How can both sides exist in one person? I think that was certainly one of the film's important points.
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How can one person justify the persecution of someone else based on their skin color, religion, sexuality, etc while also doing good things for others.
The film also shines a spotlight on humanity itself and how, in the same person, you can see the absolute worst and best in them. The film showcases some of that, but it's done with kid gloves. Displaying the true ugliness of the Nazi agenda should be front and center in any film dealing with this subject. Almost as if they were afraid of backlash. I think the film certainly plays it safe with the Nazi Germany setting, when it really could've been used far more effectively. And the film, while certainly wishful, does have a very respectful tone, I think it's clear that this was a labor of love and getting the story just right was clearly a big concern. Not saying this film is unique or different, but it just offers a different viewpoint to the war than is normal. The performances in the film are more than solid and the film offers a different perspective about World War 2 than you'd normally see. I'm stuck somewhere in the middle, while I wasn't a fan of its sentimentality or its wishful tone, I do think there's still more good than bad in this film. And the professional reviews, and crowd reactions, certainly prove my point. This is one of those sentimental melodramas that's probably gonna be a bigger hit with audiences than with critics.
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