An excellent movie

Rating: 10/10 (18 May 2006)

I just watched the movie and didn't know it is so good! The opposing opinions of the prosecutor and the defense are pretty much balanced without giving either side's arguments an overwhelmingly convincing edge. The four judges are found guilty and sentenced to life in prison. However, Dan, the presiding judge, says at the end of movie that nothing on this earth is both logical and right, which hints that he has to come to this verdict and sentences though he thinks it is not absolutely fair to the former Nazi judges. The movie starts with a famous Nazi song "Wenn Wir marchieren,..." a military march famous during the reign of the Third Reich. The purpose is unknown, but a few lines of "Lili Marlene" in the middle of the movie are beautiful, especially with the explanation of Mrs. Berthold---The soldier is going to the front and he knows he is going to lose the girl and the life he loves.