The Boy in the Striped Pajamas"When his family moves from their home in Berlin to a strange new house in Poland, young Bruno (Asa Butterfield) befriends Shmuel (Jack Scanlon), a boy who lives on the other side of the fence where everyone wears striped pajamas. Unaware of the fate of those Jewish prisoners or the role his own Nazi father plays in it, Bruno embarks on a dangerous journey inside the camp. Mark Herman directs this gripping adaptation of the novel by John Boyne."
A friend of mine lent me this to watch last week. The movie was excellent as was the soundtrack. As long as I stayed in the mind frame that the movie was fictional I was ok watching it, but the actuality of it all kept creeping in.
I honestly think that this movie could find it's place in the classroom. I remember reading about the Holocaust, and while it was sad, it was incredibly hard to fathom. This movie brings an understanding and an incredible amount of truth to the Holocaust.
For some reason, I always pictured in my mind that everyone in Nazi Germany knew what was going on and that they all agreed with it. This movie ended that idea for me. They all didn't know and they all certainly didn't agree.
I would recommend watching this movie.
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