This film has some amazing costumes and set designs that dazzle the eyes with their patterns and textures. It's got all the makings of an epic with how lush it is, the cast of thousands, and a palace fire scene that looked pretty damn dangerous for the actors. Margarete Schön is well-cast as Kriemhild, though in thinking back, her performance which consisted of an austere gaze is pretty one-note. I loved the look of Rudolf Klein-Rogge as Etzel/Attila and the Huns are suitably barbaric in their revelry, but there seems to be some racial subtext in this, as it compares to the steely Germanic characters who have all the actual power. The bigger issue is the plot, however; the completion to the story just never truly engaged me, or kept up with all the wonderful visuals. The fantasy elements from the first part (Siegfried), such as the dragon and invisibility cloak, give way here to lengthy battle sequences that weren't as meaningful to me. Watch it for the grandeur and spectacle of it all though.
