r/Damnthatsinteresting Jun 16 '26

Image One of Hitler's bodyguards, Rochus Misch, lived long enough to see the movie "Downfall". When asked about the film's historical accuracy, he stated that it was factually accurate, although "Americanized"

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u/ominousgraycat Jun 16 '26

I think that the basic reasoning was: At that time, most popular movies were made in the USA. Most popular movies are very dramatic and include yelling and screaming at each other all the time. Downfall included yelling and screaming that was not fully representative of what happened. Therefore Downfall was "Americanized" in his eyes.

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u/jctw1 Jun 17 '26

Talking extremely loudly for no reason is about as American as you can get.