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In the Deathly Hallows movie, am I the only one that noticed...

The outfits/uniforms worn by the evil Ministry members/Death Eaters resembled the Nazi uniforms? I noticed it in the scene when Harry, Ron and Hermione broke in to the Ministry, but my friend didn't realise until I pointed it out.
 SerialFangirl posted over a year ago
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Ash24 said:
No i didnt well, when i watch it a second time i will :D that was such a good scene as well as the humour lol at Ron
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posted over a year ago 
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Haha, yes it was great! "We just need to find Umbridge!" *Lift door opens and Umbridge is standing there, Harry and Hermione are in shock*
SerialFangirl posted over a year ago
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haha yeah great scene
Ash24 posted over a year ago
TheSilverDoe said:
Well I haven't yet seen the movie however, I did notice the 'Nazi-like' uniforms in clips of the ministry scene from the trailer and also heard a reviewer mentioning it. I think it should be contribute to a very powerful scene and emphasise how f**ked up the ministry has become, weeding out muggles the same way the Nazi's did with the Jews.
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RandomOne said:
Am i the only one that noticed that Voldemort has lips and doesn't have red eyes and isn't wearing his god damn hood?
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i think because his grown, like he more adapted now then before, if that makes sense
Ash24 posted over a year ago
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but in the books J.K said no lips and scarlet eyes and the illastrations have him in a hood
RandomOne posted over a year ago
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they can only do so much.
60abbye posted over a year ago
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they could give him contacts like they do in twilight. they dont cost much.
07ambryce posted over a year ago
ViciousVendetta said:
I did notice that! Especially with the red armband, and all. A swastika was all you needed to turn it into Nazi rule.
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Yeah it was the armband that made me notice it the most. I don't think I would've given it a second thought otherwise.
SerialFangirl posted over a year ago
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Yup yup. Wonder what was on those anyway. :\
ViciousVendetta posted over a year ago
Sammy-j said:
I just saw it and noticed it right away...they were almost the exact same appart from the colour even the hats were the same!!
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EmeraldRayne said:
No I didnt Ill Probably will notice it the next time I watch it
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mrs_robertp said:
Yeah, I noticed it too.
I didn't really care all that much, though.
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Weiss said:
Im not seeing it until next weekend, But - over the years whenever ive talked about the books to someone who hasnt read them, ive always said "imagine if Hitler & the Nazi's had magical powers, well, thats what Voldemort and the Death Eaters are like". so makes sense to me the outfits would be similar.
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silver93 said:
Yeah, I noticed it too. I'm not sure because I saw the movie at midnight, so I was a little out of it, but it also looked like there was propaganda similar to what the Nazi had in Umbridge's drawer. I could be wrong though.
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MithrasPotter said:
I noticed this as well. I also found it interesting that Runcorn, the man being impersonated by Harry, also has a very Nazi-ish costume, from the long black coat to the pin on the lapel. I don't think the cotumer's choices were particularly subtle, but were certainly effective in making the state of the ministry clear.
I remember reading that Rowling read about Nazi methods of oppressing and chasing Jews and other, shall we say, "undesirables," after completeing the final book. She was shocked by how similar the Death Eater's methods were to the methods used by the Nazis.
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Vixie79 said:
I was so wrapped up in the movie I didn't really notice.
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pinkgoth said:
not true i noticed all that...sort of...well not the nazi uniforms but i did notice that they broke into the ministry.
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Mizore-son said:
ya, i noticed as well. IDK when she wrote the books, but maybe she described it like that, but i can't remember. or maybe they just thought it would be a good kick. Harry Potter could be watching the movie rite now and laughing his a** off.
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LadyNottingham said:
It struck me, yes, especially in DH part 1, with Runcorn (Harry in Polyjuice). He looks like a Gestapo officer with his long trenchcoat. I think this was the filmmakers' intention. After all, people were arrested on "blood" grounds, like the Jews, the Roms and other groups had been by the Nazis in the 30s/40s.

Also, in DH part 2, I loved when Neville and Seamus blew up the bridge. Typical Resistance group action. We had a lot of this in France during WW2. The same goes for when Harry is back in the RoR, when Neville instructs Nigel to inform by radio (Potterwatch) that "the lightning has struck, I repeat, the lightning has struck". There also, typical coded message like the ones the Resistance used during WW2.

(Yes, I know, I'm a history buff. But I believe that when one knows their history, they may not repeat the same mistakes.)
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Plus, you can run circles around the ones that haven't read their history cause you already know their possible reactions....
karenmiller1972 posted over a year ago
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Cause I do agree with you about knowing your history. I read a quote one time that said something along the lines of "Life is the only teacher that gives you the test first and lets you study afterwards...."
karenmiller1972 posted over a year ago
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I agree with your quote : Life presents plates for us to eat up to the moment we really digest it. Until that moment, life presents the plates again and again, spiced up more and more, till we eat it all up. That's true both on an individual and collective level.
LadyNottingham posted over a year ago
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