“Shoot Heydrich! ``Nazi Beast'' Assassination Operation'' A unique suspense film that ironically explores the darkness of Nazi Germany, full of masterpieces.

Relationship with Wagner, the great composer from whom "Operation Walküre" was derived

Now, this assassination plan is actually quite complicated to explain. Originally, there was a contingency plan called ``Operation Valkyrie'' devised by Hitler himself as a rebellion suppression plan to prevent domestic coups, but Colonel Stauffenberg came up with the idea of ​​reversing this system.

In other words, the plan is to recruit key figures in the center of power, launch Operation Valkyrie in a way that suits them, and assassinate the dictator Hitler in the midst of the chaos. Of course, this strategy was only possible because of the growing anti-Hitler sentiment within the German military.

Then, on July 20, 1944, when the time for action finally arrived, Colonel Stauffenberg approached Hitler with a briefcase containing a small bomb. From the time the bomb goes off to the time the team escapes, Being There have only about 10 minutes to carry out the assassination. Will the strategy be successful?

This process is depicted in a suspenseful, suspenseful manner, but as historical facts show, the operation ends in failure. It is well known that on April 30, 1945, about nine months after this operation, and on the verge of defeat, Hitler committed suicide in an underground bunker with his girlfriend Eva Braun (whom he had married shortly before his death).

In the end, all those involved in the assassination plan of Colonel Stauffenberg, the mastermind, are executed, but the complicated progression of the operation, including misunderstandings and betrayal of friends, is vividly depicted, and eventually leads to regrettable setbacks and a sense of sadness. The tension of the movie is overwhelming. Operation Valkyrie (also known as the 20th July Incident) was the largest and last of the 40 attempts to assassinate Hitler. It is.

By the way, the name ``Operation Valkyrie'' comes from the heroic masterpiece ``Ride of the Valkyries'' by Richard Wagner (born 1813 - died 1883), a great composer who was loved by Hitler. In `` Walkure ,'' Colonel Stauffenberg listens to a record of this song at home and comes up with a strategy.

Speaking of ``Ride of the Valkyries,'' movie fans say that it is the song that plays during the scene in which a helicopter squadron performs an Apocalypse Now '' (1979, directed by Francis Ford Coppola), an extraordinary masterpiece depicting the Vietnam War. Sounds familiar.

However, Hitler, who was an enthusiastic Wagnerian (Wagner fan), often used Wagner's music in Nazi propaganda films, and Coppola must have been conscious of this image when depicting the madness of America sinking into the quagmire of war in "Apocalypse Now Now."

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