Boy In The Striped Pajamas

Year: 2008

Grade: C+

Country: USA

Director: Herman

Review

at its core it’s just another film about the holocaust. the twist that everyone seems to love about this one is that it’s told from the perspective of a little boy. schindler’s list, as i recall, was told from the perspective of just about everyone and that’s why it’s the definitive picture on the much-filmed about topic. the ending is at least halfway predictable (all the jews die), but it was surprising to see the non-jew protagonist die as well. ultimately, i was never very invested in any of the characters. the boy and the mother were the most interesting because they were either innocent or caught in the middle of the extremes. that’s the problem with a lot of these films – they tend towards the easy stereotypes: the humble victimized jew and the evil blond-haired nazi. das boot is a film that recognizes that not all germans were jew-burning nazis.

Watched in theater