Movies

[jojackson]

Just watched 'The boy in the striped pajama's'. Had to recommend it to anyone interested in history/human affairs. I found this 'holocaust' movie like no other before it, including 'shindlers list'. The unexpected ending had a very profound impact on the veiwer, and left you heartbroken and pondering mans inhumanity to man from a new perspective.

Bruno, is the 8 y.o. son of a death camp commander (SS), taken to live in the countryside during the 'final solution' amidst ww2.
Together with his 12 yo sister and mother, they move into a house close to his fathers death camp, on the other side of a small wood.

Whilst exploring, young Bruno finds himself outside the camp, where he meets
8 yo shmuel, innocent victim of the madness and camp inmate, who hides near the electrified wire because its quiet and he can be by himself.

The two little boys strike up an uneasy freindship as natzi propaganda is taught to Bruno and his sister.

Things become intense when the commanders underling makes a comment and lets slip the horrendous truth to the commanders unsuspecting wife.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0914798/

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=1055457498777894610#

 

[CleaTheChameleon]

I had to watch this movie last year in my reading class as we were learning about the holocaust. Once the movie started i didn't want it to end but i watched in in separate days till the end. It was an amazing movie, and you just cant wait for more after it starts.

 

[jojackson]

What were you left thinking at the end Stefan ?

 

[CleaTheChameleon]

It was really sad. They died together right i couldnt remember much of it come to think of it now

 

[jojackson]

Its good they teach kids some awareness of events like that I think. Really not so long ago, I think kids should be much more aware of important global politics, and hopefully become tomorrows leaders, learning from the past.
Sounds pretty boring to teenagers today I guess, but try to imagine that happening today in any country, pretty horrific stuff.
Though not in exactly the same way, it still is happening in parts of the world.
Todays kids will hopefully do better than past generations.

 

[Lizardlover]

Good movie, I just watched it not too long ago. I think one of the main themes would be the innocence of children, Bruno Just thought he was going to go an a "mission" he had no Idea what the "farm" even was. He wanted to be an explorer so he figured that going in would be good practice. That movie leaves me with a sick feeling everytime I watch it.