Look Who's Back 2015 ‘Er ist wieder da’ Directed by David Wnendt
Adolf Hitler wakes up in a vacant lot in Berlin, with no knowledge of anything that happened after 1945. Homeless and destitute. Although everyone recognizes him, nobody believes that he is Hitler; instead, they think he is either a comedian, or a method actor.
Oliver Masucci Fabian Busch Katja Riemann Christoph Maria Herbst Franziska Wulf Lars Rudolph Roberto Blanco Stephan Grossmann Patrick Heinrich Michael Ostrowski Gudrun Ritter Paul Maaß Katharina Abt Marian Meder Thomas M. Köppl Marc-Marvin Israel David Gebigke Paul Busche Gerdy Zint Nancy Maria Brüning Hauke Schmidt Thomas Thieme Christoph Zrenner Nina Beesk Rocco Coufin Michael Grenzau Stefan Greißig Niels O. Scheer David Segler Show All…
Ele Está de Volta, תראו מי חזר, 룩 후즈 백, Смотрите, кто вернулся
Once, the idea that a Hitler could rise to power in the 21st century seemed like the fantasy of conspiracy theorists. Today, a better question isn't if Hitler is coming back, but if we'll recognize him when he does. Maybe, as in the episode of "Andy Richter Controls the Universe," he'll come back as the coffee cart guy at a corporate office in Chicago. Maybe, as some have cast Donald Trump, he'll come back as a bullying businessman who would tear the world to pieces just to secure the power that money can't buy. But, as a horrifyingly perceptive new German comedy reminds us, one thing's for sure: Hitler won't come back as himself.
I first came across the German novel Look Who's Back when doing some research online for a paper I was writing on the history of satire. The premise really intrigued me, but I had no idea that it had already (or at least was in the process at the time) been adapted to the screen. Of course Netflix would be the first American distributor to pick this up, because after watching it it's not really hard to tell why. It's so clearly a film that looks as if it was made for TV, I wonder if it even got a wide German theatrical release. It feels like a TV movie, the quality is like that of a TV movie, and…
Was I rooting for Hitler not to die? Yes, I was. Please, let me explain - the fact is that he never died in the first place and we cannot go to sleep (and end the movie), thinking that we finally killed him. Because we didn't.
Hitler wasn't just a person, he was a whole nation - the whole world - gone crazy, he was hate and fear, and envy, he was xenophobia and racism, he was people looking for easy solutions and someone to blame. And if you think that all of that is dead, well, take a hard long look around yourself.
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Em tempos de relativismo e permissividade com discurso de ódio - que só pode ser coisa de "esquerdista doido” - você não vai assistir filme mais adequado do que o alemão “Look Who’s Back”, adaptação do livro de mesmo nome. Entrou faz pouco tempo na Netflix. Pega o link: www.netflix.com/watch/80094357
É uma comédia satírica, misturada com mockumentary, que mostra o que aconteceria se, de repente, Hitler acordasse misteriosamente no centro de Berlim em 2014. Selfies nas ruas, sucesso viral no YouTube, recorde de audiência na televisão, pode nomear.
A mão do diretor David Wnendt é um pouco pesada para provar seus pontos em alguns momentos, mas o uso do humor e o crescente da narrativa vão te manter o tempo…
A bitterly disappointing satire considering the promise suggested with the ingenious premise behind it. David Wnendt's Look Who's Back contains a number of great scenes but after establishing its target with its satire, the act soon becomes tiresome. It's such a shame because a premise like this certainly can be taken to such a great length especially when done right at least in a good example being Charlie Chaplin's The Great Dictator which mocks Adolf Hitler's ideals, Look Who's Back shows how inside of a modern world what he stands for just sounds like that of an insane person (which Hitler already was), but it's never as bold as it really should have been.
With a premise like this, there's…
"Do I look like a criminal?!?"
"You look like Adolf Hitler"
"Exactly"
I'm currently reading the original novel that this film is based upon, and I can proudly say that the book is way better than the film adaption.
Look Who's Back contains a very hilarious and controversial plot, but what ties it down is the amateur filmmaking used throughout the film.
Now I'm not one to get annoyed usually at amateurish filmmaking, I usually don't mind it; but this film is just so damn annoying. It cuts back and forth from these really unfunny scenes that aren't shot properly; clearly attempting a found footage moment. These scenes are basically the bloopers of the film, as well as the actors…
When this popped up Netflix, I was skeptical, but I was very curious to see it regardless. And what did I get? Not a simple re-hash of the 'making fun of Hitler' jokes and parodies, but comedy that comes from social critique, great slapstick and a reflection of history. That, is what makes good satire entertaining and fulfilling.
Adolf Hitler wakes up in modern day Berlin, thinking the war is still going on and having no recollection of how he has gotten where he is. He walks around the city, amazed by what he sees. Eventually he becomes something of a celebrity, appearing on TV in a Network (1976) fashion. Comedian, method actor or nutcase?
This genuinely had me laughing…
You look like Adolf Hitler.
This had an interesting concept, it was very meta, it had a really twisted humor and sharp dialogues —I can't say ''script'' because Masucci improvised his lines—. It was very provoking and political, and I don't know if it was controversial in Germany because of the themes it explores. I think the most interesting part was watching the people's reactions, and it's surprising to see how much welcome Hitler's ideas and persona overall received from Germans and immigrants.
I'm glad that Goebbels doesn't see this anymore.
A fun movie with great social criticism and with great historical references (obvious) and other famous science fiction and historical films (you can imagine what they are about).
La empecé a ver desde el minuto 40 aprox sin nada de contexto jajajajajaja 10/10 la
experiencia de adivinar qué está pasanda
hitler was sharp while talking about himself; his career in politics and the way people used to see him. now i'm scared because it's true.
Er ist wieder da was the novel event in Germany a few years ago. The story of our today society seen through the eyes of Adolf Hitler resurrected was a thundering success and it didn't take long until this movie was produced. Oliver Masucci plays the Nazi dictator in a very convincing way, but what is most disturbing is that many scenes from his tour of Germany are completely improvised sequences collecting the reactions, sometimes quite shocking, from people on the street when confronted with Hitler's Doppelgänger. There are very funny sequences when the Führer appears in various TV shows and making a real triumph on the social media networks. But the background stays a very serious one, painting a distressing picture of a society, full of racial tensions, who seems ready again to follow a ntionalistic ideology. 6.7/10
In the German "comedy" Er Ist Wieder Da (Look Who's Back, 2015), Oliver Masucci, character of Adolf Hitler, wakes up in Berlin of the 21st century and figures out what people eat nowadays:
–"Industriell verpresstes korn! Gibt's noch versorgungsengpässe mit brot? (…) das ist erstaunlich süß".
I believe it was when he realized some things never change...
funny and concerning at the same time. that ending unsettled me more than any horror movie could.
It's interesting how they made this movie, with those non-scripted scene and interactions but in my opinion it gets too political which makes it hard to just relax and watch but sure there are people who like movies like this. Maybe in about 5 years I might enjoy it more.
Damn Ulrich, you traveled through time and space only to wake up as Hitler.
The 1st half of the movie was absolutely hilarious. Then it shifted into something completely different. Some parts were overdone, some parts weren't, and the 2nd half of the film felt really uneven. Also the running time on this film is a bit long.
On a side note: Since this movie stars Oliver Masucci, and Letterboxd doesn't seem to have 'Dark' on its website for me to rate. I'd like to inform all six or four of my followers that I did indeed finish the last season of 'Dark', and it was quite the rollercoaster ride. My brain was trying to keep up with the show's…
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