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Amazing. Best movie I’ve seen since Slumdog Millionaire.
The whole time, I was wondering why Heydrich’s name sounded so familiar to me, and at the very end, I remembered why: last year, in German IV, we read a short story (for kids…kind of…it’s really dark) called “Du darfst nicht schreien”, which was set in Czechoslovakia. Anyway, he and his attempted assassination was basically the backdrop for the story.
Kritzinger and Stuckart were the real ‘humans’ in here. Kritzinger was obviously appalled, disrespected, trod on, and disgusted by the whole meeting. Right from the start, Heydrich talks all over him (well, over everyone). I was expecting him to interrupt Stuckart’s outburst, but instead found myself wishing that fatass misogynist pig Klopfer would just shut the fuck up and choke on a piece of potato. I was kind of disappointed that in the end, no one confronted Stuckart about why he wanted to ‘protect’ the Jews.
I’m so glad one of the military people from around where Neumann was sitting (I think the young Major was one of them?) addressed the morale of soldiers. Yes. This issue is why I love German literature so much. Well, just Wolfgang Borchert.
I think this movie shows both the humanity and inhumanity in these officials. It’s also accurate of the general German population at the time, I would think. I mean, Kritzinger and Stuckart, although they accepted defeat and relented in letting what happened happen, it is very obvious that they knew it was a gross crime against humanity. And that their agreement was also one. Anyway, my point is, although they were too cowardly to take action, there were Germans that did make attempts (seen in Valkyrie [although I am not very familiar with this one despite having seen the movie] and the student group The White Rose).](http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxkok9sMcH1r41to9o1_400.png)
Amazing. Best movie I’ve seen since Slumdog Millionaire.
The whole time, I was wondering why Heydrich’s name sounded so familiar to me, and at the very end, I remembered why: last year, in German IV, we read a short story (for kids…kind of…it’s really dark) called “Du darfst nicht schreien”, which was set in Czechoslovakia. Anyway, he and his attempted assassination was basically the backdrop for the story.
Kritzinger and Stuckart were the real ‘humans’ in here. Kritzinger was obviously appalled, disrespected, trod on, and disgusted by the whole meeting. Right from the start, Heydrich talks all over him (well, over everyone). I was expecting him to interrupt Stuckart’s outburst, but instead found myself wishing that fatass misogynist pig Klopfer would just shut the fuck up and choke on a piece of potato. I was kind of disappointed that in the end, no one confronted Stuckart about why he wanted to ‘protect’ the Jews.
I’m so glad one of the military people from around where Neumann was sitting (I think the young Major was one of them?) addressed the morale of soldiers. Yes. This issue is why I love German literature so much. Well, just Wolfgang Borchert.
I think this movie shows both the humanity and inhumanity in these officials. It’s also accurate of the general German population at the time, I would think. I mean, Kritzinger and Stuckart, although they accepted defeat and relented in letting what happened happen, it is very obvious that they knew it was a gross crime against humanity. And that their agreement was also one. Anyway, my point is, although they were too cowardly to take action, there were Germans that did make attempts (seen in Valkyrie [although I am not very familiar with this one despite having seen the movie] and the student group The White Rose).
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