How this film affected my thinking about the current state of affairs in the world

Rating: Null/10 (20 November 2004)

It is deeply gratifying to watch a film like Judgment at Nuremberg, which goes past the gloss of the history pages and brings the TEXTURE of what it must have been like living in Nazi Germany under Hitlers' rule for the people of that time. The emotions of the participants portrayed by very powerful performances clearly show that there are no clear cut, black and white issues when it comes to a war fought in the name of nationalism. Watching this film, I wonder if any lessons have been learned, and are we doomed to repeat mistakes made in the past by people "defending our way of life". No easy answers here. This film made me think on many levels about what it means to be "a nation", and how that can be corrupted beyond repair by using fear to manipulate a people
Mike Sheehan