Downfall meme (Q105826613)
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meme used on video sharing sites
- Hitler Rants
- Hitler Reacts
- Downfall Parodies
| Language | Label | Description | Also known as |
|---|---|---|---|
| English | Downfall meme |
meme used on video sharing sites |
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21 December 2020
The employee, a technician on a BP refinery in Western Australia, was sacked after he used an oft-parodied scene from the 2004 film Downfall by Oliver Hirschbiegel about the final days of Hitler and Nazi Germany to depict his bosses during a tense wage negotiation. (English)
The scene used in the video shows Hitler huddled inside his bunker with his top generals and is a powerful fictionalisation of the moment the Nazi leader realised the war was lost. (English)
After the film’s release, it became a cultural touchstone of the internet age. On YouTube, hundreds of “Hitler rants” parodied everything from the iPad to the break-up of Oasis and Sarah Palin’s resignation as the governor of Alaska. (English)
2009
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