Otherwise, I actually enjoyed this movie, but mainly for nostalgic reasons. My own father was an American radio operator in Germany during WWII. After the end of the war, he ended up in Paris, where he fell very ill with the flu. Not speaking French, he ended up riding the Metro until a French nurse found him, took him home and nursed him back to health. It was unspoken, but I always assumed it was probably his first sexual experience, especially since his favorite song was Claire d'Lune, the Debussy piano piece played over and over in the background of this series.
As some other viewers have mentioned, I too hated how over-the-top evil most of the Germans were made out to be, and I always prefer to hear subtitles, but at least it wasn't dubbed, so I will let that slide. I was kinda shocked at how many people professed to want the actual languages, seeing as how the book was also probably in English in the first place.
In summation, this hit all of the feels for me in terms of reminiscing on my dad's old stories, but missed the mark as far as a realistic portrayals of some of the characters, who were cartoon villains.
As some other viewers have mentioned, I too hated how over-the-top evil most of the Germans were made out to be, and I always prefer to hear subtitles, but at least it wasn't dubbed, so I will let that slide. I was kinda shocked at how many people professed to want the actual languages, seeing as how the book was also probably in English in the first place.
In summation, this hit all of the feels for me in terms of reminiscing on my dad's old stories, but missed the mark as far as a realistic portrayals of some of the characters, who were cartoon villains.