Although my political beliefs are somewhere between anarchism and leftism I never endorsed or liked violence. Terrorist groups for me are nothing less than coward murderers who think that they have the authority, a clearly false one, to rob people from their lives. When I first heard though that Germany was making a movie about Baader Meinhof I was genuinely interested on one hand and skeptic on the other. I thought that if it was to make a sentimental film only to "pay respect" to the victims of Baader Meinhof then that would be a movie that I was not going to be interested in. This type of theme asks from the artist maturity and a realistic, objective glance. Otherwise the film would be something that doesn't present the truth, but a distorted view of the facts.
So I went to the theater and was been patient. The film got me pretty intensively from the first scene in that nudist beach. As the movie proceeded I was seeing with great joy that the movie was incredibly realistic, well read, exquisitely manufactured and it had the air of a movie that wants to state the facts and not win the audience by questionable methods. Finally The Baader Meinhof Complex is a truly courageous effort to picture that terrorist group, is both truthful and respectful to the victims and objective to the group itself. For me that movie represents the best way in treating a political matter like this one, it's a film that builds a tension and a suspense that many films would envy and stays clear and proud against the challenge of making a film like this one. I have said it before that Germany may not produce many worthy movies, but when it produces a worthy movie, then this movie is close to a masterpiece. Along with Das Experiment, Downfall, Wings Of Desire and Combat Girls, this German movie is an example that will leave you speechless.
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