i had to watch this for a film analysis project, so ill just insert that here
Rating the production value for this is a very weird thing to do in my opinion. Just because it's hard to differentiate between intentional creative choices and things that could have been done better. For one thing, the film is very quiet, music is not a medium that is often utilized. I would say that this is most likely an intentional choice, but even sometimes intentional creative choices can seem a little bit off or underwhelming. But even with that being said, the overall production value is very good. I would guess that the lighting and the colors were definitely a creative choice, but, even if it wasn’t, I would say, definitely contributed to the story. For example, in the beginning the lighting is very underwhelming. The whole atmosphere is very grey and white with occasional bursts of green. In film, green can be used to present two things, corruption, or healing. Which is perfect for this movie, as the nazi’s believe that the final solution will heal Germany. But this mindset is really an example of the corruption and the power that had been used to justify this disgusting act. As the movie goes on, we begin to see the use of the color blue, which is often used to symbolize isolation and impersonality. This is again perfect for this film as it represents how isolated the nazi’s are in what they believe. But isolation also represents the literal setting of the film, we don’t exactly see them walking the streets and making a big deal about what they’re doing. The decision is private. So overall, I would give the production value about a 4 out of 5. As always, nothing is perfect. But this film does an excellent job of utilizing color, lighting, sound, and technology to get their point in the atmosphere perfect.
Research/Information Presented:
For a movie that isn’t a documentary, the information is very clearly presented. Historical films often use serious stories to portray action and adventure, often disregarding the real people behind the scenes. Conspiracy does not do that. It does not glamorize the information or the people behind it. We see very early in the film the sheer magnitude that Hitler had. Not even 30 minutes into the movie, Hitlers name is mentioned at least twenty times. As every character greets each other with one phrase, Hail Hitler. This really does a good job of presenting the Nazi mindset and what they believed without having to flat out explain everything. I would say this film is very easy to understand, even without a background in history. There's an entire scene where all of the generals/members of the conference go around the table and introduce themselves. Which really helps the information presented in a way that doesn’t seem too pretentious as it doesn't assume that the viewer already knows everything there is to know. I think this is so important, because a huge part of the political climate relies on people not feeling isolated. An isolation often happens when people are not given the information that they need to know to form an opinion. Although this is not an entirely political movie, it's more classified as a historical one. I think the same principle should always be used, Conspiracy does an excellent job of doing that. I also think that it was very impressive and very important that all the information was presented in a very bureaucratic tone. The generals all talked to each other in a very political way that lacked the usual dramatic social approach film usually takes for dialogue. It also shows that the Nazis really saw absolutely no problem with what they were doing. At one point one of the generals said, “We indeed have eliminated the jew from our national life, now more than that, the jew himself must be physically eradicated from our living space.” What does a good job of showing what the Nazis were doing without romanticizing it like Hollywood often does. The Nazi generals often also use words like “cleansing.”, while discussing the “desired solution to the jewish question.” While doing this they discuss how they are at war with the jewish race, and that they must get rid of them. Mid discussion, Reinhard Heydrich ends the conversation with “Dead men don't hump, dead women don't get pregnant, death is the most reliable sterilization.” This chilling line presents how the Nazis thought without making it seem cartoonishly evil. The way I just delivered is so serious yet so utterly casual. His voice isn’t raised because he sees a problem with what he’s saying, it's because he wants nobody else to see a problem with what he is saying. Which makes this line a perfect example of how conspiracy accurately portrays the Nazis and accurately delivers the information. In my opinion, this film is exactly what it thinks it is. Therefore I would rate this film at 5 out of 5 when presenting accurate, and clear to understand information.
Historical Accuracy:
Obviously when real-life events are turned into movies, there is bound to be some historical inaccuracies. When people think about movies like W. (2008) and JFK (1991), filled with dramatic, artistic choices, and not a lot of actual accurate information. People often assume that all political oratorical movies are like this, but Conspiracy does a great job of keeping dramatization respectful and still real. Overall, the movie got all the general things right. It does an excellent job of setting up a corporate almost on-edge atmosphere that we can assume the real meeting had. While I was watching, I noticed that some of the dialogue seemed a little bit dramatic. But it was never in a way that felt disrespectful or felt like it was making the topic something to be diminished. I also noticed that this dialogue seemed very polished and official. Almost like something, you know that a random Hollywood Director couldn’t have thought of. Upon doing some research about the film, I discovered that the screenplay itself is actually based on the remaining transcript that we have from the 1942 Wannsee conference. When it comes to inaccuracies, there’s really not a lot that Conspiracy gets wrong. In fact there were really only a couple of things that were messed up. One being that the narrator refers to the death of one of Hitlers generals who died of a heart attack in Russia. Upon doing some research about this after I watched the film, I could conceive that the narrator was most likely referring to Field Marshal von Reichenau who died of a stroke, not a heart attack.
I think that I would definitely recommend this movie. As someone who is very interesting, film, and very interested in filmmaking in general, I think that this is a great film, and I think that anyone who has any interest in history would love to watch it.
i had to watch this for a film analysis project, so ill just insert that here
Rating the production value for this is a very weird thing to do in my opinion. Just because it's hard to differentiate between intentional creative choices and things that could have been done better. For one thing, the film is very quiet, music is not a medium that is often utilized. I would say that this is most likely an intentional choice, but even sometimes intentional creative choices can seem a little bit off or underwhelming. But even with that being said, the overall production value is very good. I would guess that the lighting and the colors were definitely a creative choice, but, even if it wasn’t, I would say, definitely contributed to the story. For example, in the beginning the lighting is very underwhelming. The whole atmosphere is very grey and white with occasional bursts of green. In film, green can be used to present two things, corruption, or healing. Which is perfect for this movie, as the nazi’s believe that the final solution will heal Germany. But this mindset is really an example of the corruption and the power that had been used to justify this disgusting act. As the movie goes on, we begin to see the use of the color blue, which is often used to symbolize isolation and impersonality. This is again perfect for this film as it represents how isolated the nazi’s are in what they believe. But isolation also represents the literal setting of the film, we don’t exactly see them walking the streets and making a big deal about what they’re doing. The decision is private. So overall, I would give the production value about a 4 out of 5. As always, nothing is perfect. But this film does an excellent job of utilizing color, lighting, sound, and technology to get their point in the atmosphere perfect.
Research/Information Presented:
For a movie that isn’t a documentary, the information is very clearly presented. Historical films often use serious stories to portray action and adventure, often disregarding the real people behind the scenes. Conspiracy does not do that. It does not glamorize the information or the people behind it. We see very early in the film the sheer magnitude that Hitler had. Not even 30 minutes into the movie, Hitlers name is mentioned at least twenty times. As every character greets each other with one phrase, Hail Hitler. This really does a good job of presenting the Nazi mindset and what they believed without having to flat out explain everything. I would say this film is very easy to understand, even without a background in history. There's an entire scene where all of the generals/members of the conference go around the table and introduce themselves. Which really helps the information presented in a way that doesn’t seem too pretentious as it doesn't assume that the viewer already knows everything there is to know. I think this is so important, because a huge part of the political climate relies on people not feeling isolated. An isolation often happens when people are not given the information that they need to know to form an opinion. Although this is not an entirely political movie, it's more classified as a historical one. I think the same principle should always be used, Conspiracy does an excellent job of doing that. I also think that it was very impressive and very important that all the information was presented in a very bureaucratic tone. The generals all talked to each other in a very political way that lacked the usual dramatic social approach film usually takes for dialogue. It also shows that the Nazis really saw absolutely no problem with what they were doing. At one point one of the generals said, “We indeed have eliminated the jew from our national life, now more than that, the jew himself must be physically eradicated from our living space.” What does a good job of showing what the Nazis were doing without romanticizing it like Hollywood often does. The Nazi generals often also use words like “cleansing.”, while discussing the “desired solution to the jewish question.” While doing this they discuss how they are at war with the jewish race, and that they must get rid of them. Mid discussion, Reinhard Heydrich ends the conversation with “Dead men don't hump, dead women don't get pregnant, death is the most reliable sterilization.” This chilling line presents how the Nazis thought without making it seem cartoonishly evil. The way I just delivered is so serious yet so utterly casual. His voice isn’t raised because he sees a problem with what he’s saying, it's because he wants nobody else to see a problem with what he is saying. Which makes this line a perfect example of how conspiracy accurately portrays the Nazis and accurately delivers the information. In my opinion, this film is exactly what it thinks it is. Therefore I would rate this film at 5 out of 5 when presenting accurate, and clear to understand information.
Historical Accuracy:
Obviously when real-life events are turned into movies, there is bound to be some historical inaccuracies. When people think about movies like W. (2008) and JFK (1991), filled with dramatic, artistic choices, and not a lot of actual accurate information. People often assume that all political oratorical movies are like this, but Conspiracy does a great job of keeping dramatization respectful and still real. Overall, the movie got all the general things right. It does an excellent job of setting up a corporate almost on-edge atmosphere that we can assume the real meeting had. While I was watching, I noticed that some of the dialogue seemed a little bit dramatic. But it was never in a way that felt disrespectful or felt like it was making the topic something to be diminished. I also noticed that this dialogue seemed very polished and official. Almost like something, you know that a random Hollywood Director couldn’t have thought of. Upon doing some research about the film, I discovered that the screenplay itself is actually based on the remaining transcript that we have from the 1942 Wannsee conference. When it comes to inaccuracies, there’s really not a lot that Conspiracy gets wrong. In fact there were really only a couple of things that were messed up. One being that the narrator refers to the death of one of Hitlers generals who died of a heart attack in Russia. Upon doing some research about this after I watched the film, I could conceive that the narrator was most likely referring to Field Marshal von Reichenau who died of a stroke, not a heart attack.
I think that I would definitely recommend this movie. As someone who is very interesting, film, and very interested in filmmaking in general, I think that this is a great film, and I think that anyone who has any interest in history would love to watch it.
