Hitler Farce Breaks German Taboos

Der Spiegel ^ | March 7, 2006 | David Crossland

[RWR8189]

[Sun Descending]

But a second glance caught the film crew, catering buses and cinema equipment and quickly dispelled any concern that the Fourth Reich had quietly dawned in Germany over the weekend.

One can never be too sure.

[Skywalk]

This time, Europe's fascists will be screaming "Allahu Akbar!" after giving the sieg heil.

[Berlin_Freeper]

The movie is a reaction of the German left-wing that were slamming "Der Untergang" (the Downfall) - an oscar-nominated German movie about Hitler's last days, partly based on new information from Hitler`s secretary, which - although rather matter of fact, they somehow keep portraying as "glorifying" Hitler because it was made by Conservatives.

This Hitler comedy will be a parody of that movie and the libs hired a Jewish director for it as a shield against criticism.

I fail to see how making a comedy of Hitler is morally superior to a more realistic approach. I mean when you show the truth of the total destruction that Hitler led the Germans too... isn't that a better life's lesson for people then to make Hitler out to be funny???

This is another case of the Left thinking they have a better way and complete missing the point. And shame on then for hiding behind a Jewish director, that is just plain cowardly.

The Left are idiots and cowardly scum and that this the real story behind this so-called film.

[Berlin_Freeper]

Now I remember the Left`s biggest hysterics about the first film, because it showed Hitler eating noodles, I kid you not.

The Left ARE noodles.

[thecabal]

That was lamer than FDR's legs.

Oooh...too soon?

[12B]

I've seen "Der Untergang" and there is nothing in it which even remotely glorifies Hitler. I'm not sqeamish but that film made my skin crawl. When Magda Göbbels poisoned the kids I could barely watch the screen. I would not recommend it for anyone with a weak stomach.

I can't imagine why anyone thinks they need to "answer" that film. "Der Untergang" is the strongest anti-Nazi film I can imagine.

[12B]

Helge Schneider plays Hitler. He's Germanys best comedian.

Das meinst du nicht im Ernst oder?

[PAR35]

The uniforms look too green.

[ATOMIC_PUNK]

Es gab nie alles, das über hitler lustig ist

[Notwithstanding]

Yes, much more green than in the black and white photos we have all seen...

[Psalm 73]

"Springtime For Hitler and Germany"
(Mel Brooks PING)

[Atlantic Bridge]

Personally I do not have any problems with making funny movies about Hitler. He was upvalued as some "master" of the dark and devil for much too long. It is part of a pseudo-religion that was made out of the Holocaust and the Nazis for political reasons. Without this pervert cult, the claim that all Germans have somehow a collective guilt, can not be maintained. Do not get me wrong - I do not deny the nameless crimes of the nazis, but I do deny that people that are born 50 or 60 years after 1945 shall be responsible for it.

[Spirited]

"...but I do deny that people that are born 50 or 60 years after 1945 shall be responsible for it"

But that is the plan, a like portion of which is to make Americans responsible for slavery centuries after the muslims sold their people to the traders so they could eat.

Words are the weapons used to destroy Nations defenseless without The Word.

Pro 11:11 "By the blessing of the upright the city is exalted: but it is overthrown by the mouth of the wicked."

[Berlin_Freeper]

I was explaining the aspect of these two movies, as this one was intended to be a dueling version against an earlier movie.

Since they are dueling approaches I am siding with the non-comedic version of Hitler.

Try to keep up to speed so I don't have to needlessly waste 20 heartbeats explaining it to you.

Thank you.

[Canedawg]

It will be difficult to make a "comedy" about hitler unless your name is Mel Brooks. JMO

[akorahil]

Huh, I will have to check if Netflix has him.
A good chance to dust off my German skills...

[PAR35]

The Germans had, and used, color film. Most of the photos in Signal were in black and white, but a few were in color. Here's a link to a few (scroll down to the color photos of the Afrika Korps). Of course, those are the desert uniforms, not the Feldgrau or SS. For those you would need to look through the print versions of the magazine.