The fact that Hollywood has chosen not to make anti-Communist films in no way diminishes the impact of this fine movie. Keep in mind it was made in Germany, which also produced one of the most powerful anti-Communist films ever, The Lives of Others. Hollywood could learn a lot from the many fine foreign movies being produced today.
Great movie. I also loved "Goodbye, Lenin".
Another great anti-communist movie was "The Inner Circle" which was produced in Russia, but I've yet to see it on DVD.
Odd that you mention The Lives of Others. I rented Scholl and Lives of Others at the same time. (Netflix movies like this are hard to find locally) I just happened to view Scholl first.