Downfall

Maybe the best dramatization of the final days of the Third Reich. I think "Downfall" is a monumental achievement in acting, direction, writing, production, and editing.

After many years, I returned to this film and still consider it one of the best war films ever made. I enjoy it from beginning to end. It grabs me right from the start and doesn't let go. Bruno Ganz gives an excellent performance, in my opinion. Without a doubt. The film always flies by so quickly and simply fascinates me. Very dark. Moments that unfortunately really happened. In my opinion, it contains perhaps the darkest scene in cinema history. I returned to this film after almost ten years, but I remembered that scene well, and now I've seen it again and it's really powerful for me. If it were just a fictional story, that would be one thing, but the fact that it really happened makes it seem truly unbelievable to me. In my opinion, war films are some of the best because they give us a glimpse into a crazy history and can tell powerful and realistic stories. Although my rating may be exaggerated and many people might say that there are better war films, in my eyes Downfall will still be one of the best, if not the best. It keeps me on the edge of my seat. It has pace. From a certain point on, I find it a massacre to watch, and at the end there is the aforementioned scene that I will never get out of my head. For me, it's a very powerful and sad war movie. A piece of sad history. I think it shows well how people were unfortunately obsessed with their leader and how it clouded their minds and made them behave crazily. For me, this movie is sad, breathtaking, and overall excellent.