Speer Goes to Hollywood

Sadly, this film lures the viewer into the false sense that they are listening to Nazi architect Albert Speer's retelling of his side of the story, helped along by a young filmmaker, Andrew Birkens, who comes in with bona fides of having then-recently worked with Stanley Kubrick on "2001 A Space Odyssey". In reality, the director of this move uses doctored voice-overs to shape 90 minutes of "cinema" that becomes an apology for Speer's misdeeds and crimes against humanity. That this film won awards is more testament to the inanity of arts funders than to truth and honesty. I recently heard the director speak after a local viewing of the film and when asked "why she made the movie", she was at a loss for words, unable to articulate her purpose. Generative AI could have done a more admirable job with a lot less arrogance and hubris.

When you ask people if they know Albert Speer their answer is Hitlers architect, Hitler's best friend or even the good Nazi. What people don't know is that he was responsible for millions of slaves working for the German industry and basically a mass murderer like his fellow friends. The film shows how he twisted his own true history and tried to make it into a fake Hollywood epic show, never mentioning the people working and starving to death under his command. The archive material is just stunning and clearly defies Speer's lies. This is a true story that had to be retold. Cinema is a dangerous tool when it comes in the hands of dishonest people. People should always look who is filming, who is writing the script, who is producing and who is writing reviews. This review has been written by the editor and screenwriter of this film, I have been in the industry for over 20 years, I take my work seriously and professionally. When I read a review I always look who's behind it, just to make sure I get the information from a truthful source.