DOWNFALL – Hard to remove from thought process

This movie is all about a Dictator accepting the defeat. The movie starts from the bunker where Hitler spent his final days. I used to be crazy about Adolf Hitler during my school days and hence about Germany. I had a gut feeling that Dictatorship in any form would bring good to a country. But the movie contradicts with my thought. It is because that Hitler believed his own instinct much, than the ideas from his world class commanders at action lead the Germans to succumb the defeat. So it makes it clear that Dictatorship at any cost is a risky one.

But from certain aspects Hitler seems to be really impressive. Though his next line commands like Himmler or Keitel or his close architect friend Speer had varied opinions over the decision taken by Hitler, he seldom respected those opinions. But even then they can’t remove him from power or trigger a protest against him or even take away him with a plot (which is always possible for any one at such close circle). How it is possible for a person to have the entire army under his own control in spite of various contradictions? Such is the preaching and training given by Hitler to all his army men’s. They are to follow the orders given to them from their leader (Führer – in German).

In spite of such immense authority of Hitler, even German people feel ill talking about him. It is because the World can’t accept a man with great trait and ability to kill around 60 million people of a single race (i.e.,) Jews. Hitler at any point of time wasn’t compassionate, that lead to his Downfall. This was depicted with a keen perception in this movie. Really a worth seeing one for those who are quite interested about the phenomenon so called ‘Adolf Hitler’.