A Holocaust Allegory

Rating: 7/10 (4 July 2005)

I was struck how much this movie was an allegory of the Nazi occupation of Poland and the subsequent Holocaust: the overwhelming blitzkrieg of the Aliens(Nazis); the migration of the Jerseyite(Jews); the hiding in the house as the Aliens(Nazis) searched for occupants; the rounding up of Humans(Jews) for later extermination; the killing of a fellow Human(Jew)to prevent the detection by the Aliens(Nazis); the separation of the family and post Holocaust re-unification. Even the rendering of Humans(Jews) to ashes...need I go on? This movie, these scenes have all been done by Spielberg before in Schindler's List and a host of other directors in the Nazi/Holocaust genre.