10 Movie Characters Not Afraid to Punch a Nazi!
When You See a Nazi, Punch a Nazi!
Honestly, I hate that this article is even relevant. I hate that Neo-Nazi/ white supremacists in America have made it necessary for me to point out what Hollywood has been teaching us for years and years. That lesson? When you see a Nazi, you punch a Nazi. With protests across the country complaining about white men have things “taken” from them by more qualified people, it’s time for Stars & Popcorn to take an official stand. It might have gone unsaid, but I’m saying it any ways, we are completely anti-nazi, anti-white-supremacist, and anti-“alt-right.” If some of you even have to ask why it’s because my heroes growing up showed me that you need to protect those that need it most, and that often means taking a stand and punching a Nazi in the face. That’s why I’ve put together a list of great movie characters that proved no one has time for Nazi’s and the garbage they spray from their eatin’ holes. And America shouldn’t have time for White Supremacist and their pity parties. With that in mind, here are 10 characters that taught us not to be afraid to punch a Nazi when you need to. While America might believe in freedom of speech that doesn’t include freedom from consequence, so with this list, I encourage all Stars & Popcorn fans to do their part to fight ignorance and bigotry in all forms. We have an obligation to follow in our heroes footsteps and fight these scum bags every way we can!
10. Cliff- The Rocketeer
Hey, I’m not going to argue that The Rocketeer was a good movie. But even a bad movie knows to encourage audiences to punch Nazis. Sometimes even while wearing a jetpack. In fact, if you have a jetpack, you should definitely use that to help punch a Nazi extra hard. It’s an easily forgettable film, but director Joe Johnson started an early trend that I can definitely get behind. The habit? Nazi’s are the natural enemies of superheroes in movies. Now, let’s just think about that for a moment. People granted tremendous powers and responsibility all seem to want to punch Nazis. So, what should we take away from that? Yeah, we all should stand up to bigotry and sometimes pop it in the mouth for good measure.
9. Rick Blaine- Casablanca
Rick barely made it onto this list. Sure, Casablanca is a tremendous film, but Rick was not exactly a guy who stood his ground at the beginning. Instead, he decided to pay them off to live in peace. Let’s not hold that against him though, because when the chips were down, he chose to screw over the Nazi’s. So, we can’t be too mad that he’s been keeping his head low because when it really counted, he lifted it high and told the Nazi’s to “suck it.” Rick helped to smuggle the resistance out of the country and keep them safe from the leather booted fascist that would do them harm. So, what can we take away from this? Protect those who stand their ground, even if you can’t stand yours.
8. Vassili- Enemy at the Gates
One shot, one dead Nazi. That’s the motto of Vassili a Russian soldier in World War II (played by Jude Law) that became a hero to his people for putting on right between the eyes on dozens of the SS. However, the Nazi’s weren’t going to just stand for something like that, so they decided to send their own sharpshooter after him (Ed Harris). Most of the film is a cat and mouse game between the two, but I’ll let you guess who ends up winning. Here’s a hint, not the Nazi’s. The Nazi’s never win. You know, you’d think that they might have figured that out by now. Oh well, I guess it’s a lesson they’re going to have to figure out the hard way one more time.
7. Humans and Russians- Red vs Dead: Dead Snow 2
This has to be one of my favorite Nazi-stomping movies of all time. It’s the sequel to Dead Snow, but I feel like it’s a superior horror comedy overall. It involves the reanimated corpses of Nazi’s rising from their graves and deciding to continue with their orders by marching onward to victory. Not a big deal, except there are a lot of them and they managed to find some tanks in a WWII museum. The force seems unstoppable at first until the people who accidentally brought them back to life find some help by raising zombie Russian soldiers to help punch Nazis. The climax of the movie is all out zombie on zombie violence as the Russians aim to do what they did once before. Honestly, who knew that zombies could be the good guys too?
6. Boyce- Overlord
Overlord proved to be the movie I never knew I needed in 2018. The story follows a group of G.I.s who stumble upon an evil Nazi experiment to raise their dead in order to create a thousand-year army. Luckily, Boyce isn’t ready to let that happen and sets about teaching those no good hate mongers a lesson or two. While he might be outnumbered and out powered, Boyce isn’t going to let the world fall to the Third Reich and proves himself to be one of the best big screen heroes of 2018. It’s even more satisfying to watch because Boyce is played by Jovan Adepo, and up and coming black actor who is probably exactly the kind of guy the Nazis would view with complete contempt. Well, jokes on them because this black guy kicked all their undead butts.