Would I have preferred this movie in colour? I pondered that question because I have never been to Berlin. It might have been interesting to see the locale in colour. But I think that it would have detracted, distracted me from the powerful message behind the movie.
It is more than about finding a 'good cheap cuppa coffee' in Berlin. It becomes, in the end, a midair suspension of the question: if Berlin should ever get over its stigma for falling into the violence that was forcibly ended in 1945. And what all of this means to the rest of the world when, in reality, a boy in Berlin is no different than a boy in Toronto, Canada or New York, New York.
Art is the ability to challenge the viewer as to the meaning behind the film. Good art leads to various interpretations by various people. I ended up feeling momentarily empty and puzzled about this movie. The main character leads us through an array of the moral questions that can happen in the span of one day, questions which lead us to... no clear answers.
And that fact makes this film good art... another borrowed Library DVD that I hope to buy in years to come, to add to the 'arty' collection of compelling movies.
It is more than about finding a 'good cheap cuppa coffee' in Berlin. It becomes, in the end, a midair suspension of the question: if Berlin should ever get over its stigma for falling into the violence that was forcibly ended in 1945. And what all of this means to the rest of the world when, in reality, a boy in Berlin is no different than a boy in Toronto, Canada or New York, New York.
Art is the ability to challenge the viewer as to the meaning behind the film. Good art leads to various interpretations by various people. I ended up feeling momentarily empty and puzzled about this movie. The main character leads us through an array of the moral questions that can happen in the span of one day, questions which lead us to... no clear answers.
And that fact makes this film good art... another borrowed Library DVD that I hope to buy in years to come, to add to the 'arty' collection of compelling movies.