Cautionary tale of the abuse of power.

Yes the trailer looks good, cinematography looks great. And subtitles are alright. Most of the time these days you have to put them on because dialogue in many modern films can often be almost indecipherable.

Yeah, just watched it, powerful film. It reminds me of the movie Downfall (2004) quite a bit, which is another film based on the last days of WWII from the German perspective. And just like in that film, The Captain has another great performance from the lead character played by Max Hubacher.

***minor spoiler** The look on his face when prisoners are getting executed for the same crimes he himself had committed just days before is quite engrossing. You could see the anguish he's feeling but at the same time he knows his sinister plan is working out perfectly for him.

***end spoiler***

Damn good film in my opinion.

Although, like you said, the subject matter is hard to watch due to the graphic nature of war. There's plenty of senseless violence going on here. But if you can handle it you're surely going to like it. Of course, the violence is understandable. At this point of the war, Germany was feeling very desperate and was willing to pull all the strings to come away with a miracle victory at that last moment when it all seemed like a helpless situation.

The only question left to ask is... is it as good as Downfall? That's hard to say, I think Downfall is slightly better because the main character is playing Hitler himself rather than an unknown private in the German military. Both films are based on true stories and they both portray that era/moment rather well. And both are in German with English subtitles. However, The Captain is in black and white while DF is in color which might turn some off but I thought it was a perfect fit for this movie.

I give it an 8 out of 10.