"An Agitated German" [HOUN]

by Scott Monty December 07, 2009

For the last couple of years, there have been a number of so-called viral videos that have been modeled on a German movie Der Untergang (or Downfall), about the last days of Hitler. The clip in question was taken from the movie, when Hitler, in his bunker, discovered that the Allied troops were closing in on Berlin and his conquest for world domination was at an end.

The clip has been used and repurposed hundreds of times on the web with a variety of subtitles that supposedly describe Hitler's reaction to some modern occurrence or other. It could be his reaction to Michael Jackson's death, Sarah Palin's resignation, being banned from XBox, etc. Here's the original scene, for context:



Someone from the Sherlockian movement has developed their own: Hitler's reaction when he discovers the trailer to the Sherlock Holmes movie is real. You can watch it below.



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