Powerful

Rating: 10/10 (13 July 2006)

This movie impressed first off as I felt that the Germans were to be commended on producing a movie relating to their dark past which modern day Germany is all too criticised for.
The movie was realistic and as it was in the native German language in only increased the authenticity of the film. As mentioned by a previous poster, it struck home how human like these people were. We would like to think of them as without feelings of emotions. As machines who carried out an awful task and attempted to destroy a whole group of people. By seeing scenes such as the Goebbels family death pushes forward the fact that these people had families like you or I and had an existence which include socialisation, family and friends.
The actors portray their characters very well and with chilling accuracy. It is a film that I would strongly recommend. It may not be as up front about the horrors of the Nazi periods as other films such as 'Schindlers List, but it does demonstrate the people behind the horrors, giving us insight into their motives and how the German public were eventually abandoned by their leader in their greatest time of need.