Eerily tense but remarkable, "Conspiracy" potrays a moment in history that has not been given enough attention. Although Nuremburg laws, Wannsee Conference and Nuremburg trials are always talked about in history, the meeting that connects these three often goes unmentioned.Kenneth Branagh's and Stanley Tucci's portrayals of their characters are phenomenal and the thrill and uncanniness of the subject of the meeting stays with the audience till the very end when the credits roll. An astonishing picture.

This is not intended to a review, as I feel there are many well-written and insightful reviews already. My only comment is that I am extremely disappointed at the end, when the film titles inform us of what happened to each Wannssee Conference participant after the war. It is my belief that each and every participant was a member of a conspiracy to commit crimes against humanity as defined in the Nuremberg charter, and each, without exception, should have been charged and tried on that basis. As we see, many lived to a ripe and prosperous old age, never having to face any consequences for their role in devising, implementing, and approving the plan to murder 6 million Jews. Great movie, bad reality.

The film conspiracy written and directed by Loring Mandel, in my opinion is a very interesting and a creative interpretation of an event where nobody but the 15 leading Nazis know what fully happened or what was exactly said around the conference table. The Wannsee Conference which was held on 20th January 1942 it was headed by Reinhard Heydrich; Himmler's second in command of the SS. The way the actor Kenneth Branagh played Heydrich was brilliant, you almost think he is Heydrich and the way he adopted the role to inform the viewer helps to show off Kenneth's ability to act. The film shows the confusing nature of the Nazi state and the competition within it. The members around the table are all competing with each other in a way that means they seem to be fighting with each other rather than actually achieving what they set out to do; which was deciding what should happen to the Jewish population. The main disagreements are over how the Jewish population should be treated; should they be deported, sterilised or exterminated. Those that failed to fully agree, like the character Colin Firth players are persuaded and almost threatened by Heydrich. The minutes of the meeting are known to have been kept a secret and eventually destroyed but the Final Solution is a topic that is known to be discussed at the conference. The stark reality that 15 leading Nazis made the decision of how the coordination and implementation of the final solution should take place and how the Wannsee Conference resulted in the majority of the Jewish population being systematically killed is shocking and very thought provoking.

Overall I think that Conspiracy is a well made and moderately accurate film. It really helped when watching it for my studies and gave me a clearer understanding to the opinion and plans of the SS and gave me another point to argue with with evaluating the Holocaust for history. I feel as though the actors were perfect for their roles and they were made to clearly show the story from a different point of view. Also I found the movie to be very detailed and interesting, which was helpful in my understanding of what the SS had to do with the whole idea. As well as the content being very enthusiastic and impressive, I think this is a clever film by showing a side other than that of Hitler's, and it is key to the plans and intentions of the whole Nazi party. In contrast, I do agree that it was not historically accurate or perfect as some scenes tended to be exaggerated and wrong in some ways. But I suppose to make a good film, there needs to be some parts added to the original story to make people want to watch it.By doing this, the producer is also getting people to think about those scenes and question what could have actually happened for themselves and ask questions about what happened in-between the meetings and conferences. However, this didn't stop me enjoying the movie and watching it very carefully and I still feel as though I took away a lot from it. I would also recommend other people watching it as I do believe it is a good watch.