Did you feel emotional after viewing 'the passion of the Christ'? if you did then you may experience a similar experience after watching downfall 1

Rating: 10/10 (26 April 2005)

In my opinion 'Downfall' visually complements two books I have read on the last days of the 'Third Reich'. The authors being Joachim Fest and Albert Spier. As far as I recall, all details in the film are same as the descriptions contained within the books from the authors, in other words the film conforms to the accuracies portrayed in the books. The film portrays the last days of Hitler and his confidantes, who retreated to the Berlin 'bunker'to avoid shelling from the Red Army. The film manages to capture within the bunker the bleakness, the hellhole, and the madness that much of the Nazi topbrass experienced toward the end. If you know your WWII history and the enigma of Hitler, his idealism, his imperialistic ambitions then you will be able to sense the absolute madness and emotions he and his entourage people were feeling. What is that old saying .....'the higher you fly the harder you fall' ? Compelling