German Drector's Holocaust Movie Causes Outrage.
Tilly
has sparked widespread revulsion with his upcoming film about the horrors of
the Holocaust.
Uwe Boll, who has been described as the world's worst film director and a
"schlockmeister", said he felt it was time to present the Nazis' crimes in
their "full horror" in his film Auschwitz.
His aim, he said, was to allow audiences to finally grasp the "real,
everyday truth" of the Third Reich's atrocities.
Some critics have already vowed to boycott the film, having seen a gruesome
teaser trailer - users must prove they are 18 before watching the clip on
YouTube but even for adults it makes very grim viewing.
In the excerpt, the 45-year old filmmaker appears as an SS officer outside a
gas chamber inside which prisoners are suffocating as they hammer in vain on
the locked door.
Other scenes show prisoners being loaded into ovens and having their teeth
pulled.
Critic Sophie Albers wrote in Stern magazine: "The words Auschwitz and Uwe
Boll in one breath rightly leads one to fear the worst," adding that the
film provoked "outrage, confusion and panic".
Tom Goldman, a critic with videogaming magazine the Escapist, said the film
was "disturbing and gruesome" and was likely to push moviegoers "over the
edge".
Forced on to the defensive even before a release date for the film has been
set, Boll said in an interview with Die Welt it was "high time" to make a
film which showed the "real Auschwitz".
He said that audiences had for too long been softened by "special story
films" about the Holocaust "like Life is Beautiful or Schindler's List".
He said such films no longer had the ability to reach young people and that
it was his duty as a German to make the film as a way of confronting the
past.
"Every German is obliged to ensure that the Holocaust is not forgotten," he
said.
"For a director like me who is known for his explicit depictions of
violence, it's my duty to use precisely this talent to show people the
atrocities of the Nazis."
Boll is best-known for video game adaptations such as BloodRayne and Alone
in the Dark, as well as films about Vietnam, Darfur and 9/11, all of which
have received very mixed reviews.
He once said he would stop making films if a million people signed a
petition against him. An online version of the petition had more than
360,000 signatures today.
Boll told Stern: "Of course reality is unbearable, but we're talking here
about something that was like an abattoir."
He said the killing scenes were "restricted" to 20 minutes, and that the
rest of the film showed everyday life at the camp and included documentary
footage.
Boll, whose most recent film Max Schmeling was about the boxer of that name,
has submitted a rough cut of Auschwitz to the Berlin film festival, the
Berlinale, and said he was waiting to hear if it had been accepted for the
February 2011 event.
The film, which is currently in post-production, is due for general release
early next year.
Boll compared his film to Alain Resnais's 1955 documentary Night and Fog.
"His film is also incredibly brutal but nevertheless it's the best film ever
made about Auschwitz," he said.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/nov/12/uwe-boll-auschwitz-film-causes-outrage
mm
<femai...@gmail.com> wrote:
>A German film director best known for his adaptations of bloody video games
>has sparked widespread revulsion with his upcoming film about the horrors of
>the Holocaust.
>
>Uwe Boll, who has been described as the world's worst film director and a
>"schlockmeister", said he felt it was time to present the Nazis' crimes in
>their "full horror" in his film Auschwitz.
>
>His aim, he said, was to allow audiences to finally grasp the "real,
>everyday truth" of the Third Reich's atrocities.
>
>Some critics have already vowed to boycott the film, having seen a gruesome
>teaser trailer - users must prove they are 18 before watching the clip on
>YouTube
How does one do that? I think they mean those screeens where you
have to check a box that says "I certify that I am 18 years or older".
Apparently it's impossible to check that box and press Ener if one is
younger than 18.
>but even for adults it makes very grim viewing.
>
>In the excerpt, the 45-year old filmmaker appears as an SS officer outside a
>gas chamber inside which prisoners are suffocating as they hammer in vain on
>the locked door.
>
>Other scenes show prisoners being loaded into ovens and having their teeth
>pulled.
>
>Critic Sophie Albers wrote in Stern magazine: "The words Auschwitz and Uwe
>Boll in one breath rightly leads one to fear the worst," adding that the
>film provoked "outrage, confusion and panic".
>
>Tom Goldman, a critic with videogaming magazine the Escapist, said the film
>was "disturbing and gruesome" and was likely to push moviegoers "over the
>edge".
Which edge would that be? Objecting to murder? Objecting to
antisemitism? Insanity? I think such things only make people insane
in the movies, including maybe movies like Uwe Boll usually makes.
>Forced on to the defensive even before a release date for the film has been
>set, Boll said in an interview with Die Welt it was "high time" to make a
>film which showed the "real Auschwitz".
He's right.
>He said that audiences had for too long been softened by "special story
>films" about the Holocaust "like Life is Beautiful or Schindler's List".
>
>He said such films no longer had the ability to reach young people and that
>it was his duty as a German to make the film as a way of confronting the
>past.
>
>"Every German is obliged to ensure that the Holocaust is not forgotten," he
>said.
He's right.
>"For a director like me who is known for his explicit depictions of
>violence, it's my duty to use precisely this talent to show people the
>atrocities of the Nazis."
He has a good point.
>Boll is best-known for video game adaptations such as BloodRayne and Alone
>in the Dark, as well as films about Vietnam, Darfur and 9/11, all of which
>have received very mixed reviews.
So he has made real movies before.
>He once said he would stop making films if a million people signed a
>petition against him. An online version of the petition had more than
>360,000 signatures today.
>
>Boll told Stern: "Of course reality is unbearable, but we're talking here
>about something that was like an abattoir."
>
>He said the killing scenes were "restricted" to 20 minutes, and that the
>rest of the film showed everyday life at the camp and included documentary
>footage.
>
>Boll, whose most recent film Max Schmeling was about the boxer of that name,
>has submitted a rough cut of Auschwitz to the Berlin film festival, the
>Berlinale, and said he was waiting to hear if it had been accepted for the
>February 2011 event.
>
>The film, which is currently in post-production, is due for general release
>early next year.
>
>Boll compared his film to Alain Resnais's 1955 documentary Night and Fog.
>
>"His film is also incredibly brutal but nevertheless it's the best film ever
>made about Auschwitz," he said.
>
>http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/nov/12/uwe-boll-auschwitz-film-causes-outrage
--
Meir
"The baby's name is Shlomo. He's named after his grandfather, Scott."
cindys
> A German film director best known for his adaptations of bloody video games
> has sparked widespread revulsion with his upcoming film about the horrors of
> the Holocaust.
>
> Uwe Boll, who has been described as the world's worst film director and a
> "schlockmeister", said he felt it was time to present the Nazis' crimes in
> their "full horror" in his film Auschwitz.
>
> His aim, he said, was to allow audiences to finally grasp the "real,
> everyday truth" of the Third Reich's atrocities.
When I read the subject line of this thread, I was sure I was about to
read about a new film which whitewashed or denied the Holocaust and
that was why it was causing outrage. I don't have a problem with a
film that shows the real horror and the only shame is that the film
won't be broadcast on Al Jazeera. The German Nazis are gone for the
most part, but their spiritual descendants are alive and well in the
Middle East.
Best regards,
---Cindy S.
> http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/nov/12/uwe-boll-auschwitz-film-c...
>
> --
> femail1...@gmail.com
mos...@mm.huji.ac.il
> On Nov 13, 7:28=A0pm, "Tilly" <femail1...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> A German film director best known for his adaptations of bloody
>> video games has sparked widespread revulsion with his upcoming
>> film about the horrors of the Holocaust.
>>
>> Uwe Boll, who has been described as the world's worst film director
>> and a "schlockmeister", said he felt it was time to present the
>> Nazis' crimes in their "full horror" in his film Auschwitz.
>>
>> His aim, he said, was to allow audiences to finally grasp the
>> "real, everyday truth" of the Third Reich's atrocities.
> -----
> When I read the subject line of this thread, I was sure I was about to
> read about a new film which whitewashed or denied the Holocaust and
> that was why it was causing outrage. I don't have a problem with a
> film that shows the real horror and the only shame is that the film
> won't be broadcast on Al Jazeera. The German Nazis are gone for the
> most part, but their spiritual descendants are alive and well in the
> Middle East.
GMTA. That was my original thoght as well. Your idea Cindy, to show
it on Al Jazeera is a good one.
--
Moshe Schorr
It is a tremendous Mitzvah to always be happy! - Reb Nachman of Breslov
The home and family are the center of Judaism, *not* the synagogue.
May Eliezer Mordichai b. Chaya Sheina Rochel have a refuah shlaimah
btoch sha'ar cholei Yisroel.
Disclaimer: Nothing here necessarily reflects the opinion of Hebrew University
Amitai
> cindys <cste...@rochester.rr.com> writes:
> > On Nov 13, 7:28=A0pm, "Tilly" <femail1...@gmail.com> wrote:
> >> A German film director best known for his adaptations of bloody
> >> video games has sparked widespread revulsion with his upcoming
> >> film about the horrors of the Holocaust.
>
> >> Uwe Boll, who has been described as the world's worst film director
> >> and a "schlockmeister", said he felt it was time to present the
> >> Nazis' crimes in their "full horror" in his film Auschwitz.
>
> >> His aim, he said, was to allow audiences to finally grasp the
> >> "real, everyday truth" of the Third Reich's atrocities.
> > -----
> > When I read the subject line of this thread, I was sure I was about to
> > read about a new film which whitewashed or denied the Holocaust and
> > that was why it was causing outrage. I don't have a problem with a
> > film that shows the real horror and the only shame is that the film
> > won't be broadcast on Al Jazeera. The German Nazis are gone for the
> > most part, but their spiritual descendants are alive and well in the
> > Middle East.
>
> GMTA. That was my original thoght as well. Your idea Cindy, to show
> it on Al Jazeera is a good one.
>
Al Jazeera would say to themseves: "Bravo. The Nazis knew how to get
rid of these heretical pigs, dogs and monkeys".
--
Amitai
> --
> Moshe Schorr
> It is a tremendous Mitzvah to always be happy! - Reb Nachman of Breslov
> The home and family are the center of Judaism, *not* the synagogue.
> May Eliezer Mordichai b. Chaya Sheina Rochel have a refuah shlaimah
> btoch sha'ar cholei Yisroel.
> Disclaimer: Nothing here necessarily reflects the opinion of Hebrew University- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -
mos...@mm.huji.ac.il
> mos...@mm.huji.ac.il wrote:
>> cindys <cste...@rochester.rr.com> writes:
>> >> A German film director best known for his adaptations of bloody
>> >> video games has sparked widespread revulsion with his upcoming
>> >> film about the horrors of the Holocaust.
>>
>> >> Uwe Boll, who has been described as the world's worst film director
>> >> and a "schlockmeister", said he felt it was time to present the
>> >> Nazis' crimes in their "full horror" in his film Auschwitz.
>>
>> >> His aim, he said, was to allow audiences to finally grasp the
>> >> "real, everyday truth" of the Third Reich's atrocities.
>> > -----
>> > When I read the subject line of this thread, I was sure I was about to
>> > read about a new film which whitewashed or denied the Holocaust and
>> > that was why it was causing outrage. I don't have a problem with a
>> > film that shows the real horror and the only shame is that the film
>> > won't be broadcast on Al Jazeera. The German Nazis are gone for the
>> > most part, but their spiritual descendants are alive and well in the
>> > Middle East.
>>
>> GMTA. That was my original thoght as well. Your idea Cindy, to show
>> it on Al Jazeera is a good one.
>>
> I am not so sure. I imagine that quite a few of the regular viewers of
> Al Jazeera would say to themseves: "Bravo. The Nazis knew how to get
> rid of these heretical pigs, dogs and monkeys".
You forgot the <SIGH>. But at least it would put the _deniers_ out
of business.
sheldonlg
> cindys<cst...@rochester.rr.com> writes:
>> On Nov 13, 7:28=A0pm, "Tilly"<femail1...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> A German film director best known for his adaptations of bloody
>>> video games has sparked widespread revulsion with his upcoming
>>> film about the horrors of the Holocaust.
>>>
>>> Uwe Boll, who has been described as the world's worst film director
>>> and a "schlockmeister", said he felt it was time to present the
>>> Nazis' crimes in their "full horror" in his film Auschwitz.
>>>
>>> His aim, he said, was to allow audiences to finally grasp the
>>> "real, everyday truth" of the Third Reich's atrocities.
>> -----
>> When I read the subject line of this thread, I was sure I was about to
>> read about a new film which whitewashed or denied the Holocaust and
>> that was why it was causing outrage. I don't have a problem with a
>> film that shows the real horror and the only shame is that the film
>> won't be broadcast on Al Jazeera. The German Nazis are gone for the
>> most part, but their spiritual descendants are alive and well in the
>> Middle East.
>
> GMTA. That was my original thoght as well. Your idea Cindy, to show
> it on Al Jazeera is a good one.
Why? Why would you want it shown to a cheering audience? <sour face>
--
Shelly
sheldonlg
GMTA.
>
> --
> Amitai
>
>> --
>> Moshe Schorr
>> It is a tremendous Mitzvah to always be happy! - Reb Nachman of Breslov
>> The home and family are the center of Judaism, *not* the synagogue.
>> May Eliezer Mordichai b. Chaya Sheina Rochel have a refuah shlaimah
>> btoch sha'ar cholei Yisroel.
>> Disclaimer: Nothing here necessarily reflects the opinion of Hebrew University- Hide quoted text -
>>
>> - Show quoted text -
>
--
Shelly
Fattush
> When I read the subject line of this thread, I was sure I was about to
> read about a new film which whitewashed or denied the Holocaust and
> that was why it was causing outrage. I don't have a problem with a
> film that shows the real horror and the only shame is that the film
> won't be broadcast on Al Jazeera. The German Nazis are gone for the
> most part, but their spiritual descendants are alive and well in the
> Middle East.
> Best regards,
> ---Cindy S.
I agree.
If the film is very graphic, I agree with restricting the age of the
audience.
Yisroel Markov
>A German film director best known for his adaptations of bloody video games
>has sparked widespread revulsion with his upcoming film about the horrors of
>the Holocaust.
>
>Uwe Boll, who has been described as the world's worst film director and a
>"schlockmeister", said he felt it was time to present the Nazis' crimes in
>their "full horror" in his film Auschwitz.
>
>His aim, he said, was to allow audiences to finally grasp the "real,
>everyday truth" of the Third Reich's atrocities.
>
>Some critics have already vowed to boycott the film, having seen a gruesome
>teaser trailer - users must prove they are 18 before watching the clip on
>YouTube but even for adults it makes very grim viewing.
>
>In the excerpt, the 45-year old filmmaker appears as an SS officer outside a
>gas chamber inside which prisoners are suffocating as they hammer in vain on
>the locked door.
Wasn't there such a scene in "Schindler's List"?
>Other scenes show prisoners being loaded into ovens and having their teeth
>pulled.
In terms of raw emotional impact, are such scenes really more powerful
than what was depicted in "Passion" and "Apocalypse"?
I just heard about a recent movie (a dramatization of a real story)
that features a solitary rock climber cutting off his own arm after it
is trapped beneath a boulder. Reportedly some people in the audience
passed out, and many others suffered less drastic ill effects. It's
good that we haven't lost the ability to be shocked by such things.
[snip]
>"For a director like me who is known for his explicit depictions of
>violence, it's my duty to use precisely this talent to show people the
>atrocities of the Nazis."
Maybe he's right. A picture is still worth a thousand words, a moving
one more so, even when it's staged - because we believe it depicts
what really happened. IMHO it is generally beneficial for most people
to be aware of how vile humans can be to each other, on a gut level.
[snip]
--
Yisroel "Godwrestler Warriorson" Markov - Boston, MA Member
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Yisroel Markov
>Amitai <chr...@techunix.technion.ac.il> writes:
>> mos...@mm.huji.ac.il wrote:
[snip]
>>> GMTA. That was my original thoght as well. Your idea Cindy, to show
>>> it on Al Jazeera is a good one.
>>>
>> I am not so sure. I imagine that quite a few of the regular viewers of
>> Al Jazeera would say to themseves: "Bravo. The Nazis knew how to get
>> rid of these heretical pigs, dogs and monkeys".
>
>You forgot the <SIGH>. But at least it would put the _deniers_ out
>of business.
That's too optimistic, IMHO. Why would theatrical footage accomplish
what documentary footage can't?
mos...@mm.huji.ac.il
> mos...@mm.huji.ac.il said:
>>Amitai <chr...@techunix.technion.ac.il> writes:
>>> mos...@mm.huji.ac.il wrote:
>
> [snip]
>
>>>> GMTA. That was my original thoght as well. Your idea Cindy,
>>>> to show it on Al Jazeera is a good one.
>>>>
>>> I am not so sure. I imagine that quite a few of the regular
>>> viewers of Al Jazeera would say to themseves: "Bravo. The Nazis
>>> knew how to get rid of these heretical pigs, dogs and monkeys".
>>
>>You forgot the <SIGH>. But at least it would put the _deniers_ out
>>of business.
>
> That's too optimistic, IMHO. Why would theatrical footage accomplish
> what documentary footage can't?
Good question. Maybe beacuse the theatrical footage would have a
much greater audience and couldn't be ignored?