Review of Downfall (1997) by John D — 21 Mar 2015
It is fantastic. This is one of those films that you will be in an awe by just watching great performances. Brilliant performances by the well known German actors. It's not your typical World War II film or a war film in general.
But a very well made drama about the last days of Adolf Hitler. From the movie title itself, "Downfall". The war is coming to an end, and the Nazis are on the verge of losing. It is a story of betrayal and loyalty.
On how Adolf Hitler manages his own people to trust him. The second half of this film started to be drastically dramatic. It shows devastation, and disturbing images, which mostly the scenes were almost shocking, but very powerful in terms of execution.
Adolf Hitler becomes this poor and sad old man thinking he was a powerful dictator. He's becoming very humane. His soft side as a human being, you kinda feel for the guy actually. Just brilliant acting by Bruno Ganz as Hitler.
This is one of those performances that deserves a lot of credit. Everything feels surreal, from the cinematography to its characters. I mean hands down to Oliver Hirschbiegel. He did a tremendous job on how this War epic film done in a right way.
I'm not into history nor politics, but I was pretty amused by how the story is told. Well made film, great story development, with amazing performances in an unforgettable war film. 5/5.
This review of Downfall (1997) was written by John D on 21 Mar 2015.
Downfall has generally received very positive reviews.
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