Originally posted by Replicant
Fantastic film and a true insight of what went on!
I thought the interview with Traudl Junge was interesting too. She used to think that because she was young it was an excuse but whilst walking down Franz Joseph Straße in Munich she came across the monument for Sophie Scholl. She realised then that Sophie was the same age and yet she knew how evil the Nazi's were. Sophie Scholl was executed for trying to highlight the evils of the Nazi's. She was a university student.
I haven't seen Sophie Scholl yet but that's another film to look out for (was Oscar nominee 2006).
How Traudl Junge is portrayed in her own book or in others is inconsistent with how show was portrayed in the film. 'Most of the 'insight' gained from the film is inconsistent with what has been written by those who were there, like Junge, Misch, Speer etc...
Whatever 'insight' was revealed in the film was created by the writing, direction and acting. There were significant historical inaccuracies, not just 'artistic license' that affect how one views the film.
It was excellent film. However, as I said imho it provides no more insight into reality then any any other war film. It's just a movie...
Debonair,
Der Letzte Akt (1955) was excellent as well. The re-make The Last Ten Days (1972) staring Alec Guinness as Hitler, is not quite as well done as either Der Letzte Akt (The Last Act) or Der Untergang. However, I like Alec Guinness as an actor so I would suggest that if you haven't seen it then it's worth watching just for his performance.
