Danton

The film “Danton” takes a look at the end of the French Revolution. To me, many of the scenes seemed to be saying that the Revolution itself was hypocritical. There are numerous examples in the film where leading figures of the Revolution were taking action that was similar to what they had originally rebelled. An example of this would be Danton’s trial and how it was rigged to get a guilty verdict. At the trial, there were strict rules and regulations. The accused could not speak to the public or to their accusers. Reporters could not take notes and tell the public what was happening. It seemed to me when I was watching the film that the Committee was trying to control everything that was going on. They didn’t care about the truth or whether Danton was guilty or not, they only wanted any possible form of resistance to be crushed. The way they imposed those restrictions reminded me of an absolute king trying to crush revolutionaries. The makers of the film were pointing out her...