Wednesday, August 22, 2007

The Goebbels Experiment

Josef Goebbels was the Nazi party's chief of propaganda. The man behind Hitler kept an uninterrupted diary between 1924 and 1945. The diary is brought to life in this documentary by the voice of Kenneth Branagh. Exposing a man enamored by the Fuhrer and constantly scheming his way through the Nazi party.

The film though was disjoint and jerky. Maybe a reflection of the protagonist himself. Branagh's narration sounded contrived and unnatural. But like most Nazi films it makes you shudder and cringe when you think about the pureness of purpose the Nazi government went about its chilling business. A business commandeered by the voice just one man.

Rating: *

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