Our Father Character Analysis

Unsere Mütter, Unsere Väter or Our Mothers, Our Fathers is a good movie because it provides a new perspective on an old subject. Literally meaning Our Mothers, Our Fathers, marketed as Generation War outside of Germany, was a very controversial series when it came out in Europe. Generation War is a phenomenal series because it has great acting, a thought provoking story with grueling decisions, and shows the Axis side of World War 2. A German made Hollywood grade film marketed and made for the generation that served during World War 2. The movie shows the more human side of the Wehrmacht. Spoken Primarily in German with optional action oriented subtitles and splashes of other eastern European languages. Unsere Mütter, Unsere Väter destroys the “us vs them” black and white visions of WW2 showing various shades of grey from light to dark. No longer are the Nazi Germany Wehrmacht soldiers instruments of war but men and women with emotions and families. Generation War is a good movie because of Realism , …show more content…
It presents dates throughout the movie so you know when other events take place and it’s acceptable for reference. Presenting the opposition as protagonists and how they may have dealt with the war Generation War does well with. Generation War displays children getting shot and in this way it’s not a family film. It doesn’t represent other countries very well and never shows a concentration camp. It shows morally ambiguous decisions and how the main characters dealt with them. With that in mind Generation War was created for German grandparents who may have been part of the war to connect with their grandchildren. The importance of Unsere Mutter, Unsere Vater comes not from its entertainment significance but how it allows a country influenced by wars from 1914 to 1989 to come together, and relieve a nation of the horrors brought on by Nazi