FILM REVIEW: The Book Thief

Approximately one month ago I went to the cinemas to watch a movie with my friends called The Book
Thief. I really enjoyed this movie and to be honest it's very sad but because it is very realistic and shows things that happened years ago. I cried and I wasn't the only one; basically all the people watching the movie were crying.

This movie starts with the story of Liesel, a young girl whose little brother dies in the beggining of the movie when they are on their way to some "addoption" because of the situation in Germany during Hitler's times.
She arrives at the house where an old couple are waiting for her. They were expecting to have two children and the woman was a bit disappointed when she saw only the girl. This woman was kind of mean in the beggining but during the movie she starts being more comprensive and finally she loves her as a granddaughter. The man since the first time treats her very good and makes her feel more comfortable.

When Liesel arrives she is first made laugh of at school because she can't read. She hates it and the man helps her to learn. She starts to read a lot. Meanwhile she meets a blondie guy at her class who is her neighboor and they become very friends; he likes Liesel and he is constantly asking her to give him a kiss but she always rejects him.

One day a jewish guy arrives. He is the son of some old friend the man had and he has to take care of him because some years ago he promised his friend he was going to do something for him whenever he needed it. This friend was dead but his son was in danger so he asked him for help and he received it. The couple had to hide him from everyone because if Hiltler's people found him all of them would be dead immediately.

Liesel becomes his friend fast and they live a "normal" life. She gets to know the major's wife and she lets her go inside the house and read the amount of books she has for hours. She really enjoys it but one day the major sees it and gets angry. Since that day Liesel has to stop going to the house.

One day Hitler's people is checking every single house to be sure there is no jewish people hiden. Liesel and the blondie are in the street playing with other boys and when Liesel sees it goes directly to the house to let the old couple know. They get very nervous and they try to hide the jewish guy. It seems like it's impossible and the woman tries to act like there is no one. They are friends with those men so they are very friendly but still, they have to check. So they go downstairs and the couple and Liesel were very scared. But they didn't see anything.

They calmed down but at night Hitler's people start to bombard the city and all the town have to hide in a safe place. But the jewish man can't and he decides to enjoy that time when no one is in the streets and decides to go outside. When the family comes back they see he is not there and guess he is dead. They are sad but keep with everything.

At the end a voice that is not any character in the movie starts to talk: the Dead. It says one of those nights he took so many lifes and the blondie and his family appear and so the old couple does. Suddenly Liesel appears (she is alive) and we can see all destroyed. She sees everyone she loves dead and the blondie lying in the floor. She goes to him and sees he is not dead but almost. At this time, the blonde guy tells her "let me tell you one thing" and she is like "no, don't say nothing", but he insists and he says "I love you" and then he dies. Liesel kisses him but it's too late. In this moment everyone in the hall cried.

Then appears how Liesel is in the streets and is in a shop where the blonde guy's father works ( he was in the war and didn't die ) and suddenly the jewish guy appears; he didn't die neither.



I really enjoyed watching this movie and I think it's very beautiful and realistic because it shows how people had to live years ago with Hitler and all that law. It shows how german people had to live and how jewish people had. In addition from the movie I realized that if you love someone you have to tell them everyday and let them know. You shouldn't stay it with you because you are scared of something, you should just let them know because you never know what can happen. Maybe tomorrow is too late to tell the boy/girl you like you love them.