Die Hermannschlacht

DeutschlandisunderthepowerofRome;theheartlessEmpire,everinneedofnewconquests,ismercilessanditslegionspillageandsackthroughoutthelandwithdeepGallichatred.Hermann,sonoftheCherusciprinceSegimer,isahostageattheserviceofRomeandhasbeengiventhenameof&quot;Armin.&quot;Ultimately,hewillleadanarmyofhiscountrymenanddriveouttheRomantyrants.<br/>　　&quot;DieHermannschlacht&quot;,directedbyHerrLeoKöniginthesilentyearof1924,isaclassicalTeutonicsilentfilminitsconceptsandidiosyncrasies,ItcontainsmanyoftheelementsthatagenuineGermancountlikesverymuch:exaggeratedTeutonicmythsandhabits(forexample,howGermansinventedeuthanasiawhich,inthoseoldsays,consistedofthrowingyourselfdownahillwhentheendisnear-atriflingmatterwhenyouknowWalhallaawaits),angryGotts,epicnationalismandrudebeardedGermanswarriorswearingfurcostumeswithmatchinghelmetswithhornsorwings(fashionableancientmodes).TheRomansmaybethevillainsofthefilmbutatthetimeofthefilm'srelease,GermanaudienceswouldbethinkingabouttheFrenchoccupationoftheRuhrarea.<br/>　　ItmustbesaidthatHerrKönig,inordertodepictthoseancienttimesin&quot;DieHermannschlacht&quot;,madeaccordinglyafilmthat,inartisticaspects,seemsasprimitiveastheCheruscitribes.OfcoursethereareproblemswithintheGermantribesincludingtraitors,collaborationwiththeenemyanddividedfamiliesbutanygenuineTeutonicwillfindthefilmhiscupoftea(well,theGermanspreferajarofschnapps)asthestoryisabouthisancestorsandwillenlightenthoseunfortunateswhoarenotTeutonic.TheactorsplayingthoserudeoldGermansdosoinaveryhistrionicmannerandsometimesthefilmseesolderthantheCheruscitribes…<br/>　　&quot;DieHemannschlacht&quot;wasoldfashionedevenatthetimewhenitwasmade,andtodayitseemsdeliciouslykitschbutit'sauniqueandgenuineprimitiveTeutonicsilent,jawohl!.<br/>　　Andnow,ifyou'llallowme,ImusttemporarilytakemyleavebecausethisGermanCountmustfreeonerichandfatheiressfromhercorset.<br/>　　HerrGrafFerdinandVonGalitzien<ahref=&quot;https://www.douban.com/link2/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fferdinandvongalitzien.blogspot.com&link2key=d901ccc5ad&quot;target=&quot;_blank&quot;rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;>http://ferdinandvong<wbr/>alitzien.blogspot.co<wbr/>m</a>