The Downfall movie starts off with an older women telling about how guilty she felt working for Hitler. The next scene pictured several women heading to Hitler's headquarters hoping to receive a job as his secretary. I pieced together that the older woman from the beginning is actually Traudl, who receives the secretary position. Through out the entire movie many of Hitlers men try to convince him to leave Berlin, which is being attack by the Soviet Union. Hitler is relying on Steiners attack, but the attack was unable to be carried out. As Hitler hears this, he starts to yell at his men about them not taking his orders and not following them.
Hitler finally comes to terms and says "the war is lost." His men still continue to tell him to leave Berlin, but Hitler tells his staff that he will remain in Berlin and will not surrender to the Allies. Some of his men agree that he is not thinking clearly and should surrender, but others agree with Hitler that they can not surrender! Hitler keeps making orders, trying to stop the Soviet Union attack. Him and his generals know there is no stopping them, but no one dares bringing that up.
In the end of the movie, Hilter and his new wife commit suicide and wish to have their bodies burned. After word travels to some of his generals, some of them also commit suicide. The movie ends with Traudl leaving Berlin.
I thought the movie was pretty good. I think having the movie in German made it more interesting. Escpecially when Hitler was yelling, made him seem more crazy than he already was. I think the movie does a good job telling the Germany side of the war and their last stand. What disturbed me the most was in the end, the couple who posioned their children, because the mother didnt want them to live in an un-National Socialism world.
Cover of Downfall
Hitler and his nieces and nephew.
Comments
I agree. Hitler yelling in German is pretty scary! Well done!