Downfall of an ideology
At last… at last I found this DVD at a shop in Aman Suria, PJ. I’ve been looking for this show since it was released a few years ago. Der Untergang. World War II buff should really really see this although it is not that historically accurate (some crucial info were omitted for unknown reason). You must read this review at The Guardian for an indepth review.
After stumbling upon this blog, Best of World War II… I went to the pirated CD shop with my Szer to buy some DVDs for the weekend. Things are all organised in alphabetical order and a look at the D section, I was surprised to see the face of Bruno Ganz @ Hitler. I was mesmerised. The rest is history.
After watching it, Szer also said it is something refreshing and different as we see the war on a different perspective. Like what we watched in Sophie Scholl. And they are all connected. Szer said I’m a war freak. Maybe. I highly recommend this movie, Downfall.
Now, I have another war movie waiting to be watched. Tigerland… Colin Farrell. Vietnam war. Wonder if it is good.
July 23rd, 2007 at 1:05 pm
i’ve been buying my dvds from this shop in aman suria for almost 2 years now. has a vast collection and u can find a lot of unexpected stuff there.
July 23rd, 2007 at 3:39 pm
we will definitely go there more often for non-hollywood show..
August 6th, 2007 at 1:09 pm
Glad you liked it - it’s definitely one of the most powerful films of WW2 that I’ve seen. But isn’t it curious how you have to make sure and look at it from all the angles? I had no idea that there were those who questioned some of the film’s historical significance until I talked to my old graduate school advisor.
August 6th, 2007 at 11:34 pm
Seeing the WWII in a different angle is important if you want to learn about the whole picture. Like Letters of Iwo Jima, though I do not know care about its accuracy… but seeing what was life for the losing end is a very refreshing one. Aren’t we just tired of seeing the Allied supremacy all the time?
Wonder if there will be a german movie on the war again… about the 7th Panzers… Erwin Rommel… El Alamein.. Afrika Korps. Yeah, thats something I’m looking for.