But did it take too many liberties? And does that matter? There's no question that this was a fictional portrayal. I can imagine that "Generation War" (called "Our Mothers, our Fathers" in German) would have a very different impact on a German audience than it did on me as an American with an academic interest in history.Does drama have to be an accurate depiction of history? Generation War, the third part of which concluded on Saturday night, took a Mauser C96 to this question and shot it in the head, while murmuring a Marlene Dietrich song through painted lips. Few countries have had to bear such existential guilt as the Germans have concerning WW2, and it is a subject that most modern Germans will avoid discussing. However, I consider both of those to be minor issues that did not detract from my overall enjoyment of the movie.
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(Spoilers to follow) I encountered a few moments during this film plot-wise where I could not suspend disbelief: namely when the character Viktor escapes from a moving train and when a Russian POW character whom Charlotte betrays early in the movie later returns as a Soviet NKVD officer. As far as historical accuracy, having read history texts that include letters and statements from Germans during the second world war, I think that "Generation War" is tenuously believable, although it depicts five young people whose views start out on the more socially liberal side of the German political spectrum during this time period.
From a storytelling point of view, the character arcs of all five of the main protagonists alone earn the mini-series high marks. I found Miriam Stein as Charlotte downright charming and thought that Tom Schilling and Volker Bruch gave very convincing performances as two brothers serving in the Wehrmacht who both become disillusioned with the war in very different ways. "Generation War" enjoys outstanding performances from its cast. This review contains spoilers, click expand to view.īrilliantly filmed and excellently scripted, "Generation War" treads carefully on the subject of what it was like to be a citizen of Nazi Germany during WW2, yet delivers a compelling storyline nonetheless. Btw, Katharina Schüttler's song "Mein kleines Herz" is excellent and very deep and sad! I just had to buy the song after I heard it. But if the critics gave this an average score based on the cut version or condensed version to fit into the theater, they should watch the miniseries. I do not know whether this "Generation War" move is condensed or made shorten, I'm not sure because I don't want to watch it because I've watch the original. I cannot say much without giving too much spoilers (which is all of what I was going to say after this) you just have to watch it. in Band of Brothers), this focused on the lives of 5 friends, which 2 of them shares experiences of their life in the 'homefront' and what is happening in Germany itself not entirely focused on the war effort.
Although it does show some perspective of the war through the Wehrmacht soldiers (just like Maj. Barbarossa and in France but it was completely something else, something deep.
I just absolutely love this mini-series and how the story line conveyed was just magnificent! When I heard about Unsere Mütter, unsere Väter, I thought it would be like the German version of the Band of Brothers in the perspective of the German Wehrmacht fighting with their 'band of I just absolutely love this mini-series and how the story line conveyed was just magnificent! When I heard about Unsere Mütter, unsere Väter, I thought it would be like the German version of the Band of Brothers in the perspective of the German Wehrmacht fighting with their 'band of brothers' in wars like Op.
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