Conspiracy
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Movie Reviews of Conspiracy
Movie Review: Could this happen in a board room today???
Summary: 5 Stars
Being an avid European WWII buff, I have watched this movie on DVD several times. I feel you must see it 2-3 times simply to get all of the nuances that are offered.I have read elsewhere, and concur that this meeting could easily take place regarding another subject matter, in any board or conference room in the world. I have personally known people with all of the personalities and agendas that are portrayed here. Generally the attendee or moderator that comes the best prepared to present his or her case will prevail, in this case General Heydrich. Of course it doesn't hurt that he has support from "upper management". Once you can strip away the connection with the Holocaust, I am sure you will see the point I am making.
Excellent cast and direction; the ability to seal the fate of millions in just over an hour is chilling indeed.
Movie Review: Have your people call my people and we'll do lunch
Summary: 5 Stars
This was the consummate business meeting. They simply had a job to get done seems to have been their attitude.The truly chilling thing about this is that many of us have sat in this sort of meeting, but, well, we weren't Nazis and didn't want to exterminate people... except perhaps for the accounting folks holding up our expense checks but we really didn't mean it, we just wanted American Express to stop calling.
Kenneth Branagh again shows his brilliance as a Shakespearean actor, and I find the movie very Shakespearean in its pacing, characters, and drama.
I'm rather disappointed that it has an R rating. It's the sort of film that should be shown to children to educate them about how this sort of thing actually happens.
I'm also reminded that most evil (which this obviously was) occurs with a buffet lunch.
Movie Review: A very good depiction of history in the making..
Summary: 5 Stars
That's how I would rate this film overall, and for any serious student of World War II or the Holocaust in particular, I believe this dramatization comes as close as possible to the events at Wansee in 1942 given the fact that nearly all documentation of this meeting was destroyed before the end of the war. I happen to believe that although it's a film worthy of praise, the prospect of this being a film you'd watch over and over again, and by extension worthy of a purchase, is a little more debatable. I recommend the film only to those who are bona fide war film buffs looking to add to their collections. Otherwise, I think that once you've seen "Conspiracy" it will forever stick in your mind if not for the quality of the performances, definitely for the sheer horror and tragedy it attempts to recreate.Movie Review: Excellent dramatization of the Wannsee Conference
Summary: 5 Stars
The cast says it all: Kenneth Branagh as Heydrich, Stanley Tucci as Eichmann, Colin Firth as the co-author of the Nuremberg laws, and virtually every other English-speaking actor of note working today. Based on the transcript of the actual Wannsee Conference, filmed at the house in Berlin's Wannsee district where the real conference occurred, the matter-of-fact way in which these high government and military officials decide how and where to kill all of Europe's Jews is blood curdling. The performances are uniformly excellent, with Branagh and Tucci worthy recipients of Emmys. The film, also and Emmy winner for best drama, educates and enlightens, and even entertains as it explores the psyches of these ordinary men who sat down and decided to kill 6 million people because they could.Movie Review: Excellent acting!
Summary: 5 Stars
The Wannsee meeting to decide the "Final solution" to the Jewish question was only about two hours long, but the fate of millions was decided. The actors gave excellent performances, and the dynamic/friction between Nazi party officials and German intellectuals was compelling. This film is entirely set at the house at Wannsee, and is a must-see for anyone with a genuine interest in history, especially of the Second World War. The disturbingly cold, matter-of-fact, nature of the discussion of exterminating the Jewish people is evident, and is probably very close to the actual meeting. This film is a very good portrayal of the Wannsee meeting, unlike many historically based movies today which are often riddled with historical inaccuracies and fictional scenes for dramatic effect.