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Directed By
Stephen Daldry
Written By:
David Hare, Bernhard Schlink
Cast:
Kate Winslet, Ralph Fiennes, Bruno Ganz, Alexandra Maria Lara, Hannah Herzsprung, Linda Bassett, Susanne Lothar, Claudia Michelsen, Matthias Habich, Ludwig Blochberger, Rich Odell, Volker Bruch, Kirsten Block, Marcus Bode, Alexandru Herca, Chris Wilpert, Jeanette Hain, David Kross, Jeanette Hain, Jürgen Tarrach, Moritz Grove, Jacqueline Macaulay, Benjamin Trinks, Rainer Sellien, Joachim Tomaschewsky, Alexander Keller, Vanessa Berthold, Marie-Anne Fliegel, Jacqueline Brock, Claudia Kühnert, Bettina Scheuritzel, Alissa Wilms, Ines Klewer, Sam Luca Scollin, Karoline Herfurth, Vijessna Ferkic, Max Mauff, Hendrik Maaß, Rüdiger Kühmstedt
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The Reader (2008)
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Favorite Movie Quote: "It isn't what you think or feel; it's what you do that counts."
If Kate Winslet, who won a Golden Globe for this performance, does not win the Oscar for the same role, then there is no justice in the world. She was absolutely incredible in a role that had her go from predator, to victim; from seemingly oblivious to the magnitude of what she did, to someone willing to take blame that wasn't hers to avoid embarrassment.
It is extremely hard to critique this film without giving away the magnificent plot, so I will try my best to avoid anything that would do that.
Bruno Ganz played a law professor that was critical to enjoying this movie because he made us think about the role of the individual, of the collective, of society, of everyone in the horrible massacre that was the Holocaust, and also makes us think of our role in the massacres that are going on around the world in Darfur and Iraq. Are we responsible by doing nothing? Can we really say we do not know what is going on? It was pointed out that there were 1000 concentration camps. Every German knew. What was their responsibility? What of the responsibility of the 52 million Americans who voted for Bush in 2004 knowing what was happening in Iraq and Guantanamo? One cannot avoid the comparisons, although the Jews had it far worse.
Ralph Fiennes put in an incredibly good performance, but nothing compared to Winslet. She solidified her acting credentials in this amazing film.
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 | Pablo
Feb 1, 2009 2:50 PM
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"What of the responsibility of the 52 million Americans who voted for Bush in 2004 knowing what was happening in Iraq and Guantanamo?"
You either know very little about the past or very little about the present to even think about attempting to compare the Holocaust to "Iraq and Guantanamo."
Interestingly, I saw the movie and was unable to draw any such comparisons, despite your assertion that one "cannot" avoid them.
When I look at your entire review, it seems that most of your words are about this anti-Bush point of view as opposed to the movie itself. |
| Dick
Feb 3, 2009 11:47 PM
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"What of the responsibility of the 52 million Americans who voted for Bush in 2004 knowing what was happening in Iraq and Guantanamo? One cannot avoid the comparisons, although the Jews had it far worse."
i would say thats comparing the two. lol. you are just as blind and uninformed as all those "people" that voted for bush...lol i have lost all hope in humanity |
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Feb 1, 2009 3:36 PM
I was not comparing the Holocaust to Iraq and Gitmo, I was comparing the lack of action on the part of the German citizens, and the lack of action on the part of the American citizens. That is an apt comparison, in my humble opinion.
"When I look at your entire review, it seems that most of your words are about this anti-Bush point of view as opposed to the movie itself."
I didn't count the words. The movie was a triumph for Winslet, and I said that. I couldn't go into more detail as it would spoil the movie for those who haven't seen it.
So, I will wait for your review and see what you thought.