Nuremberg (2025)
Nuremberg (2025): Ego, Manipulation, and the Mind Games of History Adolf Hitler is dead, the Nazi high command is in complete disarray, and seventy million people are dead. Right out of the gate, Nuremberg sets an unmistakable, unvarnished tone—starting with the absolute visual insult of someone casually pissing on a swastika. Yet, in the middle of this total ruin, you still have former Nazi leaders surrounded by Allied guns asking troops to grab their luggage. The unmitigated audacity is wild. Justice Jackson leaving Andrus out in the rain while officers debate egos, politics, and legal rights? Absolutely perfect cinema. Visual Style & Immediate Observations The 20-Minute Cigarette Rule: It’s 1945/1946, yet it takes a full 20 minutes before we see our first cigarette on screen. For a mid-20th-century historical piece, that’s practically a miracle of modern pacing. The Opening Demeanor: The contrast between high-ranking prisoners expecting aristocratic military court...