Saturday, January 24, 2009

The Boy In The Striped Pajamas


We saw this movie over Christmas break in Little Rock and the marquee at the movie theater just said "Boy PJs". We thought it was really funny. The movie, however, wasn't funny at all. It's a hard one to watch, but it's really well-made and a really good story. The Boy In The Striped Pajamas takes place in WWII Nazi Germany. It's about a boy whose father is a German officer who gets promoted as head of one of the concentration camps. He moves his family to a house near the camp where his son, after sneaking away to "explore" the woods, meets a little Jewish boy who is on the other side of the fence in the concentration camp. The movie does a good job of showing the harsh reality of the holocaust through the eyes of an eight year old boy. This is definitely a powerful movie, but not an easy one to watch. However, we recommend watching it! We give it a 5 out of 5 stars. Go see it. 

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