tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14575780.post7611396776581622125..comments2024-01-31T18:37:07.424+00:00Comments on The Agitation of the Mind: A Film Unfinished (guest review by Aaron)Neil Fulwoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14686296295535235988noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14575780.post-74028315287814522172011-03-21T15:11:25.912+00:002011-03-21T15:11:25.912+00:00I agree, Aaron, about what can this add to an alre...I agree, Aaron, about what can this add to an already crowded lot. That's not to say it's not a well made documentary (I've not seen it), but where are all the docs regarding what Japan did to the Chinese and their other POW's during WW2? There are some, but not many. In my view, what they did was far more savage than anything the Nazis did. Not to undermine their crimes, but reportedly, even Hitler was appalled at the things the Japanese were doing and apparently, from books I've read, one reason so much of it has been swept under the rug is that America viewed Japan as a future ally of importance.<br /><br />Apparently, Uwe Boll has a new movie either in production or already finished about the Nazi death camps and it looks to be nothing more than a shady attempt at cheap notoriety. <br /><br />This documentary does look interesting especially coming from the German perspective. But then, not all the Nazis were sympathetic to Hitler at that time, either.venoms5https://www.blogger.com/profile/13655919099947763891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14575780.post-51975106078377094022011-03-15T01:45:18.464+00:002011-03-15T01:45:18.464+00:00A film like this is very unusual from the German p...A film like this is very unusual from the German perspective because it was overall illegal to take photos or film anything to do with events surrounding the fate of the Jews. Most of what we see in books are either taken surreptiously or from propaganda units and strictly controlled in release.<br /> It is of course obvious in that the powers to be were trying to hide what was actually happening from the German public and the world at large.<br /> There are photos etc in existance of course but they aren't as amny as you would think considering the size of the crime. <br /> I hope this film makes its way down under into my hot little hands as the holocaust is a fascinating period of history even though it is so appalling.BRENThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15953231992674091002noreply@blogger.com