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Downfall

****

And how! Hitler's last days, and then some, in his bunker during late April 45'. The shelter was the perfect metaphor for Hitler's isolation of mind and body, and as time passes he sinks deeper and deeper. Those around him also lose it--completely, and the movie follows many other subplots with major and minor players. I think this movie, while well done, set a record for suicides in a two hour movie. Depressing, and very dark subject matter won't be for everyone. It's disturbing-- how could it be otherwise?-- but very well filmed and acted. As a movie, and depiction of one of the worst mass-murderers in history it actually tried its hand at balance-- but given the subject that can only go so far.