When Hitler, the head of state, said such words, a trace of regret may pass in his heart. As the man who brought Germany and the entire world into a crazy period, Hitler's historical status should not be limited to just one culprit.
He was an extremist as well as a perfectionist, especially in terms of race. Hitler almost took this perfectionism to the extreme, so that 4 million Jews and 2 million other races were killed in World War II. He eagerly pursued an absolute order, and hoped to spread this order to the whole world. To a normal person, this was "crazy" or even hysterical. However, in that era, after all propaganda tools were turned on, the centrifugal force This is how the whole of Germany was mobilized under the influence of
Germany is a somewhat "strange" country. On the one hand, we admire their rigorousness and earnestness, and even some rigid seriousness; on the other hand, this kind of earnest energy from the bones is the cornerstone of the implementation and execution of a top-down order. So that as long as a light push, everyone in the entire country can be quickly launched, as for the issue of butter or cannon, it is not within the scope of consideration. Both Germany and Japan have the potential for a top-down order, but Italy does not understand it... (In Buchanan’s theory of public choice, the contributions of Italian economists have been mentioned many times. I personally think that Italy is a Neglected countries)
For me, the following are the most impressive aspects of this film:
1. Mrs. Yunge: Her memoir is one of the sources of this film. As an experiencer and witness, Hitler, in her view, was not a disgusting, frenzied executioner, but a tired, friendly frustrated. Compared with the head of state with "iron will" in the propaganda machine, Hitler in his life has moments of anger as well as moments of tenderness. As the political head of a country, he is a symbol of the country, he is the spiritual sustenance of many people, and he is the motivation for many children to take up arms; but Hitler in the bunker is fighting like a trapped beast, everywhere They are all shackles, and even the generals around him disagree with the Führer. Mrs. Yun's record restores a Hitler we don't know, and the original one is after all a person who has been infinitely magnified and has been "demonized".
2. Children who participate in the youth team of the SS: it is a generation that was educated and nurtured by the German propaganda machine. Their hearts are full of respect and love for the head of state, and even this love can develop to sacrifice their lives for the head of state. It's just that the kid was lucky. When he dodged cannonballs all the way on the battlefield, he passed by death again and again, surrounded by corpses and ashes, and even his parents left the world in the end. When he woke up from this fanaticism, he really felt the fear of the war, and finally left the city that made them sad with Mrs. Yunge.
3. The Goebbels: Goebbels was a faithful believer of Hitler, as was his wife. What is impressive is that his wife fears that there will be no "National Socialism" days, and would rather leave the world with the children, rather than accept a country without Hitler's spirit. They were so attracted by this belief that they could not extricate themselves; they were both victims and beneficiaries of this belief. Following Hitler for so many years has brought them enough status, reputation and reputation. Wealth, it's just that all of this is about to be wiped out-they bet so much this time that they can't accept it when they are facing out.
4. Goebbels' children: When the children came to the bunker with the dream of "visiting Uncle Hitler", it was actually their first step towards death. The children had a lot of fun in the bunker, there was no difference in peace; but behind this innocence was a kind of sadness and chill. When we are unable to provide children with a bright future, should we let them face it alone, or let them avoid it forever? On this issue, children are deprived of their right to be "people".
5. Officers who have been under self-anaesthesia: They drink alcohol day after day, waiting for a fact that they know but are unwilling to accept. When a kind of spiritual sustenance can no longer become reality, when a kind of spirit can only comfort oneself, when the tower of faith collapses, everything in them collapses. So indulged in the wine, and finally ended life hastily, becoming the final destination of life. From this point of view, their life is a complete tragedy; from the initial smug to the final lonely end, this play is actually the common fate of German officers in that era, including Rommel and Guderian. Military generals.
An empire ends here, and the thoughts left behind are not these few lines of text; it's just that although this film is only Hitler's last days, it does not hope to be the last days of mankind.
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