This has to have been the most powerful cinematic experience I have

Rating: 10/10 (3 April 2005)

The depiction of Hitler's deterioration throughout the days before the fall of Berlin is extremely moving, and Bruno Ganz carries the role with perfect execution. But the point the film makes which struck me hardest was the loyalty to Hitler. That people were willing to not only kill themselves but also their children lest the grow up in a world with out the Nazi ideals was shocking, and really hit home that people did believe so strongly. Even after his death, that they refused to go against his orders in the face of death...
I, as a half German, was particularly moved by this film. The way WW2 is taught, the Nazis are inhuman and almost unreal, but this film really brought their humanness to the surface, and has helped me to understand them and perhaps even understand a little more of their motives.