The Boy In The Striped Pyjamas

Retell: The movie "The Boy In The Striped Pyjamas", was about a boy and his wealthy family who were relocated to a new area. The dad was given the position of a Nazi General for the German army during WWII. In the movie, the main character, Bruno, his mom, dad, and sister moved near a Jewish concentration camp. Throughout the story the father isn't honest with the kids about the reason that they moved. Bruno was exploring his new surroundings and stumbled upon the concentration camp. He met a boy named Shmuel who was Jewish, and befriended him, finding himself enjoying the friendship. Everyday Bruno and Shmuel played on opposite sides of the fence at the concentration camp. Eventually Bruno decided he wanted to see the inside of the Concentration Camp and ended up dying inside a gas chamber.

 

Reflect: I though the movie " The Boy In The Striped Pyjamas" was a sab movie. I enjoyed watching it very much. I felt this way because it was nice to see the compassion love and twist of fate that was displayed in the movie,. Bruno was very compassionate towards everyone including the Jewish kitchen helper. All Bruno wanted was to play with his new friend on the other side of the fence. He didn't understand what was going on. The end of the movie was most upsetting. I feel that his parents could have prevented his death by warning him and educating him about the dangerous of the outside world. Overall I would give this movie 7/10 because it was really depressing and had me in tears.

 

Relate: I can relate to the discriminated people in the movie because I have had a racist experience myself. When my family and I immigrated from Italy to Canada, I was at the Airport in Vancouver. During a connecting flight to Toronto and my family and I were asked out of the line and interrogated for several hours just because of our background. Also, they didn't had our finger prints in there file and they thought we have a criminal record. I felt bad because the border guards had a disrespectful and threatening tone. While all my family and I wanted was a peaceful beginning in Canada.