“Bonhoeffer” | Film Friday
This recently released film, with a small budget and a relatively unknown cast of actors, tells a remarkable true story – set during Hitler’s rise to power in Germany.
The story follows the life of Dietrich Bonhoeffer, a Lutheran pastor who was living in Germany when the Nazi party took over his country. Initially, he spoke out against Hitler and his Nazification of the German Lutheran Church, before ultimately involving himself in a plot to assassinate the Fuhrer. Eventually, he was imprisoned by the Germans, and executed in April of 1945.
There was a good deal to like about this film. But besides the fact that story upon which it is based is an incredible one, I did find that the manner in which the story was told to be one of the weakest parts of Bonhoeffer. Now, that is something of a surprise, since the film was not only directed, but also written, by Todd Komarnicki, who wrote the screenplay for Clint Eastwood’s film Sully.
But, despite some critical flaws in the plot of this film, Bonhoeffer was really quite well done in other aspects. For instance, the music and cinematography went a long way in capturing the mood of the scenes. Furthermore, the character of Bonhoeffer is interesting enough that you were inclined to continue watching, even if it meant fighting to follow unnecessarily confusing plot lines.
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