By: Robyn

Robyn — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 15:44:54 +0000

People have demonstrated through out history a capability for barbarism beyond anything else found in nature. Hitler on his own was nothing but he appealed to an inner Nazi in many millions of his fellow citizens and others worldwide that resulted in a war and genocides that cost more lives than any conflict in human history before or since. Therefore, I who unabashedly support rights and freedoms am quite comfortable with suppressing anything whatsoever positive that might be taken from Hitler or his life. It is an insult to millions of people still living today – people who lost there nearest kin to the great carnage that was WWWII to glibly produce and show Hitler’s home movies.

By: RiverA

RiverA — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 03:15:28 +0000

What happened to our right to free speach? The author says “ban the movie,” but I think that would be illegal, and a mistake. This movie may not be appropriate for immature audiences, that I agree. What is Swastika rated here in the US? Can it be restricted so that younger viewers on their own can’t get a hold of it, even though it may contain no offensive language, sex or violence, just by the fact that it portrays one of the world’s most infamous murderers? I don’t think that’s the case, but I would support such a restriction – not an all out ban. How is watching Hitler’s warm and fuzzy side any worse than desensitizating our selves from watching movies like Saving Private Ryan? I think the appeal of a movie like Swastika is that we ask the confounding question, “how could such a thing have happened?” Nothing seems to ultimately explain it, so we turn to the monster’s inner world. What is revealed is a world of dillusion and contridiction – a fantasy that could not stand in the face of reality. Learning this, the responsible viewer has gained value.

Comments on: Hitler’s Home Movies Released As A Film Titled “Swastika”

By: Robyn

By: RiverA