The movie I will be reviewing for my column will be "Downfall," a German film about the end of World War 2 that claims to be the most accurate depiction of what actually happened during the Soviet invasion of Berlin. So far, I have a couple of paragraphs of the review already written.
Are you sick of war movies, but always end up watching them because someone else wants to? If so, Downfall would be a good compromise for your next movie night. The authenticity of the last moments of the eastern front of World War 2 from the perspective of Hitler's secretary are enough to satisfy action and drama fans alike.
Despite being an accurate recreation of real events, Downfall keeps from getting boring. Every now and then, it will show action scenes, arguments, and little shocks from the horrors of war while maintaining its high level of accuracy to testimony of the people who were actually there. The main downside to this strict realism? Everyone speaks their native language, and there is no English dialogue track. The subtitles will be the only way for those not fluent in German to understand the story, and the Russians don't have any translation whatsoever during their brief appearance.
