Night at the Movies - Downfall

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I drove all the way to the Hollywood ArcLight to see this one. Boy was it worth the trip.

I can't believe is weakass spanish film about euthanasia beat this out for best foreign film. What a friggin sham - the Academy dosn't give any awards to the movies that deserve it any more. It's 100% political now and it sucks.

But I digress - for those who don't know this is a movie about Hitler during the downfall of Berlin at the end of WW2. You may have heard it called by it's german title - 'Der Untergang.' This was an absolutely FANTASTIC film. Hitler goes from sympathetic (a VERY controversial move) to totally bat$#!+ crazy, and the portrayal is uncanny. The movie also follows several other stories as Berlin is invaded by Allied tropps.

Despite wht the Nazis stood for, its a harrowing look at the devestation of a superpower. You can feel the hopelessness in your bones as the movie plays out, and I think that's exactly what the filmakers wanted.

If you can get to anywhere this movie is showing, you should. Right away. It's one of the most uincredible films I've seen in a very long time.

10/10