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Movie Reviews of Amen
Movie Review: An important film, but flawed a bit historically and technically...
Summary: 4 Stars
Overall, this is a must-have flick for WWII history buffs. It tells the story of Kurt Gerstein reasonably well and the fellow playing his part does a great job. The characters are good, the storyline is good, the historical events are a little off here and there, but overall, the movie stays on course and is worth buying.
My peeves with this movie may seem trivial, but I am a history buff and if you're going to do a movie like this, get the details right because those details kept distracting me. There were many errors in the movie regarding uniforms, rank insignia, flags, and a number of other things. The sinister looking black SS uniforms are used throughout the movie by Concentration Camp officers and SD personel, when in reality, those uniforms were gone by 1940. SD/SS officers also did not wear "SS" collar patches, nor did concentration camp personel. SD men wore blank black collar patches, camp guards and officers wore the Totenkopf skulls or blank black collar patches as well. Also, Gerstein's rank insignia changes inexplicably several times in the movie, which would seem to be a continuity problem. In addition to that, for some reason, the SS offices throughout the movie are festooned and bedecked with Hitler Youth flags, which made no sense to me at all, and early in the movie, SA and SS troops are marching carrying Hitler Youth banners - just seems like poor research on the technical end.
Lastly, the gassing which Gerstein witnessed is not portrayed accurately and I have no idea why, as this is the most important part of the movie. His "confession" is easily found and he describes the scene, and the scene in the movie doesn't match at all. Why? I have no idea.
Overall, despite all this, I like the movie a lot and highly recommend it. It does point out the Catholic church's refusal to deal with the persecusion of the Jews, and finally, it gives the outside world a look at Kurt Gerstein, who's been largely forgotten by history. Not all SS men were Godless monsters, and finally there's a movie which dares to touch on that subject.
Movie Review: Interesting Aspect of Holocaust History
Summary: 4 Stars
This beautifully filmed moralist story of an SS Officer and a Catholic priest is based on the play THE DEPUTY. It starts out slowly, so conditioned have we become to Holocaust recreations, but the human conflicts eventually set this work apart and keep the viewers' interest in this woefully underreported aspect of WWII history. Fine performances, direction and production design highlight AMEN. The audio soundtrack and score, however, are not up to par with the rest of the film... the recurring "train" theme is irritating and amateurish; the rampant voice-over dubbing is also distracting and often difficult to understand.As far as the bonus materials found on the DVD, there isn't much there...but the "Making Of" documentary has several interesting moments.
Movie Review: EXCELLENT FILM, BUT THIS DVD VERSION HAS A FEW FLEAS
Summary: 4 Stars
My big issue with this DVD version is the lack of a original language soundtrack and proper English subtitles. The only reason i removed one star from the review is for the soundtrack issue. After all this is really a product review, not a movie review. to many customers forget that. As far as the film goes. I found it very interesting, well acted and had above average production standards. Will you like it ? Well that is subjective to taste and interests . I happen to enjoy historical period pieces.Movie Review: solid movie
Summary: 4 Stars
This was a solid movie. The acting was good, but understanding the dialogue was hard at times. It showed how both protestant and catholic leaders did nothing. It also shows how fearful everyone was of hitler's power. The Vatican clearly was portrayed as being more concerned about preservation than any eternal moral action. the movie coincides nicely with cornwell's book "Hitler's pope.".....as winston churchill said, "all that is needed for evil to persist is for good men to do nothing."Movie Review: Overall a great film
Summary: 4 Stars
This is a great film, a must have for anyone who is interested in World War II and the holocaust. It provides a different perspective and story than most World War II/Holocaust movies which is why I enjoyed it so much. The reason why it only got 4 stars by me is because it is a very long movie and can get a little slow at times. But having said that, it is a great movie, the story is enthralling, sad, and unique. It is a great addition to any history buff's DVD collection.