See the point.

Rating: 8/10 (30 August 2012)

The people who are writing reviews claiming that this movie does not accurately represent the reality of the holocaust are completely missing the point, because the reality is, that isn't what this movie is trying to show.
When the main character is part of the concentration camp, he knows that he can discard all of the plans he had for the future. We can clearly see that everyone else has no happiness in them whatsoever. But this man, when left with no life but inevitable suffering, decides to make the most out of it, and chooses the bonding between him and his son, waving away the stress, anger, and despair which everyone would feel in that situation.
Therefore, the movie simply conveys this optimistic mentality, with the help of beautiful music and talented actors. You will most definitely feel your eyes tearing up while at the same time feeling pitiful laughter building up inside.
This is definitely one of the most effective movies I have seen.