15/22
As the world teeters on the brink of annihilation, Dietrich Bonhoeffer joins a deadly plot to assassinate Hitler, risking his faith and fate to save millions of Jews from genocide.. Dietrich Bonhoeffer was accused of being involved in the 20 July plot to assassinate Hitler, depicted in the film Operación Valquiria (2008), after Hans von Dohnanyi was accused of being the "spiritual leader" of the attempt. There is no evidence that either man was involved in that particular event and was just pretending to eliminate both.. Dietrich Bonhoeffer: Against stupidity we have no defense. Neither protests nor force can touch it. Reasoning is of no use. Facts that contradict personal prejudices can simply be disbelieved -indeed, the fool can counter by criticizing them, and if they are undeniable, they can just be brushed aside as trivial exceptions.. I agree with other reviews that found two major faults with this movie .AUTHOR. The movie tells us (in the scripts) that B wrote many many books about faith. Yet the movie itself never shows him writing or publishing or discussing any books. The most we see is B writing his thoughts in a journal. ASSASSIN. Yes historically there were many failed plots to assassinate Hitler, and in fact the movie shows us such a plot. But there are no facts in the movie to show that B was ever arrested or charged with this. It’s a very serious gap in the story. BOTTOM LINE. I’m sorry, but I think B deserves a better script and a levelier story. The movie Valkarie with Tom Cruise (a non religious story) that depicts a failed assassination attempt on Hitler is a good example. The Bonhoeffer movie could have used a lot more action to break up what were tedious conversations about faith in the face of evil.