Product: Luther [ NON-USA FORMAT, PAL, Reg.2 Import - Germany ]
Rating: 5.0
Magnificent Film & Good Starting Place
This film has all of the passion and pathos of the best films I've seen, plus the extra bonus of teaching a history lesson at the same time! This film has conflict, fear, death, romance, everything. Don't rent this film, purchase it.Someone might ask, "Yes, but is the film accurate?" The answer is a qualified, "yes". The film is so accurate that I found myself quoting lines before I saw them based upon my previous studies of Luther's life. The special effects are very convincing, and highly accurate.However, the film does have a flaw or two. It takes place over the period of many years, but no one seems to age! This could give the viewer an erroneous view of history. Also, the film paints Luther in a positive light and downplays darker aspects of Luther's character, just showing enough glimpses to hold critics at bay.If you want a great piece of entertainment that will teach a valuable history lesson at the same time, buy this film. If this film sparks an interest to dig deeper into Luther's life, pick up the docu-drama, "Martin Luther". It is a part of the PBS video series "Empires". It is also sold by Amazon and will open some new questions. It compliments this film well.