Ruined empire

Edwin 2022-03-20 09:01:16

Politically speaking, this film is a very sincere film for Germany and the other two production countries, Italy and Austria. Filmmakers outside of Germany are always eager for Hitler’s subject matter, but they do not have enough materials and the serious cultivation of the Germans themselves. These people always mention Hitler’s Nazis insinuatingly, even if there is a lot of Hitler’s drama, for Westerners with aspirations and worsening fascism will also subconsciously submit to subjective shooting, which will make the German people feel silent and add fuel to these fabricators.
But in terms of factual shooting, the war scenes are not attracting attention, but the Germans can always give a good grasp of the details on the basis of serious work, although her war scenes are not as good as the vision on the poster in "The Pianist" The ruined Hongda is restored to the dilapidated state, but many of its dilapidated scenes also appear to be patchy in detail.
The same is true for photography. The grasp of the long-range effect seems ordinary, but for the close-up and close-up shooting, it is not new. For example, it shoots a close-up of the front wheel of a military vehicle when it is started.
As far as Hitler himself is concerned, my opinion is skeptical. Let’s talk about the background behind Hitler’s shoulder-shouldered walking. It always reminds him of his trembling left finger. From the beginning to the end, I couldn’t figure out what he was talking about. It was to show that Alzheimer’s still had Parkinson’s disease, but maybe the director was. In order to set off his madness or nervousness, but he did not achieve this effect; even if Hitler himself has this detail problem, the director prompts once or twice is enough, why have to remind again and again , Are the audience idiots? In addition, the camera position does not move when shooting this shot. The director can change the camera position if he wants that scene. No matter the special effects, the audience will be aesthetically tired due to the continuous single cycle. And for the scene of Hitler’s hysteria during the meeting, many people said that it was a restoration of the scene at the time, and I have no objection, but blindly emphasizing his hysteria, and people who don’t know Hitler just don’t believe him. It was the war madman who almost annexed the whole of Europe and the Soviet Union.

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Downfall quotes

  • Adolf Hitler: [Screaming after Steiner didn't attack after giving an order] Traitors! I've been betrayed and deceived from the very beginning! What a monstrous betrayal of the German people, but all those traitors will pay. They'll pay with their own blood. They shall drown in their own blood!

  • 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]