understandable piece of historical redress

Rating: 7/10 (25 January 2009)

The idea consists of showing and depicting life of people who develop survival skills and it works on the whole, although characters being forced to say something like, "We may be hunted like animals, but we will not become animals" don't deliver a good service. The two brothers' plan of defiance  avenging the deaths of the many as many as they can -  is unoriginal, and so are their different opinions on how to resist the enemy. Nevertheless "Defiance" is a well-done historical flick in which you realize you're watching something manipulated for dramatic purposes. Concept is reinforced by all the violins that play Jewish music to arouse the appropriate emotions, so everything results in an emotional piece that hits the target. I liked it.