# What’s a good “warts and all” subject matter for a movie?

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**Author:** ![griffin1977](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/977dab/32.png) [@griffin1977](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/griffin1977)\
**Post date:** [May 25, 2026, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-s-a-good-warts-and-all-subject-matter-for-a-movie/1030355/18 "2026-05-25T00:27:12Z")

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One that is sorely overdue right now is warts and all movie about Martin Niemoller (of “first the came for…” fame). As I mentioned in [another thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/martin-niemoller-a-warning-from-history-yeah-i-know-ns-sherlock-but-hear-me-out/1014389/13) he was actually a conservative pastor who supported Hitler during his rise to power (even praising Hitler as beginning a “national revival” after the “years of darkness” of the Weimar Republic in his autobiography in 1933). Not that it would make that much difference, but a movie making very clear that “first the came for…” Is not just a generic warning from history about opposing fascism, it’s a warning from history specifically for conservative pastors to not get into bed with fascists just because they claim to share a few of your worldly political goals..

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