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The Reader (2008) --- Film Review (02/05/2025)

 Date Created: 02/05/2025 23:20


Started Watching: 02/05/2025

Finished: 02/05/2025


(02/05/2025)

It was really sad even from the beginning. Many parts of it really got to me. I had a runny nose towards the end.

Although it dealt with time, it wasn't that part that affected me; it was the discussion about right and wrong and the fights Michael and Hanna had in their love affair.

Hanna should not have left him. She should not have worked for the Nazis, but was her punishment appropriate. Maybe. But she was unfairly targeted by the other perpetrators, as was made clear in the film.

Her actions lead to her downfall and her suffering. I don't like how there is another clear path she didn't choose.

I also found that bully boy interesting, though it seemed like he was confused in what he was trying to say, giving two or more contrasting arguments. He said, for example, it wasn't about the Germans against the Germans, but the Germans against the Jews; he was talking about how they put on a show to convict six people (after a book was released by a Jewish holocaust survivor), when thousands, maybe even tens of thousands of people were involved.


Rating (Out of 5): 4

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