He's Back (1 Viewer)

[jazzeum]

Translated as "He's Back." Hitler wakes up after 70 years in 2014 Germany and becomes a sensation on TV, etc. It's a strange movie, funny in parts, but also basically unsettling, which I think is the whole point. One of the ironic moments is when he gets beaten up by neo Nazis because they think he's mocking Hitler, not realizing he IS Hitler. It's on Netflix for those interested in seeing it. The book was a huge hit in Germany and was made into a movie, equally a hit.

 

[Combat]

I saw the movie and it has some really funny parts but agree that it is unsettling with Hitler as the comedy lead. It laughs at him but also with him. The notion of "humanizing" Hitler has always been a controversial one and there is something akin to narrative sympathy in which the audience has a tendency to begin to see things through the lens of the protagonist. There is a new book in Italy called "M" that is a sort of historical fiction biography of Mussolini. A lot of similar controversy as to whether that books is glamorizing his fascist regime.

 

[combatmen]

I don't find anything "Funny" about Hitler at all.

 

[Terp152]

THe trailers were better than the whole movie. Interesting when Hitler was able to spellbind the tv studio audience. Chris

 

[Napoleon1er]

I thought the film was excellent. As people here know, I am Jewish and very vocal about ensuring everyone remembers the Nazis' evils. With that in mind, I take issue with the concept of refraining from "humanizing" Hitler and the Nazis. They were human. Just as human as you and me. One major reason their actions were so horrific was that very fact: real humans, just like us, did unspeakably evil things to other humans. I believe that is the point of the film: to remind Germans (and people all over the world) that Hitler and the Nazis are not remote monsters of history, but real people who made the choice to commit unspeakable evils.

 

[Vicknor]

I thought the book was great. Full of humour and historical drop ins.

Felt the movie was embarrassingly poor.

 

[Rutledge]

I thought the film was excellent. As people here know, I am Jewish and very vocal about ensuring everyone remembers the Nazis' evils. With that in mind, I take issue with the concept of refraining from "humanizing" Hitler and the Nazis. They were human. Just as human as you and me. One major reason their actions were so horrific was that very fact: real humans, just like us, did unspeakably evil things to other humans. I believe that is the point of the film: to remind Germans (and people all over the world) that Hitler and the Nazis are not remote monsters of history, but real people who made the choice to commit unspeakable evils.

Absolutely. Hitler even held two popular “progressive” views of today: animal lover, and vegan. It’s vital to not make him into a cartoonish villain / monster, per se, but a regular person, albeit with extraordinary oratory skills, who did monstrous things. As did many “normal” German people.