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what is the significance of the movie The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas?

Answer 1

Young Bruno lives a wealthy lifestyle in prewar Germany along with his mother, elder sister, and SS Commandant father. The family relocates to the countryside where his father is assigned to take command a prison camp. A few days later, Bruno befriends another youth, strangely dressed in striped pajamas, named Shmuel who lives behind an electrified fence. Bruno will soon find out that he is not permitted to befriend his new friend as he is a Jew, and that the neighboring yard is actually a prison camp for Jews awaiting extermination.- Written by rAjOo ([email protected])Bruno an eight-year-old boy from Berlin, Germany is moved with his mother, Elder sister, SS Commander father to a countryside in Europe where his father powers over a concentration camp for Jews. Bruno went "exploring" one day and befriended a child his age named Shmuel. Shmuel was a Jew. The boy became good friends until Bruno was scheduled to move to a new location.Set during WWII, a story seen through the innocent eyes of Bruno, the eight-year-old son of the commandant at a German concentration camp, whose forbidden friendship with a Jewish boy on the other side of the camp fence has startling and unexpected consequences.- Written by Anonymous

Answer 2

The best fictional movie of World War II is “The Boy in the Striped Pajamas” directed by Mark Herman. The movie is based on the novel written by John Boyne and the story is told from a German child’s view during the Holocaust. The general message the director and writer so vividly portrayed is that of a child’s innocence and young friendship. “The Boy in the Striped Pajamas” has a good storyline, great choice in actors, and overall it was thought-provoking and effective in showing a different view of World War II, despite a few discrepancies in authenticity, the movie is a must see.
What makes “The Boy in the Striped Pajamas” such an entertaining movie is the story. The storyline is about an 8 year old boy named Bruno who lives a well-to-do life in Germany along with his mother, older sister, and father (SS Commandant). Bruno is a typical 8 year old just wanting to be an explorer, his innocence is very obvious from the start of the film, as the director shows him running through town right by soldiers corralling Jews on to the back of trucks, Bruno does not seem to even notice. After returning home he learns his father has been promoted and the family must relocate to the countryside. After arriving to the new home Bruno meets and becomes friends with another 8 year old boy named Shmuel, who lives behind a fence and whom Bruno thinks is wearing pajamas. Shmuel eventually tells Bruno that soldiers took his clothes that’s why he has to wear the striped pajamas, Bruno…
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responds by saying “my father is a soldier, but not that kind of soldier” (Herman, 2008) at this point in the film it appears Bruno has been shielded from the cruel reality of what his father really does. At one point Bruno’s tutor stresses how "evil" the Jews are, saying to him, "If you ever find a nice Jew, you will be the best explorer in the whole world"(Herman, 2008). A pivotal part to the story is when Bruno has the opportunity to defend Shmuel, who was caught eating food, but instead Bruno remains silent. Despite Bruno’s betrayal Shmuel seems to forgive him, as children do, ultimately this leads to Bruno’s demise. The director ended the film brilliantly focusing on the boys and showing crucial points this was provoking the audience to feel.