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Tuesday, March 18, 2008
The "Little Things"
"Swing Kids" is a very mild film compared to other things we have watched and read. What kinds of "little things" did you learn from watching this movie? What about the viewpoint of the everyday German? Were there people who disagreed with the Nazis? How did they make their points? Were there others who disagreed and chose not to do anything? Although some betrayals were huge, there were also "little betrayals" (if such a thing exists). What implications did those make? How did you feel about this film as compared to others?
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For me "Swing Kids" was a very interesting film. Normally, with Holocaust films, you see things from the perspective of the Jews, which leads you to think that only the Jews were being persecuted in Germany at the time. This film really helped me realize that there were underlying struggles among the Germans during the same time period. The Nazis believed that if you were not for them, then you were against them. This becomes apparent in the movie as those who wish not to conform to the Nazi way of life are persecuted. We also see how those people who chose to be non-conformists expressed their beliefs...by indulging in non-German culture. In "Swing Kids," we see how Germans struggled with one another and how Nazi propaganda caused some Germans to go against what they truly believed in. Overall, it was great to see the Holocaust from a new perspective.
I really enjoyed watching "Swing Kids". I liked the view point of the movie because when we hear the word Holocaust, we automatically think Jewish people and the camps. Yet we don't even think about what some of the Germans had to go through as well, even though it wasn't extreme as the victims testimonies are and were.
Yes there were people who disagreed with the Nazis. Just look at Peter. He didn't think what they were doing was great. He didn't like what they were saying about people who had disabilities, especially. (Conversation between Peter and Thomas)
How did they not do anything is an entire different story. If they tried to do anything they would probably get "reported" then sent off somewhere (camp, work camp, or death, that leads to a fear. They fear the other Nazis because they may possibly do something to them or their family.
This film shows us what some Germans had to struggle through during these horrible times. Compared to others, however, it doesn't come close to the concentration/death camp films. Like I said, it shows us more of a German lifestyle back in the days.
Really random though regarding the movie. All of the swing music was just awesome! Although they didn't play any of Django Reinhardt's music. I mean comon if you mention Django's name in a movie, you have to at least play a tune of his. :)
Swing kids left an impression on me that no other movie about the holocaust has. One thing that i learned was that people in Germany, full blooded germans, were being persecuted as well as the other main groups. The movie somewhat changed my viewpoint of everyday germans because i thought that most to all germans went along with the Nazi idea. As the movie shows, not all of them did. Yes, there were people who stood against the Nazi's by having dances that were illegal in Germany at the time. Those implications created evil feelings toward people.
The movie gave me a different type of feeling than the other movies that we watched. The movie didnt show as much of the "bad" stuff than the others and focused more on the German perspective than a Jewish one. Overall, i liked the movie and thought it was good!
I think that this movie did bring out some very important issues that not only had to do with the Holocaust but had to do with everyday life, also. I do agree with Robby when he says that it brings up the issue that not only the Jews were persecuted in the Holocaust and this movie makes you realize that. One of the "little things" I learned from this movie is that people can be easily influenced. Like the boys in the Nazi youth. I believe that the main character's friend wanted to belong somewhere so he easily conformed to the Nazi way of life. I think that the viewpoint of the everyday German would be different depending on what you had been around and what your experiances were and how your personality was. I definatley know that there were others who disagreed with the Nazis and chose not to do anything. If I was in their shoes, I honestly can say that I might do the same thing. I can think something is wrong but when the government and the army is behind it, i can go against it but their would be serious consequences and my life could be on the line. I think that very courageous people did step out of the crowd and chose to hide the jews for example or like the people on swing kids, chose to act out agianst it. I really liked this film. There were some things in this film that disturbed me but I think that it gave me a sense of feeling from another perspective other than a Jewish one.
I liked the movie "Swing Kids" because it showed me something that i did not know existed during the holocaust. I never knew that they were not allowed to have swing clubs and a lot of the music that they had was getting destroyed. There were people that disagreed with the Germans. Even the guy (i don't remember his name) that joined the youth didn't like the nazi's and what they were doing to the Jews. Others did chose to not to anything and just watch it all go by. I thought a betrayal in the movie was when he turned in his father and also when he didn't stand up for his friend and almost killed him. I really enjoyed this film. I wouldn't say it was my favorite or least favorite. I enjoyed it. :)
It's been a while since we watched this movie, but I would like to comment on it. It wasn't one of my favorites of everything we watched, but it was good. It was great to see the perspective of the German people and what they thought of what the Nazis were doing. A few of them were disgusted and did not want to be a part of the hate acts. It showed how that the Nazi regime and their propaganda could even turn close friends away from each other. It also showed how it caused others to get to the point of suicide. I like the movie though because it tells the stories of people who weren't being persecuted.
The Germans had the ability to brainwash children. I already know this, but have never seen it. Also, I did not know that they would put the wedding band in the ash box. They either did not want to get involved, or ignored it, or they did get involved. The kids mainly, but it did show people breaking the rules, like the bookkeeper and how he would send messages and letters. A betrayal is a betrayal and does not change, whether it is treason or somethings small, I don't care that is how I see it. When the boy betrayed his father, that was horrible, Nazi or not, I don't care. This movie emotionally went up and then down, all the time. I liked it, but I really enjoy war movies, especially historical ones, so it's hard to impress me. I even look for things such as accurate weapons, vehicles, and such.
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