the problem being that the film is somewhat uneven and praises art much more then it deserves. of course it is impossible to imagine that the makers of a film could ever see art as being anything less than all powerful.
what we are left with though is the feeling that if only Hitler had been allowed to put on a show then 50 million people may well have lived. this is both patronising and quite improbable. there are a couple of notable scenes, when Hitler explains how politics will become art (a nice twist from the usual 'art is political') and when he gives his first speech (truly gripping and you can feel the power of rhetoric) but this is a disjointed odd film. the comparisons between good and ill are just too hamfisted to work and the whole film feels slightly undercooked.
it is of interest but no more and as many other people have said the shadow of Mel Brooks and 'The Producers' looms large. Average...
what we are left with though is the feeling that if only Hitler had been allowed to put on a show then 50 million people may well have lived. this is both patronising and quite improbable. there are a couple of notable scenes, when Hitler explains how politics will become art (a nice twist from the usual 'art is political') and when he gives his first speech (truly gripping and you can feel the power of rhetoric) but this is a disjointed odd film. the comparisons between good and ill are just too hamfisted to work and the whole film feels slightly undercooked.
it is of interest but no more and as many other people have said the shadow of Mel Brooks and 'The Producers' looms large. Average...