Friday, May 17, 2024
I watched the last Academy Awards, just to check out the nominated films to see if there is anything interesting from the foreign films and animated films because I prefer to watch independent films. That week, I ended up going to the theater to watch Zone of Interest and The Boy and the Heron. They were both interesting movies because of the artistic way they were made. Other movies I wanted to watch were no longer in the theater. So, I guess, I will have to wait for them to come on the independent channel.
Zone of Interest got my attention because it was artistically created, told from a different perspective about the Auschwitz concentration camp. The camera never entered the concentration camp. The story was told via visual images experienced by the Nazi Hoss family—living next door to the concentration camp. They also had Jewish prisoners working for them as slaves. They smelled strange odors from incinerator smoke and they heard all kinds of disturbing noises from the other side. While enjoying themselves at a local lake, they find human bones and body parts. The kids often played with burned teeth. Hoss’ wife often got expensive items from gassed Jewish prisoners. It appeared that the Hoss family were indoctrinated with Nazi propaganda in order to follow Hitler’s orders.
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