The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas is about a German Family who has to leave their home in Poland and move because the dad gets transferred. The dad is a higher up Nazi who works for Hitler. They move next to a concentration camp which this isn't revealed until later in the movie but in the beginning Bruno thinks it's a farm. The youngest child Bruno is an adventurer and likes to explore around outside, although he is given strict orders to stay out of the backyard. But, of course being a young child if you're told you can't do something it makes you want to do that thing even more. So, he ventures out to the back yard and through some woods where he sees a fence and a little boy named Shmuel wearing striped "pajamas" behind it. They soon become best friends. Soon enough Shmuel is working inside of Bruno's house washing cups. Bruno gives him food and one of the Nazis come in and see Shmuel eating, yell at him, then Shmuel says Bruno gave it to him since they are friends, but Bruno denied it because he was scared of the Nazi so Shmuel ends up getting punished. Bruno eventually goes back down to the fence to see Shmuel again to apologize and Shmuel forgives him but there was something else going on. Shmuel's father had gone missing and Bruno was moving away the next day. Bruno wanted to help so he said he would come back the next morning before he leaves to help Shmuel look for him. Bruno had no idea what he was getting himself into. The next morning Bruno gets there with a shovel and Shmuel gives him the "pajamas" and Bruno climbs on under the fence and they go searching. After looking for awhile Bruno gets scared and wants to go back since this isn't what he's seen in the little movies. They've explained these camps as being nice getaways for Jews, but this was not at all nice. Bruno decides they need to keep looking and they go into Shmuel's hut. After a few seconds of looking Nazis come into the hut and evacuate it and take everyone to a chamber. While this is going on Bruno's mother, sister, father, and the house help are looking for Bruno. They eventually find the hole under the fence and his clothes lying next to it, but they where too late. He was gone.
I personally like this movie, however, it is extremely sad. I think this shows how bad having concentration camps were. This is one of my favorite movies.
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Good summary but split info into shorter paragraphs next time!