Are you alone? I want to come in and play games with you.

Ashly 2022-04-19 09:01:35

The poster is attractive, it's my tea. The dark blue sky, the layers of soft clouds, the trees blooming like bombs in the wilderness. Two small figures sitting on the ground.

The story does not arrange any grand scenes, some, just two boys' secret game. Their small conversations, small conflicts, and small friendships.

One lives in a big apartment. One lives in a cage. One was wearing duffel plaid shorts, a small suit, white socks and black leather shoes, and the other was wearing an ill-fitting, oversized, striped pajama. One was holding a model airplane, a small basketball, a jam sandwich, and one was pushing a huge and heavy trailer with dirty fingers.

He saw the numbers on his striped pajamas: are you playing numbers in there?
He squinted his eyes in the fierce sunlight and asked him: Do you have anything to eat?
He said: I also want to come in and play any game.
He said: "We didn't play games.
He said: What does your father do?
He said: "My dad is a watchmaker and I'm proud of him.
He said: "My father is an officer and I am proud of him.

He brought the board, and they giggled over the barbed wire. He slipped into the kitchen and stuffed sandwiches and ham in his schoolbag to bring to his buddies, holding a large hot dog and devouring it in the midday sun. He showed him a lot of his toys, and he also gave him scars.

He stumbled across him in the apartment kitchen that day. Because they need a servant with slender fingers to wipe the goblet. They looked at each other and smiled knowingly. He was still wearing his fat, striped pajamas. As he worked cautiously, he looked at his little friend with joy.

He said: Do you want to eat?
He looked at the table full of dim sum and nodded.
He squeezed the express cake and handed it to him.
He happily put it in his mouth.
Then one of his father's subordinates came in.
Under the harsh reprimand of authority, the two children trembled like leaves in the wind. He ended up lying: I didn't know him, he took it himself.

A few days later, he finally waited for his appearance again. He was almost blind in one eye.

The pain point of the film is over. The two boys quickly reconciled.
I'm still your friend, right?
Um.

He thought of a way, took a shovel and dug a big hole, and finally got to the other side of the barbed wire. Both children are very excited. He stole him a set of striped pajamas, also numbered. They are finally together. He wants to accompany him to find his father. This is a fun game. His father has been missing for two weeks.

When the German officers came running wildly. His son was nowhere to be found. He only saw the white shirt, small suit, and small tie that he had taken off outside the barbed wire. The concentration camp was empty. All the Jews had just been put into the furnace and turned into black smoke over the forest.

Ten minutes ago, they ended up huddled in a darkened room, the door slammed shut. He comforted him, don't be afraid, it will be fine, it is raining outside, they let us hide for a while and then we can go out.

There is hardly any positive, naked footage of the persecution of Jews in that era throughout the film. All the sidetracking is very obscure, the plot pushes repressed and calm. The most impressive is the vivid light and shadow on the faces of the two boys under the strong sunlight. Just like a calm river, who knows how many turbulent undercurrents there are? The family members of the abusers have also become funeral objects.

How can this original sin be redeemed?

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The Boy in the Striped Pajamas quotes

  • Herr Liszt: Yes Bruno?

    Bruno: I don't understand, the Jew is down to this one man?

    Herr Liszt: The Jew here means the entire Jewish race. If it was just this one man I'm sure something would be done about him.

    Bruno: There is such thing as a nice Jew isn't there?

    Herr Liszt: [Sarcastically] I think Bruno if you ever find a nice Jew, you'd be the best explorer in the world.

  • Father: My work is very important to our country and to you. We're working very hard to make the world better for you.