When I sat down to watch the 2023 German war movie "Blood & Gold", I had initially just thought I would be in for another generic war movie. But since I hadn't actually seen the movie before, nor actually heard about it, I opted to give the movie the benefit of the doubt.
Writers Stefan Barth and Peter Thorwarth put together a script and storyline that definitely proved to be entertaining and enjoyable. I was genuinely surprised with how watchable and entertaining the movie turned out to be. It was, without a doubt, a proper World War II movie done right, and I really like the writers approach to setting the movie at the end of the war and thus not having the audience go to the front lines for non-stop action and warfare.
It was refreshing to see a World War II themed movie that didn't take place on the frontlines, but opted to tell a story from the unfamiliar ploys behind the theater of war.
And it was not only the storyline that was good in "Blood & Gold", but most certainly also the acting performances. I wasn't familiar with the cast ensemble in the movie, given my limited exposure to the German cinema. But they had a good ensemble of actors and actresses for portraying the various roles. I have to applaude Robert Maaser, Marie Hacke and Alexander Scheer for their performances in the movie, because they really brought their characters to life in memorable manner.
Visually then "Blood & Gold" looked and felt like a World War II movie, and that added so much to the overall feel of the movie. The props, wardrobes and settings were just well done and selected. And the fact that people spoke German, instead of English with a thickly acquired German accent, just made everything all the more authentic.
If you enjoy World War II movies, then "Blood & Gold" from director Peter Thorwarth is well worth taking 98 minutes to sit down and watch.
My rating of "Blood & Gold" lands on a seven out of ten stars.
Writers Stefan Barth and Peter Thorwarth put together a script and storyline that definitely proved to be entertaining and enjoyable. I was genuinely surprised with how watchable and entertaining the movie turned out to be. It was, without a doubt, a proper World War II movie done right, and I really like the writers approach to setting the movie at the end of the war and thus not having the audience go to the front lines for non-stop action and warfare.
It was refreshing to see a World War II themed movie that didn't take place on the frontlines, but opted to tell a story from the unfamiliar ploys behind the theater of war.
And it was not only the storyline that was good in "Blood & Gold", but most certainly also the acting performances. I wasn't familiar with the cast ensemble in the movie, given my limited exposure to the German cinema. But they had a good ensemble of actors and actresses for portraying the various roles. I have to applaude Robert Maaser, Marie Hacke and Alexander Scheer for their performances in the movie, because they really brought their characters to life in memorable manner.
Visually then "Blood & Gold" looked and felt like a World War II movie, and that added so much to the overall feel of the movie. The props, wardrobes and settings were just well done and selected. And the fact that people spoke German, instead of English with a thickly acquired German accent, just made everything all the more authentic.
If you enjoy World War II movies, then "Blood & Gold" from director Peter Thorwarth is well worth taking 98 minutes to sit down and watch.
My rating of "Blood & Gold" lands on a seven out of ten stars.