Why not with subtitles?

Rating: 6/10 (9 January 2009)

I've read some of the comments already posted here and every time the issue of whether or not the people in the movie should've spoken German, the answer is; no, because than the movie had to be subtitled.
Now, I ask you, what is so wrong about subtitles? We all can read, right? This movie is even rated for older children, who can read. What's so wrong about reading?? And in the mean time you pick up a little bit of German.
I truly believe that a movie with characters who portray Germans should be true to that language. Also the Jewish boy should speak his native language and not English. It even says in the book that they, at first, don't really understand each other.
I have yet to see the movie, and if I still think its good regardless of the spoken language I will post this too.
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I have seen the movie yesterday and I can only add to my comment above that aside from the spoken language issue the movie still doesn't work in my opinion. Even though the story in essence could work, the many unbelievable things you see distract you too much to really get into the characters. I'm talking about (off course) fences with massive holes, a well fed-looking Jewish boy in a concentration camp and off course the 'sitting by the fence for hours unnoticed'part. In the book this works because your own imagination takes care of the pictures you see. In the movie it just totally falls apart.
Good things (they also need to be mentioned): Asa Butterfield. He is absolutely brilliant! We can see what he feels, thinks and wants to do next by just looking in his eyes. Super!
James Horner. The music is quite subtle for a emotional movie like this one. And that is exactly what works. I personally loved the music that played under the (SPOILER) gas chamber scene. I felt the air getting less and less and the fear getting bigger and bigger through the high sounds of the violins. Very, very well done!
(SPOILER) The End. I was very happy that they didn't let the father (or anyone) find the body. That would've been horrible. I still prefer the ending of the book but I was happy about this little thing.
All in all I give it a 6 out of 10.
S-Thur