Anthropoid reviewed by Mark Kermode
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- čas přidán 8. 09. 2016
- Mark Kermode reviews Anthropoid. The true story of the plot to assassinate SS General Reinhard Heydrich, the Reich’s third in command and the main architect of the Final Solution.
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just saw it. One of the best movies of the year. not even kidding. See it while you still have a chance!
I concur. Brilliant story and very well acted.
Just saw it. Devastated. _So powerful!_ Can't believe I delayed it for this long...
Its a great film, best I've seen in years -it respects its subject matter and is true to what happened, very important given that this is such an important event for the Czech people and, frankly, should be regarded as an important event by the UK
yup, I agree. It was one of the turning points in the WWII. The Czechs and Slovaks are brother nations and we are brave. England, France and other nations sold the Czech nation to pacify Hitler. They betrayed us - small nation, no nation, right? But we fought back and we always will.
@@245-TRIOXIN Britain and France had a treaty with Czechoslovakia to act in case of invasion. Chamberlain betrayed Czechoslovakia to appease Hitler saying why would we fight in a distant country for people we know nothing about and people were cheering. Chamberlain was a coward and traitor.
Finally saw the movie and was crying manly tears at the end.
The title sounds like an early '80s Z-grade sci-fi monster movie.
totally. I thought of 'Inseminoid' soon as I read it
great story, but stupid title...
Nick Nack I thought so...
You 're right but that was the mission's name was.
Ansari Asif So good it was painful to watch. The attention to the detail of the era is also so intense,that i could smell the sweat,tension, and terror. Not for the faint hearted. A true story of Czech heroes.
a blistering film. Wow. great direction. a must see/own.
Best 3rd act in a film I have seen this year!
Definitely one I won't forget for a long time.
Soul Thompson you liked It? I thought that was the worst part of the movie which I liked overall. The assassination part was really tense Imo that was the best part
I found it for 3 bucks is it worth picking up
some trivia ,some spoilers:
- we do not actually know how the assassination happened. they trained for bomb, second bomb and then submachine gun. something must went wrong, or the testimonies are distorted
- when rounding up the church, ss screwed up, closing the circle.so was there a back door from church(which wasnt) they would be able to escape
- Heydrich actually recognized them. in the preparation phase, they used to ride bicykles around his castle .they met him few times, while he was riding horse and greeted him
-we dont know the cause of death. long time myth was perithonitis , but autopsy did not show such think and a fact, that autopsy itself was non standard , it only plays to speculations.
-Gabčík never stepped in the way, he was trying to shoot from the pavement on the car passing by
-in the final fight, czech commandos had only pistols, no submachine guns and they lasted so long because nazis tried to get them alive. in fact, Kubiš died on his way to hospital
-Čurda lived for rest of the war as gestapo confidant under false name and was hanged by czechs in 1947
-result of this was destruction of Lidice and Ležáky and also nullification of Munich pact
- the manhunt was so massive, it slowed down operations on the eastern front
-during the martial law, people where executed just for aledged approval the attack
-there are two more movies, black and white czech Atentát from sixties and american operation daybreak
we dont have enough good czech movie industry to film it in czech language in that quality.
Slightly surprised there was no mention of the first film covering the assassination of Heydrich, Operation Daybreak from 1975
Operation Daybreak was actually THIRD reinterpretation of the events in a movie.
first: Hangmen also die(USA, 1943), second: Atentat (Czechoslovakia, 1964)
Atentat(1964) is actually much better movie than Operation Daybreak, true war movie classic-unfortunately little known outside CZ
Completely forgot Atentat. Great film! Will have to hunt down Hangmen Also Die, never seen it
I was also surprised that Operation Daybreak was not mentioned. I think it was the better film. Heydrich features more, through the excellent Anton Diffring so you know why he was the target. The character of Heydrich in the new film is skirted around. The actor playing him doesn't speak! Anyone unfamiliar with Heydrich is not going to learn about him by watching this film. I think that was an opportunity lost.
maybe because it was not first but maybe fifth movie about that operation and not evem best
Really great film saw in the cinema, real shame it never seemed to get a wide release, gonna buy the blu ray tomorrow I think
I too didn't know this story until I finally got around to watching this film. These men gave the ultimate sacrifice to help put an end to the Final Solution.... ❤🇨🇿 🙏👊
Just got done watching this, brilliant film.
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This may be spoilers, but people kinda need to know. If you have a problem with suicide or visual depictions of suicide, do not go watch this film. I've struggled with that sort of thing in the past, and this film really freaked me out nearing the end. I don't personally think it's a 15, it should be an 18. Love the show BTW.
I've not been to see it yet. The 1975 film Operation Daybreak was an excellent movie and remakes of films rarely achieve the standard of the original one. Plus the original one had a star studded cast which made it that much better.
It's a strong movie. It made me sick and want to cry.
I want to love the film but it structurally doesn't give certain things enough attention in the first half and the romance sub plot is very poorly done and feels rushed. However the third act is simply excellent and immensely gripping.
I agree the romantic subplot feels very forced just to be there so that it has an emotional impact later but it really falls very flat however the development isn't enough. And the announcement of marriage was absolutely ridiculous and the movie does not pull this scene off at all. I don't like that it just happens to be that the women they have to pose with as normal couples actually have a romantic interest in each other and not just one but BOTH protagonist. I think it would have been much more dramatic to have one sub romantic plot thats more developed and the other protagonist "cillian Murphy" would have to contend with the stakes of having it compromise the mission. We see this in the scene where he is shaving in front of the mirror but it goes a different way in tone just to emphasize that his partner is scared scared and thats the loading bullet training part to calm him down. Just unfortunate I think that the movie just mishandled that as a drama in the first half and it does hurt the film unfortunately. However it the movie really has a complete turn around with the 3rd act to kinda make up for this with the action. Not enough to save it but just eased the wound of poor subplot development. Overall good movie despite it's unfortunate romantic subplot flaws
Man when we heard the last gunshot in the church I felt cold..fantastic film
These movies are better when spoken in their native language. But Cillian Murphy is still a great actor.
Marco Dellorusso that would be great but i dont think its possible for the non-czech actors to learn czech pronounciation and their lines for the whole movie in such short period of time
It’s a bit much to expect English or Irish actors to learn Czech isn’t it?
@@Gadget-Walkmen ultimately I don’t think it matters. You soon forget about the language and focus on characters and the tension.
The film maybe dull, unfocused & long in parts, however the film’s realistic, stylish, well acted & well directed. (64%) (3/5 stars) (mixed to positive)
Agreed...
Very moving film
Why would they call themselves the "Czech resistance" wouldn't they say "the resistance" or the "Czechoslovakian resistance"?
because slovakia went 'independent' and allied with hitler. it was czech resistance
***** but that was German divide and rule, and anyway wouldn't they call themselves just the resistance not need to include their nationality. In the same way that in China what we call the Communist Party of China/Chinese Communist Party is called the (Communist) Party they don't add their nationality.
because Český odboj=Czech resistance is a historical term. That's why it's still used like that. This movie is based on true events.
but Gabcik was Slovak which would make this resistance Czechoslovak
But the Slovakia was separated, our country in that time was named Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia
I thought that was an SOE operation.
it was. anybody said otherwise?
Son of my Father I did Anthropoid, Gunnerside Silver A&B when I was at staff college
Heydrich was a bad bastard and the world is better off without him
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But that was still under SOE. How do you see in your comment it was not SOE operation
Son of my Father I never said that the Baker Street Irregulars did not do it, I said the Czech Government in exile authorised it SOE carried it out .
Some of the bravest women in WW2 were SOE.
I was quite interested in this until I found out it was by the Cashback guy. I hated that film more than words can express.
Operation Daybreak (1975) remake.
The Assassination (1964) remake.
based on true story- concept of 'remake' does not really make much sense here
+letecmig Same plot, same outcome. Like a The Alamo remakes.
then surely Operation Daybreak must be remake of Czech 1964 movie Atentat :)
Well, I haven't seen that one, but you must be correct.
Operation Daybreak is extremely UNDERRATED and is way better than this!
Mayo, the word is intricacy, not intricateness. Ffs.
Why didn't they speak actual German? Valkyrie was jarring when everyone spoke with an English accent, but I think this movie is even worse.
I would find it strange if Czechoslovak resistance fighters against German occupants spoke German. What language should the actors potraying Germans in the movie use then? I suggest Hungarian to spice things up..
we dont have enough quality actors.
How come nazis didn't see through that awful accent is beyond me. It's so annoying knowing that nobody EVER use that kind of language. What's wrong with Czech's speaking czech's language (actually it was czechoslovakian back than), Germans speak german and Brits speak brittish, as it really was/is?
There never was a Czechoslovak language.