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In a year where a subpar film about the Holocaust is given awards and critical acclaim, it’s easy to miss out on the other film about the Holocaust that didn’t get near as much press. One film is told from the point of view of a young man oblivious to the fact that his ex-lover was a Nazi guard. This film sort of glosses over the horrors of the Holocaust to focus on the relationship between the two and then ends with a literacy PSA. The Boy in the Striped Pajamas is told from the perspective of an eight-year-old boy and doesn’t hide from the reality of the Holocaust, making this film more horrific, more moving, than the one that Oscar loved. »»
"When in doubt, always go with the Holocaust film" is a mantra when making Oscar picks, and last year's foreign language winner followed that mantra as The Counterfeiters took home an Oscar. »»
You know by now what the holocaust was and get the general idea of all the things that went on during the time, but you've never gotten to see it like this. The focus of the film is on the Weiss family, most of all, with other characters having bit parts, but I found myself never quite saw myself watching the Weisses. My eyes were on the actions going on while my mind was thinking back to how these horrible happenings had been thrust down upon millions of people and thousands of families. »»
