Movie Review
Movie review
Hello, this
is me again, Sharon.
Today im
gonna show you about one of my favs movies.
So what is
that? Lets check it out!
how interesting!
yesh, its called "The Book Thief"!
Now i will
introduce you to half of the players of main characters:
Geoffrey Rush as Hans Hubermann,
Liesel's kind-hearted foster father
S Sophie Nélisse as Liesel Meminger,
the titular "book thief
3. Emily Watson as Rosa Hubermann,
Liesel's bad-tempered foster mother
4. Ben Schnetzer as Max Vandenburg, a
Jewish refugee staying with the Hubermanns
5. Nico Liersch as Rudy Steiner,
Liesel's best friend and love interest
6. Sandra Nedeleff as Sarah
7. Hildegard Schroedter as Frau Becker
8. Rafael Gareisen as Walter Kugler,
Max's best friend
9. Gotthard Lange as the gravedigger
1. Godehard Giese as the policeman on
the train
1. Roger Allam as Death, the film's
narrator
1. Oliver Stokowski as Alex Steiner,
Rudy's father
1. Barbara Auer as Ilsa Hermann, the
mayor's wife
1. Heike Makatsch as Liesel's mother
1. Levin Liam as Franz Deutscher, bully
and leader of Rudy's Hitler Youth squad
1 Carina Wiese as Barbara Steiner,
Rudy's mother
And then i
wanna give you a little bit about the whole story:
In April
1938, a voice representing Death (Roger Allam) tells about how the young Liesel
Meminger (Sophie Nélisse) has piqued his interest. In one of the opening
scenes, Liesel is traveling with her mother and younger brother on a train. She
notices her brother's nose begin to bleed and the next scene cuts to the burial
of her dead brother. When placing the body in the ground a book titled, The
Gravedigger's Handbook slips out from his pocket. Liesel is then shown in a car
traveling to her new foster parents' home. At first she is hesitant to get out
of the car, being yelled at by her new mother Rosa, complaining about not
having payment for the promise of two children. However with a softer voice and
attitude, Liesel is eventually coaxed out of the car by her new father Hans,
affectionately being called "your majesty." When on her way to the
house she catches the attention of her next door neighbor Rudy. The next day
Rudy accompanies her on her first day of school, observing that she doesn't
talk much. When the teacher asks Liesel to write her name on the chalkboard,
she is only able to write three Xs. She draws the first X and the children
laugh at her, she draws the second X and the children laugh at her more, and
finally on the third X she is then asked to return to her seat, embarrassed,
showing that she doesn't know how to read. Later that day, she is taunted by
her schoolmates who chant "dummkopf" ("dunce" in German) at
her. One of the boys, Franz Deutscher, challenges her to read just one word to
which Liesel responds by beating him up. She impresses Rudy, and they become
fast friends. When Hans, her foster father, realizes that Liesel can not read,
he begins to teach her, using the book that she took from the graveside. Liesel
becomes captivated with reading anything she can.
Liesel and
Rudy become members of the Hitler Youth movement. While at a Nazi book burning
ceremony, Liesel and Rudy are harassed into throwing books onto the bonfire by
Franz, but Liesel is upset to see the books being burned. When the bonfire
ends, and everyone but she has left, she grabs a book that has not been burned.
She is seen by Ilsa Hermann (Barbara Auer), wife of the mayor (Rainer Bock).
Hans discovers that she has taken the book and tells her she must keep it a
secret from everyone. One day, Rosa asks Liesel to take the laundry to the
mayor's house. Liesel realizes that the woman who saw her taking the book is
the mayor's wife, and she is scared she will be found out. Instead, Ilsa takes
her into their library and tells Liesel she can come by anytime and read as
much as she'd like. Liesel also finds out about Johann here, who was the son of
Ilsa and is now missing. Ilsa feels the loss of her son profoundly and has kept
his library intact to commemorate him. One day Liesel is found reading by the
mayor who not only puts a stop to her visits but dismisses Rosa as their
laundress. Liesel continues to "borrow" books from the mayor's
library by climbing through a window.
There is a
night of violence against the Jews (known historically as Kristallnacht). Max
Vandenburg (Ben Schnetzer) and his mother, who are Jewish, are told by a friend
that one of them (but only one) can escape, and Max's mother forces him to go.
Max goes to the Hubermanns' house where Rosa and Hans give him shelter. Max is
the son of the man who saved Hans's life in World War I. Max is initially
allowed to stay in Liesel's room while recovering from his trip, and they begin
to become friends over their mutual hatred of Hitler since Liesel blames Hitler
for taking her mother away. World War II begins, initially making most of the
children in Liesel's neighborhood very happy. Max is later moved to the
basement so that he can move around more, but it is colder in the basement, and
Max becomes dangerously ill. Liesel helps Max recover by reading to him with
every spare moment.
One day
while "borrowing" a book from the mayor's home, Liesel is followed by
Rudy. He discovers the secret of the books and also the secret of Max, whose
name he reads on a journal Max gave to Liesel for Christmas. Rudy guesses that
her family is hiding someone, and he swears to never tell anyone. Franz
overhears Rudy's last words of keeping it a secret. Franz violently pushes Rudy
to reveal the secret, but Rudy throws the journal into the river to keep it
away from Franz. However, after Franz has gone, Rudy plunges into the icy river
to rescue the journal, and Liesel realizes that she can truly trust him. Soon a
local party member comes by to check the Hubermanns' basement, and they have to
hide Max. However, they are told that their basement was being checked as a
potential bomb shelter and realize they weren't suspected of harboring a
fugitive.
While
working one day, Hans sees a neighbor and friend named Lehman being taken away
by the police because he is a Jew. Lehman tries to tell the police that he is a
German whose son is in the war fighting for Germany, but they drag him off
nonetheless. Hans tries to intervene, telling the officer that Lehman is a good
man, but Hans's name is taken by the soldiers and he is thrown to the ground.
Hans realizes what a mistake he has made, since this has made his family
visible. He tells the family, and Max realises he must leave in order to
protect them. Hans then receives a telegram that he has been conscripted into
the army and must leave immediately.
On the way
home from school one day, Liesel believes she has seen Max in a line of Jews
being forcibly marched through town, and she begins screaming his name, running
through the line. She is thrown to the sidewalk twice by German soldiers and
finally relents when Rosa picks her up and takes her home. Within a few days,
Hans returns from the front because he was injured by a bomb that hit another
of his unit's truck.
The family
is reunited only for a short time. One night the city is bombed by accident,
and the air raid sirens fail to go off. Hans, Rosa, and Rudy's family (except
for his father who has also been conscripted into the army) are killed in the
blast. Liesel was spared from the bombing because she fell asleep in the
basement while writing in the journal given to her by Max. Neighbors bring Rudy
out of his house, barely alive. He begins to tell Liesel that he loves her, but
he dies before he can finish the sentence. Liesel begs him to "wake
up," telling him that she will give him the kiss that he has been asking
for; although he has already died, she kisses him. During this scene, Death is
heard speaking again about how he received the souls of the dead. Liesel passes
out, and one of the soldiers carries her to a stretcher. When she wakes up, she
sees a book among the rubble and picks it up. She then sees the mayor and Ilsa
drive up. With Ilsa being the only friend she has left, Liesel runs up to her
and hugs her.
Two years
later, after Germany has fallen to the Allies, Liesel is in the tailor shop
owned by Rudy's father, and she sees Max enter. Overjoyed by his survival and
return, she runs to hug him. The final scene is Death speaking again about
Liesel's life and her death at the age of 90, mentioning her husband, children,
and grandchildren, as we look over her modern day Manhattan Upper East Side
apartment with pictures of her past and a portrait of her, upon which the
camera lingers. The narrator does not state whom she married but implies that
she became a writer. Death says that he has seen many good and bad things over
the years, but Liesel is one of the few who ever made him wonder "what it
is to live." Death concludes that the only truth he genuinely knows is
that he is "haunted by humans".
It is very
good, isnt it?
So. Do you
want to hear a litte about my comment? Ok, here it is.
I think this
film is very successful in attracting the hearts of audiences. with unique
themes and different from the others, a film adapted from the novel also
managed to convey the main messages contained in the film. thus, the result of
this film holds the status of a best seller for 230 weeks.
development
of the story was also pretty good, judging from the change of emotions each
character slowly but surely. I would also like to express its appreciation
decorations division that has worked hard to make decorations and original
state as closely as possible. then, use a thick German accent in English
conversation to make this film come alive.
however,
there are some things that made me a little disappointed in this movie. The
first, a lot of piles of problems in the plot were not resolved and do not know
how it ends. second, the film is less suitable for small children when this
film was made for all ages. third, the producers only enhances the ability of
actors and actresses, but not too much attention to the story.
so overall,
I would say that the film is good, because I think it was more the good side
contained on this film than the downside. not everyone can make a movie, is not
it? maybe if I may give, I would give 8/10.
ok, after
all those things i have said to you, do you like to watch this movie?
If yes, ask
me to join! Thank you guys, danke!
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