Review of The Book Thief (2013) by Njwolfgang — 13 Mar 2014
I like many others was caught off guard by this film. I expected on thing and got an entirely different film. There was the envitable fear quotient in the film but it's wasn't a film about fear so much as it was a film about hope and living.
It's was a welcome relief to not have to relive the horrors we usually witness in films that are about this time period and instead watch something that dramatically played out but basically played out quietly.
This film suceeded for me where 12 Years a Slave failed because the director and the writers made me care about the characters who were truly brought to life by the actors. Yes it's sentimental but we live in a time where sentimentality seems to go against the grain of sex and violence in film.
Not a single shot of nudity. No sex scenes. No real violence. Nicely done.
This review of The Book Thief (2013) was written by Njwolfgang on 13 Mar 2014.
The Book Thief has generally received positive reviews.
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