This whole thing poisons any move with his name on it.
The point of movies is to “suspend disbelief” in the audience to “feel” what is happening on the screen is real. But people attached to a film with really bad off screen antics prevent me from suspending disbelief.
To use hyperbole: If Hitler was an amazing film producer, I could not watch any of his films, for obvious reasons. I couldn’t get past what he did to make the films.
It’s a bit like wearing clothing that you KNOW was made by young children in prison with an 18 year life expectancy.
I’ll be going through my extensive collection of DVDs and BlueRays. Any with him attached will be burned in the trash.
Yep. It's like the guy who played Kramer on the Seinfeld show. He was a fan favorite for years and years but all he'll be remembered for is those 5 minutes on stage when was yelling the N word.
I think you are referring to Leni Reifenstahl, a very talented filmmaker who made propaganda gilmd for Hitler. No one can deny she was amazingly talented, but it’s not like she has a legacy as a filmmaker today. Even though many of the techniques she pioneered are still used in sports and elsewhere.