Post by drystyx on Jan 21, 2019 8:00:39 GMT
As opposed to six allied soldiers behind Axis lines, we have six Axis soldiers behind Allied lines, so to speak, in Canada, just before the U.S. entered the war.
What's amazing is how the film gives each of the six soldiers a character which shows how the Nazi war machine worked, even with some men who weren't Nazi at heart. There's the materialistic atheist commander who thinks his cruelty is generosity. The second in command is an elite aristocrat. The third is the noblest of the group, a baker. The fourth is a completely vicious brute. The fifth a career soldier who begins brave but loses his nerve when he has to dress like a civilian. The sixth is a complete opportunist, looking for the easiest way to get out of anything.
There are many memorable scenes here, most of them in the religious community which is like a commune.
What's amazing is how the film gives each of the six soldiers a character which shows how the Nazi war machine worked, even with some men who weren't Nazi at heart. There's the materialistic atheist commander who thinks his cruelty is generosity. The second in command is an elite aristocrat. The third is the noblest of the group, a baker. The fourth is a completely vicious brute. The fifth a career soldier who begins brave but loses his nerve when he has to dress like a civilian. The sixth is a complete opportunist, looking for the easiest way to get out of anything.
There are many memorable scenes here, most of them in the religious community which is like a commune.
