A pretty good film!

Rating: 8/10 (18 September 2015)

I thought this was a pretty good film. The two flaws to stand out for me would have to be the slow pace of the film, coupled with the portrayal of Hitler by that man, whoever he was. He just didn't to be the man suited to the role, somehow. Hitler, although a villain of the highest order, had his own firm style, solid way of talking etc. Pretty much everyone acted well apart from him I think.
Now, moving away from the film and addressing this whole case, a true event that it was, I have held general dislike for the glorification of the armed forces and the instilling of belief amongst masses that they are supposed to be some kind of heroes, for I refuse to believe such people as heroes who are puppets to their boss in a matter as serious as war - killings etc. - and go on to commit any atrocity that is demanded from their chiefs (nuking two whole cities for example). The mere act of putting on a uniform and going on to kill people cannot make anyone a hero in my view. However, it is people like Colonel Clause that deserve our admiration and such a status, for they go against the trend, against the brainwashing and programming done of their brains, use the human intelligence and reason to differentiate between the right and the wrong.
I understand that an argument can be made against him of after all being part of the same system for so all and the initial years of the war, but you again, the point to be considered is, he did see the light after all and made an attempt before it went completely out of hand. It confirms once more that God makes prevail the right over the wrong one day. At that time an outcast minority condemned to death, their legacy lives on as heroes and Hitler and his cronies are a denounced people.