Boring and Hitler never really SAYS anything.

And yet Weisz&Biniaeff use it as a reference for the final episode of GoT ;)

*(1.30 minute read)

Hitler was still considered unusual to the role of world leader according to this account:

The Roman Catholic church, as most institutions in Germany, had an ambiguous relationship with the men of the Third Reich from the very beginning. Hitler signed a concordat with the Vatican on July 20, 1933, about half a year after taking power. It was considered a most essential diplomatic breakthrough at a moment when he was still being viewed as a pariah among world statesmen. The agreement, a marriage of convenience on both sides, permitted German Catholics to practice their faith unmolested, but forbade any activities that intruded on the functions of the state. It stripped Catholic Youth organizations like the New Germany, like the one Willi Graf belonged to at the time, of the right to wear their own uniforms, plan and carry excursions out into the countryside, print or distribute their own journals, or undertake any program not directly controlled by the state or party authorities.

The church consented to the agreement in order to protect its clergy from harassment and arrest -- which in fact it was unable to do. Thousands of priests, nuns, and layworkers were arrested for acts of "immorality", or for smuggling "foreign currency", a trumped-up charge often used by the Nazis in their crazed hunt for dissidents. But the agreement with the Nazis had a more deeper, fervent motive: the official hierarchy would offer Hitler tacit support for his avowed anti-Communist policies both inside and outside of Germany (Dumbach & Newborn, P. 81).

The National Socialists did not make for smooth or initiating partners. As their power waxed at home and abroad in a crescendo of diplomatic, economic, and psychological triumph throughout the thirties, the latent contempt in the Party for religion and clerical institutions became more overt and crude. Outspoken priests were hauled off to prison, the sanctity of the confessional was violated by the Gestapo, Catholic publications were no longer merely censored but closed down, and monasteries and convents were forced to shut their gates. (P. 81-82).

Reference:

E. Dumbach, Annette & Newborn, Jud. The story of the white rose: shattering the german night. Toronto, CAN: Little, Brown and Company, 1986 (First Edition): P. 81-82

I cite this to give more context on the setting, the motives of the Nazis and life in Germany at the time.

Did you know May is Jewish American Heritage month?

Thanks for sharing your insight.

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What do you want him to say? Sieg heil?

you missed the point of the movie

It's one of the greatest films of all time. It also laid the groundwork for contemporary advertising.

Not really sure why you think it's "boring".. there are some truly phenomenal scenes.