Blind Spot: Hitler's Secretary Movie Review:


Blind Spot: Hitler’s Secretary is a compelling documentary of Traudl Junge’s confessional stories as Adolf Hitler’s secretary during some of the
darkest times the world has ever experienced.

"I find it hard to forgive myself," Junge tells the interviewer Andre Heller of the evil that Hitler brought onto the world. The title of the film
refers the part of Junge’s mind where she was actually ambivalent to the actuality of Hitler’s reign. Junge admits to liking Hitler, who is held as a
powerful, quite, and sincere leader in the stories that are revealed. The 80-year old Junge was hoping to be a dancer when she was 22 years old, but through a sequence of events she actually became the secretary for the Fuhrer himself.

Throughout the film, Junge reflects on all the situations and instances at Hitler’s bunker from 1942 to the last days of WWII. Hitler did write Junge into his testament will and she heard the gunshot when he committed suicide. Ashamed of the Holocaust and actions by Hitler, Junge remained quite for 60 years until telling story a few years ago for a novel, and then for this film.

The insight and stories are interesting, especially for history buffs. The manipulation of Hitler is fully exposed by Junge. The last thirty minutes
of the interview will have you totally engulfed.

The filmmakers do not do anything extravagant. They literally sit Junge down, places the camera on her, and let her tell her story. The interviewer
is only heard once or twice implementing questions to her. The film does cut to Junge watching the interview on tape; she then gives more commentary to what she is saying. The filmmaking is standard, but the story makes this unforgettable.

"It wasn’t what he said, but the way he said things and how he did things."

Traudl Junge died from cancer in February of 2002, hours after Blind Spot: Hitler’s Secretary premiered at the 52nd Berlin International Film Festival.

This not a flashy documentary with reenactments or quick transitions, but it is a powerful one that gives great insight into one of the most manipulative and evil minds of history.

Grade: B+

Joseph Tucker

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