Review of Sophie Scholl: The Final Days (2005) by Ashin M — 14 Aug 2008
Words can't do justice to this work of art......The anti-Nazi films usually tend to concentrate on the suffering of the Jews and Nazi atrocities.
This tells us a different story of an non-violent resistance movement by six young German students against an inhuman Nazi system. The group known as the "The White Rose" carried out a leaflet campaign emphasizing the futility of war and denouncing Hitler and asking for disarmament.
This movie starts when Sophie Scholl and his brother Hans got caught while distributing such leaflets at the Munich University and finishes with the execution of the trio Sophie Scholl, Hans Scholl and Christoph Probst.
This movie is made of steel. Sophie and Hans they would not show a single moment of vulnerability. You could feel the tension, thoughts rushing through their mind and yet they remained composed. The film captures their strength of character and the belief.
"The sun still shines" ---Sophie's last lines reflects precisely that indomitable spirit of youth that the rulers and oppressors have been so frightened of throughout the history of humankind.
This review of Sophie Scholl: The Final Days (2005) was written by Ashin M on 14 Aug 2008.
Sophie Scholl: The Final Days has generally received very positive reviews.
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