received training in a regular military academy rules the entire Europe on his own." He equates himself with an empire and will violate his The order was regarded as an unforgivable act of treason; he regarded the people like a haystack, and would not be touched by the people’s stormtroopers defending the country with flesh and blood. Instead, he declared that the noble Germans were killed in battle, and only the inferior were left. The people indifferently formulated the scorched earth policy and justified themselves with the logic that they would be responsible for their choice if they chose the empire.
This time, an absolutely negative character got rid of the clown symbol in "The Great Dictator" and appeared in people's field of vision with a fuller and more neutral image. Of course, the Germans did not use this to beautify the war or shirk responsibility. The last sentence of the narrator of the story "youngness is not an excuse" is enough to show the sincere introspection of the person involved; but in dealing with history, the Germans have always been rigorous. And the pertinent attitude is awe-inspiring.
Once again, I was shocked by those party members who must behave in Nazi salutes and who must be called "my head of state". In the last twenty minutes of the film, gunshots continued one after another, not self-defense gunshots, but self-determination gunshots. In the end, those who stayed in Berlin chose the most extreme way to coexist and die with the head of state and the party state. Among them, there was "the greatest mother of the party state" who did not hesitate to poison the six children who were still in the blooming season. The gift of the head of state was fatal The high-ranking party-state officials whose poison is regarded as the most precious gift are the young female SS who died awe-inspiringly like Liu Hulan, and wounded soldiers who refused to evacuate by drinking bombs. When they were martyred, they did not show the humble despair of the subjugator, but maintained the noble posture of defending the faith. In addition to the extreme fanaticism of the Nazis, there was also a trace of strict discipline and obedience in the backbone of the Germanic nation. Time can't help but some respect.

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Extended Reading
  • Spencer 2022-03-23 09:01:19

    The scheduling of the scenes in a large number of bunkers is amazing, the details are wonderful, and the overall length is too long; but being impressed by this objectively calm but full of tragic desperate narrative, the Germans after World War II have never stopped reflecting.

  • Brittany 2022-03-19 09:01:03

    A documentary movie, it's worth watching.

Downfall quotes

  • Martin Bormann: [at Hitler's birthday reception] Himmler is such a pompous clown.

    General der Infanterie Wilhelm Burgdorf: Big shots. Big shots everywhere. It makes me sick.

  • Prof. Dr. Ernst-Günter Schenck: [as the SS and Wehrmacht offices are leaving Berlin] I won't allow my staff to be evacuated!

    SS-Obergruppenführer Tellermann: Is that so?

    Prof. Dr. Ernst-Günter Schenck: The food supply to Berlin will collapse!

    SS-Obergruppenführer Tellermann: A good soldier will always find something to eat.

    Prof. Dr. Ernst-Günter Schenck: Yes. And when the fighting starts, who will he take food from? Civilians! I won't allow it!

    SS-Obergruppenführer Tellermann: It's the Führer's Orders!

    Prof. Dr. Ernst-Günter Schenck: As Department Head, I answer to the SS and Reichsführer Himmler. But as a doctor, I answer to the Wehrmacht and we are still here. Please keep that in mind.

    SS-Obergruppenführer Tellermann: [to aides] The Professor can stay in Berlin. Please give him an authorized permit!