Valkyrie

Valkyrie Adolf Hitler was one of the most hated men in history, he was known as pure evil. In the film Valkyrie, we witness one of many attempts to assassinate Hitler. The German Resistance plot to assassinate Hitler and overthrow his Nazi government by modifying Hitler's own emergency plan Operation Valkyrie. In the movie the protagonist, Col. Claus von Stauffenberg, joins the German Resistance and is the one who is chosen to kill Hitler and command the army to overthrow the Nazi government. Hitler’s death was needed to free German soldiers from their oath of loyalty to him. Operation Valkyrie was meant to give the plotters control over the government so they could make peace with the Allies and end the war. One of the main conflicts in this film was character vs. society. Adolf Hitler was hated by many, and soldiers were forced to obey him because of their oath of loyalty. Even when German soldiers realized they did not agree with Hitler’s plans and actions they had no way out, the only option was to kill Hitler and end the war. Hitler was hungry for power and did not care who he took down in order to proceed with his plans and continue to rule over Germany. Another character conflict was with the protagonist, Col. Claus von Stauffenberg, a German soldier. Von Stauffenberg was against Hitler’s ruling over Germany, which was causing the death of his own people, he knew eventually everyone would die for nothing. Von Stauffenberg was a caring man and was loyal to Germany, he loved his family and did not want to see his children growing up in Nazi Germany with all the racism caused by Hitler. Col. Von Stauffenberg was also a stubborn man, after he lost his arm in Africa, he did not want any help from anyone. His stubborn mind did not help when he was supposed to activate the bombs, if only Stauffenberg would’ve asked Lt. Werner von Haeften for help, the plot might have succeeded. Col. Von Stauffenberg also had his sacrifice and loyalty to Germany in his