The protagonists of today's story are brothers Joseph and Morris. The film not only tells the story of the escape process, but also the story of living secretly under the eyes of the Nazis. The film shows some clips before the start of World War II. Although the Jews lived a normal life like everyone else, it can be seen from the barber shop of the brothers’ fathers that the Jews still hugged together for warmth and did not have frequent contact with other people. Until one day, the Nazis asked Jews to sew yellow six-pointed stars on their clothes to distinguish them, a move that exacerbated discrimination and prejudice against Jews. So the brothers and their families separated and evacuated. The first shocking scene turned out to be that before the family parted, their father told them that they would not reveal their Jewish identity under any circumstances, and even slapped Joseph several times to test him. Whether he would say that he was a Jew, those slaps taught Joseph the best lesson. Even if the German army was intimidating him later, he did not tell the truth. Whether in troubled times or peaceful times, there are still many good people. The brothers were searched by the German army on the train. They were rescued by a kind priest in a hurry. Then they were taken to safety by strangers in the woods searched by the German army. place. And the doctor who was taken away for helping the brothers. War is cruel. In such a situation, even if the sky is gray, the director uses a child's perspective to weaken the pain brought by the war to people, emphasizing that the brothers are optimistic and brave in the face of dangerous situations. Attitude. Later, the brothers moved to a small town in southeastern France. Joseph helped the bookstore owner deliver newspapers, and Maurice worked in a restaurant. The bookstore owner had always supported the Nazis, but without knowing it, he showed kindness to Joseph. The reason why Joseph later rescued him. There is also a moving scene in the film, that is, after the liberation of Paris, all the people cheered in the street, and all the anger brought by the war was vented on the supporters of the Nazis. When the crowd was torturing the owner of the bookstore and his family, Joseph bravely stood on the table and shouted, "He hid a Jew, that's me." At that moment, he finally bravely and proudly revealed his life experience. Appreciation can be seen in the eyes of the bookstore owner, but what he didn't expect was that this normally humble child would stand up and speak for him and his family at a critical moment. At the end of the film, the brothers finally returned home, which is no more news of their father. From a film point of view, this film is fuller and richer than "Fanny's Journey", especially when the brothers and the Germans fought their wits and bravery, they really sweated for them, maybe this is the war Movie
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