A Depressing Trailer for 'The Boy in The Striped Pajamas'
We've all sat down to watch a movie that I like to call the cinematic equivalent of 'civic duty'. Sure, it's not going to be a fun night at the movies, but its all for a good cause, so you shell out your hard-earned dollars. That is exactly the kind of film that I think The Boy in the Striped Pajamas will be -- well intentioned, but depressing as hell. The trailer for the Holocaust drama appeared on the net a few days ago, and I have to send this warning before you press play: you might want to keep a tissue nearby. Pajamas was directed by Mark Herman (who also wrote the screenplay) and the film shares a producer with the Harry Potter franchise (David Heyman).
Pajamas is the story of a young boy whose father is a high ranking guard in the infamous Auschwitz concentration camp. Through the course of the story, the cost of war and inhumanity is all shown through the friendship between the young German boy, and the boy in the 'striped pajamas' on the other side of the fence. Pajamas stars David Thewlis, Rupert Friend, and Vera Farmiga. The film is based on the novel by John Boyne, who, believe it or not, intended this story to be a 'children's book'. But if I had come across this story as a child, I might have needed some long-term grief counseling.
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas is expected to arrive in theaters in November; which leaves you with plenty of time to practice sobbing quietly in the movie theater.
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(Page 1)2. I was up for tormenting myself with this trailer, does the world need yet another holocaust movie? I knowledge it was a horrible deed but really, one more holocaust movie? Yet, I have to admit, it looks better than I thought.
Posted at 2:23PM on Aug 23rd 2008 by Mr.R
3. I have read the book as did my 13 year old daughter. The story left me breathless and in tears, and will perhaps be the one book that leaves an everlasting mark in my memory. Stories have been told before, and need to be told again. This story however is a little different. It truly is told through the eyes of a child, and you can see the innocence from both sides of the fence. My kids and I will go see this film together.
Posted at 9:09AM on Sep 10th 2008 by scy
1. It's not as depressing to me as you said it was.
Posted at 1:28PM on Aug 23rd 2008 by Michael Byng