Comments on: The Boy in the Striped Pajamas http://www.moviezeal.com/the-boy-in-the-striped-pajamas/ The official podcast of MovieZeal.com, where film is always best discussed under the gentle influence of fine wine (as fine as $10 will get you). Each week Evan, Heather, and Luke pick a theme, discuss a theatrical release based on that theme, pop the cork and drink a wine that fits said theme, and finally subject one another to The Gauntlet, where forcing others to watch painful films nets you fabulous prizes. There is not anything else on the internets like it (literally). Mon, 15 Mar 2010 18:25:54 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 hourly 1 By: peighton http://www.moviezeal.com/the-boy-in-the-striped-pajamas/comment-page-1/#comment-149197 peighton Tue, 23 Feb 2010 17:07:51 +0000 http://www.moviezeal.com/?p=1762#comment-149197 i think what they do to the jews is too nasty to be honest... because jews dont deserve that.. even though its a movie.. its still sad :/ i think what they do to the jews is too nasty to be honest… because jews dont deserve that.. even though its a movie.. its still sad :/

]]> By: Bradly http://www.moviezeal.com/the-boy-in-the-striped-pajamas/comment-page-1/#comment-149190 Bradly Tue, 23 Feb 2010 16:47:18 +0000 http://www.moviezeal.com/?p=1762#comment-149190 Some of the things that I saw in this movie that were diffrent from the book the house in berlin was not as elegent as I thought it would be. Some of the things that I saw in this movie that were diffrent from the book the house in berlin was not as elegent as I thought it would be.

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]]> By: Mix - Latest News And Top Headlines From Around The Web! » Blog Archive » Valkyrie http://www.moviezeal.com/the-boy-in-the-striped-pajamas/comment-page-1/#comment-38278 Mix - Latest News And Top Headlines From Around The Web! » Blog Archive » Valkyrie Mon, 12 Jan 2009 06:27:38 +0000 http://www.moviezeal.com/?p=1762#comment-38278 [...] controversial than calling Hitler evil.  And this year’s crop is no better or worse than usual: The Boy in the Striped Pajamas, The Reader, Defiance, Good (I admit that I haven’t seen those last two yet), and of course, [...] [...] controversial than calling Hitler evil.  And this year’s crop is no better or worse than usual: The Boy in the Striped Pajamas, The Reader, Defiance, Good (I admit that I haven’t seen those last two yet), and of course, [...]

]]> By: Evan Derrick http://www.moviezeal.com/the-boy-in-the-striped-pajamas/comment-page-1/#comment-27622 Evan Derrick Tue, 02 Dec 2008 16:13:53 +0000 http://www.moviezeal.com/?p=1762#comment-27622 I concur with Sam - great piece, Luke, and very insightful into the thinking that goes into making films like this. I'm currently reading Primo Levi's "Survival in Auschwitz." People should just read that book, rather than see movies like this. I concur with Sam – great piece, Luke, and very insightful into the thinking that goes into making films like this.

I’m currently reading Primo Levi’s “Survival in Auschwitz.” People should just read that book, rather than see movies like this.

]]> By: Sam Juliano http://www.moviezeal.com/the-boy-in-the-striped-pajamas/comment-page-1/#comment-27482 Sam Juliano Mon, 01 Dec 2008 23:23:39 +0000 http://www.moviezeal.com/?p=1762#comment-27482 "do we need another patronizing film to tell us this?" And that's it in a nutshell. I wrote a review of it too, and I'm completely with you and Nick on this film, Luke. You are quite right to say that the problem is not with the filmaking (which I agree with you is "gorgeous") but with the story, which you rightly say is unoriginal-paraphrased-and hollow. And I would venture to suspect that you are right again when you say that this probably worked much better as an allegory (in the novel) rather than this realistic on screen presentation. Terrific review, you are really coming into your own as of late, Luke as a critic. Top-rank. “do we need another patronizing film to tell us this?”

And that’s it in a nutshell. I wrote a review of it too, and I’m completely with you and Nick on this film, Luke. You are quite right to say that the problem is not with the filmaking (which I agree with you is “gorgeous”) but with the story, which you rightly say is unoriginal-paraphrased-and hollow.

And I would venture to suspect that you are right again when you say that this probably worked much better as an allegory (in the novel) rather than this realistic on screen presentation.

Terrific review, you are really coming into your own as of late, Luke as a critic. Top-rank.

]]> By: Nick Plowman http://www.moviezeal.com/the-boy-in-the-striped-pajamas/comment-page-1/#comment-27462 Nick Plowman Mon, 01 Dec 2008 18:34:40 +0000 http://www.moviezeal.com/?p=1762#comment-27462 Yep, completely onboard with you here, especially on the fact that the allegorical elements of the story just didn’t not work in the film, they were too realistic. I still thought the ending was powerful though, even if it was rather obviously moralistic. Vera Farmiga was excellent, she gave me chills. Yep, completely onboard with you here, especially on the fact that the allegorical elements of the story just didn’t not work in the film, they were too realistic. I still thought the ending was powerful though, even if it was rather obviously moralistic. Vera Farmiga was excellent, she gave me chills.

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