For all those that have seen millions upon millions of these Hitler parodies on YouTube and elsewhere, here's the exact same scene from Der Untergang, minus the social commentary, minus the nonsensical subtitles. Some may not be able to take this scene seriously, others will find their emotion of it change. Der Untergang's a brilliant film. It's depiction of Hitler and his inner circle (which critics say have been humanised) is perfectly captured, along with the other surrounding events in the last 2 weeks of the war, such as the Operation Clausewitz, The Battle of Berlin and murders of the Goebbels children. The sets used and camera angles were used as such that it makes you felt like you were in that bunker in the last 10 days going through the artillery bombing, Hitler's descent to madness and just that feeling that you may not get out alive, as I imagine Traudl Junge (whose memoirs are which the film is based on) felt during that time, despite her original reluctance to leave the bunker. If you like war films, or wanted to see a war film with the best depiction of Hitler (in German, played by a German-speaking actor, Bruno Ganz, rather than an English actor) then Der Untergang will be right up your street.
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