Oscar still does...

Rosario 2022-04-21 09:02:51

In fact, I have watched a lot of World War II films, and I don't have much enthusiasm to watch such stories. Because I heard that this film was the best foreign language film at the Oscars in 2008, I persuaded myself to try it again.. .
When I saw the early stages of the film, I suddenly had a special feeling, isn't this "The Shawshank Redemption"? A slick and nimble prisoner wins over the guards, gets treatment that the average prisoner doesn't...just the same...then the story goes the way of a typical WWII movie, the Germans are bad in general . All in all, the Jews are very pitiful... The protagonist did wrong and did the right thing. Anyway, he never died, and people can't force many things in order to survive... Then what? how is it? I still haven't seen any new breakthroughs in this type of film. It's just a matter of words, but this film incorporates a little "Shawshank" factor in it...
Looking back, since "Shawshank" is well received One, the United States is a victorious country in World War II, so it is not surprising that this film can win an Oscar for best foreign language film, but I feel that Oscar seems to be less and less my cup of tea...

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  • Cullen 2022-01-06 08:02:19

    The plot is tight, but it feels too tight. Although there are many Nazi films, this one is relatively small and very different from other blockbusters. It shows the rational resistance of the Jews against the Nazis from a different perspective. In the face of survival, there is no right or wrong, everyone has his own reasons for choosing. But as the best foreign language film at the Oscars, it's a bit too acclaimed. ★★★★

  • Geoffrey 2022-03-22 09:02:19

    It's not tepid but not lost, it doesn't seem to be my tea

The Counterfeiters quotes

  • Salomon 'Sally' Sorowitsch: Ich bin ich. Die anderen sind die anderen.

    [I'm myself. Everyone else is everyone else]

  • Salomon 'Sally' Sorowitsch: Only by surviving, we can defeat them.