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 …showed first 75 words of 626 total…

…showed last 75 words of 626 total…is the image of the hypocrisy of the Revolution. A movement for change turned to be the same as it was before, only with different leaders. The film says that the French Revolution wasn’t as great as people think. It was a complete turnaround from absolutism under a king, to virtual absolutism under a democracy. Danton hit the nail on the head when he said, “like Saturn, the Revolution has devoured it’s children.”