Very good film

Garret 2022-01-25 08:03:17

"The Destruction of the Empire" is really a good film. After watching it, my interest in that period of history doubled. "Seventeen Moments of Spring" has a certain personal description of several leading Nazi figures. It is also here, which makes me feel Unforgettable-and this group of people is indeed very distinctive. And as Xiao Snake said, the military uniform is very handsome. Some people think that this movie beautifies Hitler, but I don’t think it, because the movie did not show sympathy or compassion for him, at most a kind of respect, and the director did not show more feelings-except for the strong desperate atmosphere, the portrayal of Hitler More like a calm bystander, in fact, facing his hysterical episode, it was somewhat ironic. The movie didn’t actually say good things about Hitler, and it didn’t write the Soviets too well—it was basically uglier, or it was like that at the time, at least in terms of what the Soviets did in China at the time, it’s nothing. Good things can be said.
Although it is about the final destiny of a political figure, it is more that ordinary people are involuntarily in the big environment. Everyone, whether it is Hitler or a small secretary, is the victim of history. They have changed others' lives. Destiny has also changed one's own destiny. People are supposed to live like weeds, but some people bring destruction to others, and he himself is bound to be destroyed because of this. At the same time, his own destruction caused the destruction of more people.

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  • Mitchell 2021-10-20 19:01:42

    This is a great, brave, detailed, unsensational movie. Thomas Kretschmann, who played Hermann, was a very handsome professional German military officer. He was seen in "The Pianist" and "The Assassination of Hitler".

  • Alena 2022-04-24 07:01:02

    Why do I think this movie has the element of deliberately blackening Hitler, who can become the head of a country and make people around him willing to follow him to the death, it should be more than that. Why can't we face up to a piece of history without bragging, and why can't we tell a piece of history objectively and truthfully?

Downfall quotes

  • Generalfeldmarschall Wilhelm Keitel: The Führer has lost all sense of reality.

    Generaloberst Alfred Jodl: He moves divisions that only exist on his map. Steiner's scattered unit can hardly defend itself and yet, Steiner is ordered to attack! It's pure madness!

    SS-Gruppenführer Hermann Fegelein: Then why don't you tell him yourself?

    Generalfeldmarschall Wilhelm Keitel: He won't listen to reason. You should know that.

    SS-Gruppenführer Hermann Fegelein: Something must be done.

    Generalfeldmarschall Wilhelm Keitel: Are you insane? We'll be thrown out like Rundstedt and Guderian!

    SS-Gruppenführer Hermann Fegelein: Yes, and?

    Generaloberst Alfred Jodl: [glares at Fegelein] We are soldiers! We pledged our allegiance to the Führer!

    SS-Gruppenführer Hermann Fegelein: So that means we are no longer allowed to think?

    General der Infanterie Wilhelm Burgdorf: All this coming from you? An opportunist? A ruthless careerist?

    SS-Gruppenführer Hermann Fegelein: Pardon?

    [Burgdorf takes a swig of alcohol]

  • General der Infanterie Wilhelm Burgdorf: [after Hitler realizes that the war is lost and goes to his room] What now?

    SS-Gruppenführer Hermann Fegelein: It's time to end this spectacle.

    Generalfeldmarschall Wilhelm Keitel: [Shocked] What do you mean? Just stop fighting? That's unthinkable! The Führer said we will not surrender. We will not repeat November 1918! Never!

    SS-Gruppenführer Hermann Fegelein: You all heard him. He's no longer leading us. 'Do whatever you want.' That's what he said.

    Generalfeldmarschall Wilhelm Keitel: There is no one who will replace him! The Führer is the Führer!

    General der Infanterie Hans Krebs: [to the others] The Führer is just confused. He will pull through.

    SS-Gruppenführer Hermann Fegelein: Oh, great! And what will happen afterwards?

    General der Infanterie Hans Krebs: [pause] We cannot surrender for the Führer would never approve. We swore to obey his will!

    SS-Gruppenführer Hermann Fegelein: Nothing but empty phrases! We must act NOW! Before it's all too late!

    General der Infanterie Wilhelm Burgdorf: You just want to save your skin!

    SS-Gruppenführer Hermann Fegelein: [to Burgdorf] Mind your words.

    [the Generals storm off]