Downfall meme, also known as “Hitler Finds Out…” or “Hitler Reacts To…” is a series of parody-subtitled videos based on a pinnacle scene from Der Untergang (2004), a German WWII drama revisiting the last ten days of Adolf Hitler’s life and eventual suicide in his Berlin underground bunker. Due to the film’s international success and Bruno Ganz’ haunting portrayal of the Nazi dictator, numerous segments from the movie soon fell fodder to hilarious parodies on YouTube, spawning hundreds of anachronistically subtitled videos of Hitler getting upset over topical events and trivial gossips.
It's been around since 2007 or so, and at one point Constantin Films, the owner of the footage, tried to sue to stop it's use. However, they failed. A couple of examples:
Hitler reacts to the real estate crisis...
Hitler reacts to the song 'Friday'...
Hitler reacts to the ipad...
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