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| Secret Stories of Hitler DVD & Digital |
Hitler is not a subject anyone wants to really think about, but he was a real person who was a dictator of evil.
Disclosure: I received free product for review purposes and all opinions expressed here are my own.
I received a 3 disc set of Secret Stories of Hitler DVD & Digital. I started watching the first disc which showed real life authentic film of Nazi Germany and personal film of Hitler's.
Although there is a small introduction, I started watching the first disc at the second part with people going about their daily routines on farms, trains and cities. It showed a newspaper man with newspaper headlines saying "Chancellor Hitler's Call to the German Nation!" Besides black and white film, it even had color videos showing Hitler at his home with guards and other cronies.
There were flags with the "swastika" logo hanging in cities and showed enormous crowds of people cheering, and raising their hand to Hitler riding in a car through a city. Another scene showed fireworks going off with "Heil Hitler" in lighted fireworks.
In another segment it showed a huge group of Nazi soldiers chanting an oath to Hitler that they would pledge obedience unto death. It all seemed so normal, which is very scary to think of. They had a scene where it was Christmas and people were baking and Nazi's were giving gifts.
It was disturbing to think of how normal the people all seemed, but underneath were doing evil deeds. I thought of how people could be brainwashed by honoring Hitler. There were videos of large buildings he had made and showed Hitler's Chancellory in Berlin. I couldn't believe how huge it looked with large chandeliers and statues.
Another part showed Eva Braun, who was Hitler's companion, talking about how she liked Clark Gable. Also showed Dr. Goebbel's visiting with Hitler. I looked up and found out that he was a Nazi politician and Reich Minister of Propaganda.
The film showed men signing up to be soldiers for Hitler and waving to their families as they go off on trains, Also being told to respect their uniforms after they were in. It also showed them practicing marching and pledging an oath to give Hitler their unconditional obedience; and to be ready at any time to give their life for the oath.
One scene showed a large crowd of the younger children singing in German to Hitler. Also showed young boys practicing to be soldiers. There was more colored home movies showing Hitler with his dogs and Eva Braun in a swimsuit on a beach.
A parade from the Munich 1938 Arts Festival showed Hitler sitting watching it. Another part showed Hitler giving a speech about the "exciting period of peace since January 30, 1933" when the Nationalist Socialist party began.
It then showed Hitler giving a speech to dedicate a huge building which was dedicated to German Art. It showed Hitler and a crowd entering it and admiring the art/sculptures. I couldn't believe how huge some of these sculptures were against a human.
In another home movie, it showed Hitler and Eva Braun in the winter, with Eva ice skating and their dog running around in the snow. It also showed actual footage of the Hindenburg blimp which started on fire, crashed to the ground and burned, when it was nearly landed in 1937.
So far I am finding this disc set very informative, although disturbing to think of how Hitler rose to fame and all the evil he executed.
That is so strange how everyone and everything seemed so normal sometimes, in spite of all the evil that was taking place. This does seem like an interesting set of dvds to watch. My husband and dad enjoy watching history shows, so I think they would both like this one.
ReplyDeleteIt sure is very informative and it is very eery to imagine that all of this evil happened, and not that long ago when you think about it. I think your husband and dad would like it if they like history shows.
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