Much of how many of us feel about wars, they haven't ceased; they probably never will. The world has witnessed 2 world wars, the later one much attributed to a Chaplin moustached individual.
Based on one of the 20 known & failed plots to assassinate Adolf Hitler during the II World War, Valkyrie, directed by Bryan Singer (off X-Men & Superman Returns fame), shows that all of Germany wasn't Hitler. There were a bunch; probably more, who did resist and tried to stop the Führer in his quest for world domination and ethnic cleansing. I saw Valkyrie last night. Not really being a movie critique but more of a historical enthusiast, I really liked the movie. Having tit-bit knowledge about the II world war and Germany's involvement in it from what my Xth standard Social Studies taught me, it felt good to see all off it and ever more on the big screen. The Pianist, Schlinder's List and Der Untergang had had the same effect; and as I sat scanning one Wiki page after another post seeing these movies, I discovered a whole new section of German history after yesterday and a browser-full of Wikipedia pages as well.
If one is even remotely interested in history specially that during WW II and German history, Valkyrie is a must watch. Apparently, Germans not only have a cool accent but an interesting history as well.
The night didn't end there. On our way back from the theatre, we were hauled up twice by policemen and asked for identification. All the crossings were covered by barricades and by 10-12 policemen stopping and checking every vehicle that passed. Whether this sudden awakening of the local police was to check for alcohol, dope or because of the recent global events (see: to the left of India), Krishna only knows. The deserted streets occupied by uniformed figures verifying identifications all around, seemed pretty similar to how Germany was shown in Valkyrie.
P.S. - Love the movie poster!
Based on one of the 20 known & failed plots to assassinate Adolf Hitler during the II World War, Valkyrie, directed by Bryan Singer (off X-Men & Superman Returns fame), shows that all of Germany wasn't Hitler. There were a bunch; probably more, who did resist and tried to stop the Führer in his quest for world domination and ethnic cleansing. I saw Valkyrie last night. Not really being a movie critique but more of a historical enthusiast, I really liked the movie. Having tit-bit knowledge about the II world war and Germany's involvement in it from what my Xth standard Social Studies taught me, it felt good to see all off it and ever more on the big screen. The Pianist, Schlinder's List and Der Untergang had had the same effect; and as I sat scanning one Wiki page after another post seeing these movies, I discovered a whole new section of German history after yesterday and a browser-full of Wikipedia pages as well.
If one is even remotely interested in history specially that during WW II and German history, Valkyrie is a must watch. Apparently, Germans not only have a cool accent but an interesting history as well.
The night didn't end there. On our way back from the theatre, we were hauled up twice by policemen and asked for identification. All the crossings were covered by barricades and by 10-12 policemen stopping and checking every vehicle that passed. Whether this sudden awakening of the local police was to check for alcohol, dope or because of the recent global events (see: to the left of India), Krishna only knows. The deserted streets occupied by uniformed figures verifying identifications all around, seemed pretty similar to how Germany was shown in Valkyrie.
P.S. - Love the movie poster!
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