Great movie!

Rating: 8/10 (18 February 2014)

After a while of my aunt recommending that I see The Boy in the Striped Pajamas I finally decided to give it a chance. I normally don't like movies people describe to me as sad and full of drama. Also, when I heard that the movie was inspired by a book I only imagined that the movie wouldn't be as good as the novel. Soon after reading the book and seeing the movie I would say the movie is surprisingly similar to the book. The only difference that stood out to me was the difference in age in the boys. After watching the movie I was so touched. The actor, who plays Bruno, Asa Butterfield, gives an amazing performance for a boy of his age. The Boy in the Striped Pajamas is about a young boy who befriends a young Jewish living in a concentration camp. The movies climax is definitely one to see. Thankfully, my first time watching the movie was not in the theaters. I don't suppose I would have liked people seeing my face with tears streaming down. It isn't so often that a movie makes me cry and I take that as a good thing. I did enjoy the idea of the movie having to do with the holocaust and wasn't a typical storyline. The Boy in the Striped Pajamas has actually become one of my favorite movies and I would definitely recommend this movie to anyone up for shedding a tear or few.