If any one thing makes The Reader worth seeing, it's her work. The film's central dramatic twist is also somewhat unsatisfying, and other films - like Judgment at Nuremberg and The Night Porter - have tackled the consequences of Naziism and the intertwining of sex and power in post-war Germany with much greater skill and vision.Īt the same time, Winslet's performance is a marvel - shifting from unsentimental sexuality to thawing affection to terrified guilt and beaten-down remorse throughout the film and spanning four decades in the portrait of a woman's life. It starts out focused on the erotic relationship between a 15-year-old and a woman twice his age before turning into a wordy, wrenching drama about guilt, shame, and responsibility. The Reader is going to be a tough sell for audiences. The searching is in the questions not the answers or summing up. I could give you a list of books to read but I do not have time right now. And maybe that is how the book endedĪt least this film starts people thinking. the film ended with the Jewish woman putting the tin w/ her other memories on her dresser. think about what that does to the people who work there. We still have slaughter houses for animals. It does not sell tickets.Īt the end of The Reader I did like the Jewish woman who even in her elegant life style also faced reality headone. We don't want to let the non Jewish audience feel to guilty. I did not like the film turning to color at the end. Again there is much about the film that are 5 star and well done. I have read skeptical critics of Shindler's List. I doubt many parents pay attention if their kids see Netflix and their sexually is closer to porn. But this film has a gentle touch to the sexuality. I don't like any of the sexuality I see in Netflix. On the subject of sexuality- I am fine with the film and think curious teenages should be aloowed to see it. Details I found hard to believe- that as simple a personĪs Hannah seemed to be- I don't see her not being able to admit she could not read. I like my heavy films to leave me more with questions not feeling sentimental about the characters. Although again the performances were outstanding. When in doubt Hollywood makes a film about how evil the Nazi's were- it is sure to do well at box office. Gernally, I am skeptical about Holocaust films. But the book might be better ? I did not read the book. It left me flat.ĭefinitely a film worth seeing. And I did not like how it ended with woman looking at tin at her dresser. I also felt a radical jump when going from end where she has I did not like the shift in the middle from Michael as a young man going under water and when he resurfaces he is a man sitting at a desk.
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