I watched the movie The boy in the Striped Pajamas, many times actually. This movie shows all the hardships of World War Two, the most important one being forbidden friendship between an eight year old German boy and a Jewish concentration camp prisoner. Bruno was a high ranking German officers son shielded from the events of the war with his older sister. Bruno and his family move from their busy house in Berlin to the Countryside, he doesn't take it to well. Taken over by boredom and forbidden to explore the backyard by his mother, Bruno tries to find something to do. His older sister playing with dolls and vies for the attention of a Nazi Lieutenant, she adjusts to the countryside much better then Bruno. One day Bruno, gazing out of his bedroom window, spots a "Farm" on the horizon. His parents refuse to talk to him about what the farm is. Eventually he goes behind his mothers back and finds his way to the farm meeting a little boy sitting at the fence wearing the same pajamas as his kitchen help. They befriend each other and soon Bruno is going to the camp every day to visit him and play. Shmuel (The little boy inside the camp) and Bruno discuss how they want to be on the same side so they can play without the fence in between them. Bruno gets into the camp and changes into the "pajamas" so he can blend in with everyone else. They boys get ushered into a Gas tank and gets gassed with the rest of the Jews before his family can find him.
Personally I love this movie. I think it is the best World War Two movie out there next to The Diary of Anne Frank. I did read the book before I watched the movie and they book is so much better, So much more detail and perspective on things. I did cry during the movie but I think everyone that watches the movie starts crying.
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Well done Cassie!!