Ahhh The Book Thief. My best friends favourite book of all time, which made her the worst person to see the film with. I know this, and yet I went along anyway. The sadomasocist in me clearly gearing up for some “that didn’t happen in the book”, “that’s not right”, “i didn’t imagine it in that way” and all the usual bullshit. This is going to be delightful, i thought to myself.
It was so delightful! Sad. Heart-wrenchingly sad. But delightful. Oh what a film!!!
I bawled my eyes out. This film is so touching, so detailed and so well acted by all involved. I adore this movie.
Young Sophie Nelisse is superb. I couldn’t take me eyes off her big blues when she was on the screen. She plays the brave and courageous Liesel, the primary character, whose compassion and desire to learn and read, whilst in the midst of the Nazi regime, is heart warming (why don’t they make kids like her anymore).
But, in my opinion, she was completely overshadowed by Nico Liersch who plays her best friend Rudy Steiner. Oh Rudy, i love you little Rudy. His innocence is divine, his wish to be the fastest man on earth has him playing dress up as Olympic athlete Jesse Owens – the black American sprinter. He blacks himself up, in Nazi Germany! Can you imagine?! And he’s so adorable he doesn’t understand why it’s a bad thing to be black. Ahhhhhhh never change, Rudy.
It’s beautiful, but please be warned that this film is not for empathetic, emotional, unstable Pisceans like myself. I couldn’t get out of my seat until mid-credit because i was stuck to the seat sobbing uncontrollably.
Stunning!!
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p.s My friend loved it. Just as good, if not better.
p.p.s Rudy, you’re adorable
Never change!
Ella Cameron 