Hitler / "Downfall" mash-ups

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I first posted an example of one in this thread, but since then, I keep running into them.

If you don’t know the film, Downfall is the recent movie about Hitler’s final days in the bunker, with Bruno Ganz turning in a riveting performance as Adolf himself.

But after the brilliant Blu-Ray mashup, I’ve seen a very funny one on [and a less successful one on [url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T8dl4faCpJE&feature=related]automobiles](]the Dallas Cowboys[/url).

There’s even a videogame saga that starts here and continues here, here, here and here (with yet another offshoot here).

And of course, Vista doesn’t go unscathed, either.

:smiley:

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Is this the kind of thing where the first person to invoke Hitler is ruled the loser, according to Godrich’s Law? :stuck_out_tongue:

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Inevitably (and quite hilariously), the Obama/Clinton feud becomes fodder for the clip.

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sorry.

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Look like some pinhead working for the film company is issuing takedown notices to YouTube, and is completely unclear on the concept. These mash-ups increase interest in the original film and do not, in any way, detract from sales of the original film.

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Exactly what is the point of these mash-ups? Do the people that make them think they’re clever in some way?

Downfall was a great movie, though. Very affecting. Some of the actors were dead ringers; you’d think Goebbels had gotten a weekend pass from Hell to be in the movie.

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Baldwin aside, I think they’re pretty hysterical. In fact, I made one: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u4MqwkTl7bs&e

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[clap, clap, clap]

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Hitler experiences the Real Estate downfall.

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Hitler goes off on Obama.

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Bills fan Hitler sounds off on signing of T.O.

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Here’s my contribution to the genre: Silent Downfall

I can attest that these parodies resulted in at least one DVD sale. I’d never heard of the film until I started seeing these videos and I thought it looked interesting. I was right.

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I see. And you have access to their sales figures?

Otherwise, how do you know this?

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How could it possibly detract from sales? People aren’t going to not buy the film just because they saw a single scene with joke subtitles, are they?

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I’ve seen some funny ones, but it’s pretty hard concentrating on the subtitles when you can understand the audio. :slight_smile:

Also: the original film is well worth watching.

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I have to say that is freaking brilliant. I particularly liked, “Don’t worry. The Keystone Kops will never get through the Russian lines.”

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Hitler on the new “Watchmen” ending.

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They’re funny due to the juxtaposition of such a serious and dramatic performance with subtitles of a ridiculous nature. A sense of humor is a prerequisite to any of them.

I found the one about Hitler getting banned from Xbox Live was a pretty funny one too, but maybe because it was the first one I watched.

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[ol]
[li]Joe wants to make a mash-up. [/li][li]Joe buys a copy of Downfall on DVD. [/li][li]Profit![/li][/ol]

As Joe Bob Briggs said “I’m surprised I have to explain these things.”

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Great stuff. It’s good to see fresh versions of the parody.

I came across this meme only a few weeks ago and I think it’s brilliant; I have seen a dozen or so of them and have yet to come across one which didn’t amuse me at least a little. Anyone know who who started the whole thing? He or she definitely deserves fifteen minutes of fame for a great idea.