Not too sure about this one

Rating: 7/10 (15 November 2010)

While there is no doubt that this movie has been very well made, there are certain aspects of which left me feeling very uncomfortable.
The movie has been put together very well, the acting is quite excellent, and the storyline is engrossing. The portrayal of Hitler in his last days in the bunker in Berlin is quite gripping and gives some good insights into the way his mental health deteriorated during that period. In particular it shows the paranoia which overtook him as he began to doubt the loyalty of his various German military leaders in carrying out his orders.
It also shows that he was quite paranoid about his body being captured by the Soviets and displayed publicly. Accordingly he gave instructions to his staff to ensure that his body was incinerated so that the Soviets could not capture and display his body.
While this movie has a lot to recommend it, the thing which made me very uncomfortable was the way in which Hitler was portrayed. It appeared focus quite often during the movie on his humanity towards various people who were it with him in the bunker for example, his personal assistant. These scenes showed Hitler to be a quite caring and sensitive to the those around him, and very concerned about their personal safety. I must admit that this particular image of Hitler was contrary to what I understood about the man.
While I understand the movie is quite historical in the way it portrays those final days, I got the feeling that the directors may be a little bit sympathetic towards Hitler which caused me some concern.