Destruction of the Empire

Meaghan 2022-04-22 07:01:03

In the last ten days of his life, Hitler became a lunatic, polite and hysterical, a fiend that haunted people all over the world into a roaring, left-hand trembling man. I have to say that Germany's reflection on World War II is very profound. In this film, Hitler was endowed with great humanity. He was not a natural devil, so that later people could better analyze the war, not Blame it only on Hitler himself.

PS: Mrs. Jung, the heroine of the film, said in the film's final documentary interview that "youth is not an excuse." Likewise, "it was the fault of people in the past" is not an excuse.

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Downfall quotes

  • Generalfeldmarschall Wilhelm Keitel: Your report impressed the Führer. He has appointed you commander of Berlin's defenses.

    General der Artillerie Helmuth Weidling: I'd rather be shot than have this honor.

  • 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.