Thursday, October 15, 2009

Valkyrie

Now now, this is a movie to watch !

A week of rest really gives you a lot of free time. So I decided to watch this movie, since it was just lying in my collection for a long time but I never got down to watching it.

It is one good flick. Tom Cruise does a good job. One might not believe that he can actually act in such a movie, but he shines bright. His portrayal of Colonel Stauffenberg is perfect. And of course, he looks as handsome as ever, even with a few missing fingers, a partial hand and just one eye.

The film is based on a true story. A plot to kill Hitler. Better known as the July 20 plot. Oh, I was wishing throughout that it would actually happen ! But that son of a gun survived, obviously, how else would he have committed suicide 9 months later!!!

I wish I had brushed up on my German. I would have understood some of the dialogues better. Sadly there were no subtitles, so about 5% went above my head.

A great movie ! Makes you want to read more about the WWII and Hitler. Makes you want to visit Berlin ! Makes you wish you were alive in the 1940s ! I think I really do like historical films.

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