BOLD]Galinette wrote:
Anyway, did anyone heard about a movie project on the red baron? I read an information some weeks ago on internet, but I can't find it again.
Yeah. It's called "The Red Baron" or "Der Rote Baron". I Googled it and looked at a couple of links on Wikipedia and MySpace. Looks like the movie is supposed to be out this summer. From what I remember seeing of several still photos last year, the planes are going to look really good. Haven't seen any trailers yet or combat video, so I can't really comment on that. Unfortunately, the story itself sounds like its going to be one of those politically correct revisionist things that makes my stomach turn. (Rant Mode: On) Apparently we are supposed to feel sorry for poor Manfred since he was just a victim of the German military's propaganda machine or something like that.
Here's something I copied from MySpace about the movie:
"Though it is not long before von Richthofen begins to understand that his hero status is deceptive. His love for Käte (Lena Headey), a nurse, opens his eyes to the brutality and viciousness of war. A war which leaves no room for valiant deeds and, even worse, eliminates many of his friends, who lose their lives in reckless aerial combat.
When Manfred from Richthofen comes to realize that he is being misused by the military regime for propaganda purposes and so actually contributing to encouraging thousands of soldiers – who worship him blindly – to rush headlong to their destruction, he decides to escape his fame. A decision that makes him legendary... but with tragic consequences."
This implies that von Richthofen was so guilt ridden at his role in the deaths of thousands of German soldiers due to his "being victimized" that he "gives up" and lets himself be killed or something similarly lame like that. I'd like to see the evidence to support that! Why can't he just be portrayed as someone doing what he thought was the right thing to do at that time even if, by modern standards, that's not PC? (Probably answered my own question there!) I'd guess that the film is more a reflection of the guilt felt by Germans today at their country's role in the deaths of millions during the 20th century than it is an accurate portrayal of von Richthofen's motives and character. Oh well, you can't have everything I guess. Sigh. (Rant Mode: Off)
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