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1. Jonathan B. says:

   January 19, 2010 at 12:07 pm

   Director Oliver Hirschbiegel on the Downfall Hitler meme:

   “Someone sends me the links every time there’s a new one,” says the director, on the phone from Vienna. “I think I’ve seen about 145 of them! Of course, I have to put the sound down when I watch. Many times the lines are so funny, I laugh out loud, and I’m laughing about the scene that I staged myself! You couldn’t get a better compliment as a director.” Some of Hirschbiegel’s favorites are the one where Hitler hears of Michael Jackson’s death, and one in which the Fuhrer can’t get Billy Elliot tickets.
   As for the idea of such a serious scene being used for laughs, Hirschbiegel thinks it actually fits with the theme of the movie. “The point of the film was to kick these terrible people off the throne that made them demons, making them real and their actions into reality,” he says. “I think it’s only fair if now it’s taken as part of our history, and used for whatever purposes people like.” He adds, “If only I got royalties for it, then I’d be even happier.”

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   • Andrew James says:

     January 19, 2010 at 12:32 pm

     Ha! I guess it’s like when “Weird” Al Yankovic parodies your song. At that point, you know you’ve “made it” as a musician.

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