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| The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas |
| Monday, November 17, 2008 |
Directed by
Mark Herman
Based on the Book by
John Boyne
Starring:
Asa Butterfield
Vera Farmiga
David Thewlis
Rupert Friend
Jack Scanlon
David Hayman
"A timeless story of innocence lost and humanity found"
I saw a preview for this movie and had to see it right away.
It's an amazing movie, I know I say that about a lot of movies, but I like to watch the good ones, what can I say?
It's the type of movie that makes you think
Yes, it's about the holocaust, but it's not at all graphic.
What I liked most about the film was that it did not rely on using extreme violence to make you realize "My god what's going on there is terrible" I mean, we already know that, but Mark Herman did it so beautifully, am I making any sense?
There is a scene in the film (This is NOT a spoiler) where the wife of the commanding officer finds out about certain things that are going on in the camps and she totally freaks out, she does not like it. And that scene is so amazing, because, yes she is married to a Nazi, but you feel that she disagrees with what is going on, yet she has no say, not only because she's a woman, but because it could cost her her life. And I thought that whole scene/storyline was just done so well yet very haunting. Am I making sense yet?
Even though the film is not a true story it is so realistic in a way that, there's a scene in which the daughter of the commander is putting up posters of Hitler on her wall, and thinking about it, there must have been so many people, young people putting up posters of him on their walls. And on several occasions during the film the nazis talk about the jews and say such things as "They are not real people" etc etc...It just..breaks your heart. It really is amazing, and I really recommend seeing it, the performances were brilliant.
Jack Scanlon who plays the little jewish boy in the camp just makes you want to cry.
He makes you think about all the little children who were in those camps and what they must have gone through. His performance was truly one of a kind.
And I just have to mention Vera Farmiga again, who played the Wife, she was just brilliant.
I could just go on and on about the film and what I think and the subject but I'll just stop here by saying please go and see this Film, it is so worth it.
It truly is one of a kind.
Until next time
The RentHead...Also known has McSylvs. |
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