Valkyrie: Movie Analysis
Brock Marcotte
Movie Review
2/23/2015
Introduction
In the film Valkyrie, it portrays a large-scale conspiracy within the German Army attempting to assassinate Hitler. The film is based on the closest attempt that there was during WW2 by a coup of people led by Col. Claus Von Stauffenberg. It shows the multiple attempts by the group on Hitler’s life with both how they were able to get in close enough with Hitler, and the ways that their attempts failed or were flawed. The movie brings us into the life of Col. Claus Von Stauffenberg and shows us the side of Nazi Germany that wanted to end the reign of Hitler and end the war in order to save Germany. Although the movie portrays heroic acts of German patriotism and heroism in order to assassinate Hitler, the movie does not accurately portray the true events and personalities of the actual events leading the attempts on Hitler by Col. Claus Von Stauffenberg and his coup.
Time and Place …show more content…
The movie is based around the July 20,1944 attempt on Hitler’s life. The main attempt was at the Wolf’s Lair conference room where there was to be Hitler and more than 20 German officers and staff. Originally the meeting was to be in the concrete bunker of the Wolf’s Lair, where Col. Claus Von Stauffenberg had planned to pack explosives in the room and then leave for a phone call. However the meeting was moved into an open room where the explosives did not pack enough power to kill Hitler. The movie also portrays the events leading up to the main assassination attempt. It shows Stauffenberg in Africa and his war injuries bringing him back to Germany, where he begins to plan along with others the attempts on Hitler’s life. The movie takes us through the events in Nazi Germany and shows us the different characters in different parts of Germany that help lead and are involved in the
Movie Review
2/23/2015
Introduction
In the film Valkyrie, it portrays a large-scale conspiracy within the German Army attempting to assassinate Hitler. The film is based on the closest attempt that there was during WW2 by a coup of people led by Col. Claus Von Stauffenberg. It shows the multiple attempts by the group on Hitler’s life with both how they were able to get in close enough with Hitler, and the ways that their attempts failed or were flawed. The movie brings us into the life of Col. Claus Von Stauffenberg and shows us the side of Nazi Germany that wanted to end the reign of Hitler and end the war in order to save Germany. Although the movie portrays heroic acts of German patriotism and heroism in order to assassinate Hitler, the movie does not accurately portray the true events and personalities of the actual events leading the attempts on Hitler by Col. Claus Von Stauffenberg and his coup.
Time and Place …show more content…
The movie is based around the July 20,1944 attempt on Hitler’s life. The main attempt was at the Wolf’s Lair conference room where there was to be Hitler and more than 20 German officers and staff. Originally the meeting was to be in the concrete bunker of the Wolf’s Lair, where Col. Claus Von Stauffenberg had planned to pack explosives in the room and then leave for a phone call. However the meeting was moved into an open room where the explosives did not pack enough power to kill Hitler. The movie also portrays the events leading up to the main assassination attempt. It shows Stauffenberg in Africa and his war injuries bringing him back to Germany, where he begins to plan along with others the attempts on Hitler’s life. The movie takes us through the events in Nazi Germany and shows us the different characters in different parts of Germany that help lead and are involved in the