7/10
You're probably thinking it's like 'The Visitors' but with Hitler, well it's NOT
1 June 2016
The Real Hitler arrives in 2014. Should be funny. Like the movie The Visitors, but then with Hitler. A fish out of water kinda flick. Well it's NOT that kind of movie (well maybe just a little). This one tries to be more of a social commentary: it alludes to the rise of right wing parties (no alcohol required) and right wing sentiments among civilians fueled by the constant influx of Islamic immigrants and the (often not working) multicultural society. It suggests people would forget history all to easily and back a man (who they know is evil) simply because he can be quite convincing and opportunistically promises to finally do right by the people and clean up the place so to speak. I won't say it's left wing propaganda, but it certainly tips over that way in it's commentary and the filmmakers do have a point, we should not forget history all to easily but we should not ignore our problems either and hope they will simply go away but do something before it goes too far. Purely as a film I would say they could have done more with the subject. You could probably make an endless series of films about how it would be for Hitler in the 21st century, some more comical or dramatic then others. I would call 'Er est wieder da' a honorable try but it leaves potential on the table. I would say give it a go if the subject fancies your interest or if you just like films with Hitler in them, but know what to expect.
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